Seasonal Consumption Disorder

This is usually the time of year when I post my annual “stuff you can get me for the holidays” list. But I’m going to skip it this time around. At a time when plenty of people are losing their jobs, health care, and/or homes, blogging about crap I don’t really need would be crass. I’m fortunate enough that I can afford most of the things I might fancy (you would not believe the amount of money I’ve saved since I gave up the hookers and blow). Instead, I’m going to pitch a couple of my favorite charities: Doctors without Borders (or Medecins sans Frontieres if you’re feeling saucy) and VSA arts of Minnesota. If everyone who reads this blog could give one or both of these organizations a few bucks, that would be enough of a gift for me.