You say you want a revolution?

Have y'all been watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution? I have to confess, I think a lot of the conflict is staged, or at least exaggerated for effect. Still, I was surprised to find myself actually interested in watching the first three episodes in entirety. If you haven't seen or heard about this yet, Jamie took on the unhealthiest town in America; Huntington, WV; in an effort to relieve them of that title. It's a huge, ambitious unddertaking in which I hope he has been successful. His revolution needs to spread throughout the country. Click here to sign the petition supporting his efforts.

You're invited!

We have recently learned that several dear friends are in danger of losing their homes. In these lean economic days, it seems no one is immune to loss or reduction of income. No one is guaranteed a roof over his head tomorrow. At first, we felt helpless to do more than offer a sympathetic shoulder. But we were not happy with such inadequate response. So we have created a new blog called Virtual Rent Party. We hope that this concept will spread throughout the blogging community and that many homes will be saved through community effort.

This initial effort is aimed specifically toward our immediate acquaintances and all donations, less PayPal fees, will go directly toward those rent/mortgage payments. Once their crisis has been resolved, we hope that someone else will request a rent party. Be assured that donations will be dispersed only to those truly in need of a hand up, not a hand out.

When we told the original rent party hosts about this blog, they were at a bit of a loss for words. But they did pledge to pass along the blessings at the next party.

We hope you will accept our invitation to the first virtual rent party. Be sure to invite your family and friends. We have a 'round-the-clock DJ and plenty of room to dance.