good news 2

literally.

http://www.happynews.com/

bad times

we're going through a rough patch. . . and it can feel like it's getting harder and harder to make emotional ends meet. who would have thought that money wouldn't be the hardest part by a long shot. with all of us in kinda bad shape, it's hard to hold each other up.

but there's good stuff out there and i'm looking for it. and i'm gonna share it, too. because finding good news--even if it's a search, even if it takes longer than usual to dig it up, even if it starts to feel like homework--is important work.

you should do it, too.

and share it.

or if you can't find the good news. . . make some.

and then share that.

As long as we assume the doll house hasn't gone down in value, we'll be okay. . .

Listening to This American Life on NPR-- the newest "Money Part"--explaining the insolvency of the banks. Fascinating.

Hello Work

Heard on NPR today that unemployment offices in Japan are called "Hello Work" offices, sort of like Hello Kitty? As NPR reports, the name is meant to take the stigma out of being unemployed, because being unemployed is much more shameful in Japan than we necessarily think of it being here in the States.

I'm worried about how broken the world seems right now and I hope an economic turn around comes sooner rather than later.