I love that Bloomberg got involved in this fight.  Yesterday Susan G. Komen apologized for their decision to withdraw funding for breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood.
“We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women’s lives,” president and founder Nancy Brinker said in a statement today. “We have been distressed at the presumption that the changes made to our funding criteria were done for political reasons or to specifically penalize Planned Parenthood. They were not.
“Our original desire was to fulfill our fiduciary duty to our donors by not funding grant applications made by organizations under investigation,” she added. “We will amend the criteria to make clear that disqualifying investigations must be criminal and conclusive in nature and not political. That is what is right and fair.”
Also worth noting: Meanwhile, the move spurred a flood of support for Planned Parenthood. The group has received more than $3 million for its breast cancer program since Tuesday. Cyclist Lance Armstrong’s charity group, Livestrong — which has never before donated to the group — became the latest high-profile organization to give money, donating $100,000 to the Planned Parenthood’s cancer services fund. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he would keep his pledge announced Thursday to give $250,000 and $1 for every dollar Planned Parenthood raises up to $250,000. Oil tycoon Lee Fikes and his wife also gave the group $250,000, and it raised more than $650,000 from across the country. Indie rock band The Decemberists today pulled its support from the  Komen foundation, saying it will now give all its funds to Planned Parenthood’s Breast Health Emergency Fund.
The internet is a powerful place.

I love that Bloomberg got involved in this fight.  Yesterday Susan G. Komen apologized for their decision to withdraw funding for breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood.

“We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women’s lives,” president and founder Nancy Brinker said in a statement today. “We have been distressed at the presumption that the changes made to our funding criteria were done for political reasons or to specifically penalize Planned Parenthood. They were not.

“Our original desire was to fulfill our fiduciary duty to our donors by not funding grant applications made by organizations under investigation,” she added. “We will amend the criteria to make clear that disqualifying investigations must be criminal and conclusive in nature and not political. That is what is right and fair.”

Also worth noting: Meanwhile, the move spurred a flood of support for Planned Parenthood. The group has received more than $3 million for its breast cancer program since Tuesday. Cyclist Lance Armstrong’s charity group, Livestrong — which has never before donated to the group — became the latest high-profile organization to give money, donating $100,000 to the Planned Parenthood’s cancer services fund. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he would keep his pledge announced Thursday to give $250,000 and $1 for every dollar Planned Parenthood raises up to $250,000. Oil tycoon Lee Fikes and his wife also gave the group $250,000, and it raised more than $650,000 from across the country. Indie rock band The Decemberists today pulled its support from the  Komen foundation, saying it will now give all its funds to Planned Parenthood’s Breast Health Emergency Fund.


The internet is a powerful place.

best dart board ever?

best dart board ever?

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Come to Philly and Check Out This Exhibit With Me.


Photographer Zoe Strauss is having a retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on display through April 22nd.  She is innovative and fresh and her work really intrigues me. 

Zoe Strauss: Ten Years is a mid-career retrospective of the acclaimed photographer’s work and the first critical assessment of her ten-year project to exhibit her photographs annually in a space beneath a section of Interstate-95 (I-95) in South Philadelphia. Strauss’s subjects are broad but her primary focus is on working-class experience, including the most disenfranchised people and places. Her photographs offer a poignant, troubling portrait of contemporary America.

I am in loveee with these!  We’re wall-papering the entryway and I think these would totally complete the look.  Thank you, Jerod Gibson, for inspiring me.

Join the Girl Scouts, Become a CEO.


Courtesy of Daily Worth:

They dominate their market. They’ve nailed brand loyalty. Their sales force is disciplined and aggressive.

They’re the Girl Scouts, and after 100 years, they’re finally getting recognized for their financial prowess—with 13 new badges rewarding money smarts.

Badges are a big deal, as any scout will tell you—a testament to hard-won skills. And giving nearly 3 million girls the opportunity to be rewarded for financial savvy is both a breakthrough and a sign of the times.

Case in point: The Boy Scouts offer only one money-related badge.

The Girl Scouts’ program is unique because of the group dynamic, says Suzanne Harper, Senior Director of Program Resources for GSUSA.

“It helps girls to learn about money in an all-girl environment. They feel safer.” That’s partly because there’s no social pressure to look dumb in front of the boys.

Younger girls earn badges for things like putting together an outfit for under $30, while older girls earn a “Financing My Future” badge by researching how their dream career will (or won’t) pay for their dream lives.

Now that the geniuses behind Thin Mints are helping young girls master their money, bake sales are only the beginning.

Some of my current inspirations.

Best Dressed.

Best Dressed.

Jared Evan “Traffic Light”

This is one of the best songs/videos he’s done in a while.  Make sure you watch it.

Best Pro-Choice sign I’ve ever seen.

Best Pro-Choice sign I’ve ever seen.

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