GoodSearch

Hi,

I'm now using GoodSearch.com to search the Internet. Every time I do, money goes to my favorite charity or school. I hope you'll give it a try and support the cause that you care most about.

The site is powered by Yahoo!, so you'll get the same quality search results that you're used to. What's unique is that they have developed a way to direct money to your charity or school with every click.

The more people who use this site, the more money will go to those in need. So please spread the word to your friends and family.



So this is the generic "Tell a friend" message. But for serious, use it. And mark Awbury Arboretum as your charity - this place is a gorgeous natural resource that is truly the epitome of having potential. I see great things happening with this place (not to mention the fact that there's an amazing woman in the role of Land Manager who is already making huge progress).
Don't believe me that it's worth a tiny change in your web search habits? Check it out: http://www.awbury.org/

Happy Valentine's Day!

I'd just like to wish you, the readers of my blog, and I suppose my blog itself, a very happy Valentine's Day.
It's my first Valentine's Day with a sweetheart since I was 12. And I find myself surprisingly sad that I can't spend it with him. I mean, it's just a day, right? And we're romantic all the time, so it's not like I'm missing out on my one chance for romance. It's just that today, the world falls into two categories: in love and bitter. There really isn't a middle ground. And I fall into the first category. And everyone else in my category is spending time with the one they love today. For just one day, society deems it acceptable to be openly in love, to kiss in the street, to be silly in love. And I guess I wish I could be a part of it. But at the end of the day, it's just Tuesday. And I know I'm in love, and I'm loved back. And I guess that's all that really matters.

To Jon.

I spent a weekend at home with friends, family, and pets. I also spent a weekend with Jon, and it was one of the best yet.
To Jon:
Thank you for being my rock, for sticking by me through everything. For holding me when I'm crying, even though I probably just did something to upset you. For loving me so completely - more than I ever expected I would be loved. For taking me for ice cream. For telling me I'm beautiful, even when I don't believe you. For your undying patience with me and my mood swings. For being more than I could have dreamed up, and everything I did. I love you.