If you need money, donations, help, whatever. Chipin is a neat site that will link your paypal account and give you a clean interface to help your friends, family, strangers help you reach your goals.

Here is an example that I have created:

The same company that gave you moo cards (the small and adorable business cards that are loved by flickerites everywhere) are now offering postcards! This is definitely going to come into handy for Christmas. That is all. You may leave.

I’ve mentioned language service Mango before. Since then I’ve played around with this language service in my attempts to learn Japanese. If you are looking for help learning how to read, write, speak, and hear different languages (11 so far) then you should definitely check Mangolanguages.com. They incorporate a clean user interface and provide you with different voices and dialect variations to help you master the language of your choice.

Introducing the latest Social Network to challenge Facebook.

What is hatebook good for?

upload blackmail material or publish lies • get the latest gossip from your enemies and friends • post photos and videos on your hate profile • tag your friends • get hate points from disturbing people who live, study, or work around you • take over the world

So loads of fun!

A last weekend on my trip to Kauai I had a little run in with Dollar rentals. They had to charge me an extra $75 because I was 23 years old and by their statistical data was positive that I was an "unsafe driver." Why does it have to be my age?

I started thinking. What if there were companies that charged people different rates because of their skin color, or their parents/familys economic status? THERE WOULD BE RIOTS! Total social upheaval!

Ok, so. It’s true. People under the age of 25 generally are bad drivers, but that does not mean that all people under the age of 25 are bad drivers. So I would like to propose a new system. Why can’t car rental agencies observe other areas of a person’s life to determine their level of responsibility and maturity?

Here are a few examples:

Grades

Credit Score

Driving Record

I find it interesting that Dollar rentals segregated me as irresponsible when I am considered an adult by everyone else in society. I’m an elementary teacher! I’m responsible for over 50 children’s education and well being! I have no criminal record and my credit score is well above the national average. I can buy a house, a car, a firearm. See my point?

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The following was posted in this flickr discussion

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So Kara hands me a letter today and I open it and I’m shocked. I couldn’t believe it. People, some I’ve met, and some I haven’t, pulled together with the help of Steve and Kara and gave me a gift. When I opened the letter I saw a check for $405 and a note of motivation. My eyes started sweating and I couldn’t believe it! I am truly blessed to have such people in my life. What meant more to me than anything was that people actually cared and sacrificed to help me, even people that didn’t know me! I just want to publicly thank the following people:

Aiyah

Bearded Jon

ChaChAlaska

tofu_minx

da royster

kitchen mama

makistar

kahuku.

kekanalukai

suzums

ck1004

fake_plastic_earth

!!wat_dat!!

Xapa

Watari Goro 渡五郎

You guys, thank you so much for this. I am really blessed to have such people around me. Without this community and without your friendships I wouldn’t be the passionate photographer I am now. I really believe that. You guys motivate me and inspire me to move forward. If there is anything I can do to make it up please don’t hesitate to ask and I’m in no way being trite. I really mean it. If you want me to help you shoot a wedding or whatever I’m there! Let me help you the way you all helped me.

Love, Joe

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I also received donations from:

Eric Hayes

Larry Chappell

Danielle Mclain

Justin Schellenberg

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