The Cure for Boredom is Curiosity.

So St. Pauls City Council has booted the Easter Bunny out of the office. I'm sure I could post the link to the article I just read, but you folks can go look it up yourself. Why was the Easter Bunny booted out?
He might be offensive to non-Christians.
Oh my Goddess!
The Easter Bunny isn't a Christian symbol, so why would it offend the non-Christians?
I've got plenty of opinions that revolve around the hijacking of pagan festivals and the commercialization of holidays.
That would involve a pretty big soapbox, so I'll save it so I don't offend anybody. (although why should I care because it's my journal)

Well, not exactly telemarketers but the people who go door to door soliciting money for causes. There must be a million of them in Berkeley alone.

I wish there was a "Do Not Knock on My Door" program.
Not because I'm unwilling to donate to the cause,
but because I don't give people money at the door.
And I'm not sorry.
I like information. I like researching who's behind what and where my money is going to go. I like to know what percentage of my donation goes to the actual cause and not administrative fees. Plus, if I supported every cause that walked up to my door, I would be broke within 24 hours.

I've also noticed that they aren't looking for $5 or $10 one time donations. They are always looking for $25 monthly donations. So if I donated the minimum $25 per month to the 5 or 6 causes that walk up to my door per week. Let's call it 5 for calculation purposes, that's at least 20 causes at $25/month for a grand total of $500 a month. Frankly, that would pay for a hybrid car or installing solar panels, which would cover 75% of the causes.

Please don't call me callous or uncaring. I do care about most of the causes. I just don't run a foundation that provides grants to every cause out there. I've got limited funds, so I've got to be choosy about who gets the funds I can spare.