Well . . . it didn’t snow yesterday – at least not here in the city. So that meant that my students were stuck with me again for another long day of school . . . I have to admit that all of us were watching the sky to see if there was a glimmer of a shortened day. Instead, the clouds cleared and the sun came out. Darn! So much for getting work done at home!
Still, yesterday was not a bad day. Steven Till stopped by my blog to comment on the Medieval Archaeology documents that I had posted the day before – you’re welcome Steven . . . actually, that’s the main reason I am on here – to find interesting and meaningful web information regarding Medieval life, and then to share it with anyone who is interested. While I don’t get many comments, I do see through the magic of blog statistics the number of people who visit my blog and the types of information they are searching for. It is encouraging and rewarding when I see someone search for a topic and then they find it on my little blog! How cool! Sure, I wish that they would add a comment or two, but honestly, I’m pleased to know that others are benefiting from my efforts.
My arm was twisted at school to teach a course on Financial Literacy this year . . . now I will agree that our kiddos need as much advice about personal money management as they can get . . . especially in light of the current economic situation. And frankly, it was debt that put all of us in this situation, so having the chance to educate people about the pitfalls of going into debt is a good thing. Just not sure why I was given the honor of teaching the class. Hmmmm.
Anyway . . . speaking of money . . . *clears throat* . . . I stumbled upon an add for an organization called “Good Search”. Now it is my understanding that Good Search has been around for a while . . . I just didnt know about it. It is a search engine (tied to Yahoo!) that donates 50% of its advertising revenue to non-profit organizations. Unlike donation style buttons, Good Search simply asks which organization you support, and then when you use the Good Search search box, your chosen non-profit gets a click . . . and in time, some profit. While I would love people to send donations via PayPal, the Good Search approach is quite agreeable.
Since Medieval Living is a fledgling non-profit, and because it has a small but growing web presence, I thought it prudent to sign up. And . . . I did. Now it will be a few days before the registration process is complete, but I have added an ad box in my sidebar, above the PayPal box. I will place here in this article as well, just in case you missed it in the sidebar. *cough cough*.
Oh . . . time to get back to the kitchen . . . no Medieval food today . . . today it’s Vietnamese . . . banh cuon, canh chua ca, and xoi nep! Pork in rice wrappers, hot and sour fish soup, and steamed sticky rice. OMG is that stuff good! And I’m losing weight! Ha! Thanks for the soup recipe Ms. Tran Sau!
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