Saturday, November 7, 2009
Too funny. Some of the residents of the up-scale condos on Boston's waterfront are complaining about the USS Constitution's twice daily cannon blasts and national anthem playing...a tradition dating back to 1798. Crittenden: I say, Muffy, that deuced gunnery is flattening the bubbly!
Of course these people are easy to mock because...these people are easy to mock.
Crittenden takes the opportunity to stump for the Soldiers' Angels Project Valour-IT fundraiser. You know, the guys who get special voice-activated laptops and other related stuff for seriously wounded soldiers? Those guys. Great cause. Fully tax-deductible, and every cent goes to the purchases.
Only don't click Crittenden's link to donate. See that thing in the sidebar that looks like a thermometer? Click that! As this is a friendly competition to see who can raise the most money, I'm on Team Navy and every donation you make through that link will credit to our team. We're way behind the Army and Marines right now.
Now look, I don't want to go all Sarah Silverman on your ass, that would be stupid (like The Great Schlep...remember that?), but seriously, don't let this blog be the only one not to raise any cash for this great cause. You know what some people will say...Solomonia...he does a lot of Isssreeal stuff, and his readers are a lot of you-know-whoooo's...of cooourse they didn't raise anything. Seriously now, this one comes off your taxes. Don't embarrass me...like my mother, you know? A few bucks. It's good, right?
This is a great cause. Clickin ze here (please).
More About Valour-IT
Project Valour-IT helps provide voice-controlled/adaptive laptop computers and other technology to support Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand wounds and other severe injuries. Items supplied include:
- Voice-controlled Laptops - Operated by speaking into a microphone or using other adaptive technologies, they allow the wounded to maintain connections with the rest of the world during recovery.
- Wii Video Game Systems - Whole-body game systems increase motivation and speed recovery when used under the guidance of physical therapists in therapy sessions (donated only to medical facilities).
- Personal GPS - Handheld GPS devices build self-confidence and independence by compensating for short-term memory loss and organizational challenges related to severe TBI and severe PTSD.
It was the first time I felt whole since I'd woken up wounded in Landstuhl.
-Major Charles "Chuck" Ziegenfuss, on using a voice-controlled laptop
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