Show Me The Money

We are all inundated with pleas and requests for money. There are literally hundreds of charities and causes that want our money. And that's not counting the people you work with who bring in Girl Scout cookies and catalogues full of junk.
Who buys wrapping paper from the guy in the next cubicle?? Remember when we were kids? we had to go door to door selling this crap. Now the parents just bring it to work.

Anyway my point is, there are lots of good charities and causes out there. I don't have enough money to support them all. I have to read up and decide which ones I will support.
I send money to those that I feel will do the best job on the issues that I care about. Monthly I have money automatically sent to Lifelong AIDS Alliance. After going to some board meetings and reading about them on the web I decided that this is a very good organization. Go to the web site and check it out:

www.lifelongaidsalliance.org

You have to be very special to get my money, unless you are a good looking boy. I wonder if I can get a charitable tax deduction from some of the dates I have been on? Anyway besides Lifelong, I send money to HRC, my Unitarian Church and Hillary. I used to feel guilty when I'd get a pledge card in the mail from a really good organization, but didn't have any money to send them. But because of therapy, I have very little guilt left in me. And the guilt I do have is reserved for more serious personal issues. I just do what I can and I don't feel bad about the stuff I can't do.

This Saturday, September 29 is the Seattle AIDS Walk. All proceeds will go to Lifelong AIDS Alliance.
Alaska Airlines does have a team for the AIDS Walk. The team was organized by Justin Giossi. If you know Justin, you know that he isn't just another pretty face, with a posse of hot boys by his side. No, he is very dedicated and we are lucky to have him organize our team. He is one of those guys that we all want to be. So if you want to join the team, or if you can't walk but would like to donate, please follow this link and do what you think is right.

http://www.lifelongevents.org/site/TR?team_id=7260&pg=team&fr_id=1160&s_tafId=6994

In conjunction with the AIDS Walk there is a Bachelor Auction on Thursday at the Havana Social Club, 1010 E. Pike Street. Don't worry, I'm not one of the guys up for sale. For one thing, they wouldn't make any money. As I read on restroom walls, "I'm cheap and easy". Or did I write that? Not sure but it doesn't matter. To paraphrase Homer Simpson, "Why pay for something, you can get for free?"

The Auction will be a lot of fun. Come on out and bid on a hot boy. There might be hot girls for sale too, I'm not sure how these things are organized. And the Havana Social Club is a lot of fun.

So my advice is (remember how much you are paying for this advice), do what you think is right, and do what you can to help.

I'm going to Mexico for a while, so I won't be blogging for a while. It's time to get out there and live a little and get more material for the blog. As always, you can post comments here or email them to me at wiserick@gmail.com

Until next time - Wise - OUT.