Master Spy Nicholas T. Saint shakes his head at the silliness of UnitedStatesian rituals. Imagine that, a "Giving Tuesday," when people in need have that need every day.
The Head Elf cocks her head and says, "December 25th?"
Santa says, "Three Kings Day!"
The Assistant Head Elf declares it a draw. "Everyone has special giving days. Giving Tuesday is what it is, and that's it. Who we gonna give to this year?"
Santa checks the Naughty and Nice list, twice.
Who Got Something Last Year, but...Naughty.
Solicitors know the best prospect for a gift this year is last year's Donor. Don't count on it. I sent a check to a literary magazine that took the money and ran. They did not acknowledge receipt other than cash the check. Worse, I never got the promised print copy of the journal. Shame on me, giving with an expectation of return. Shame on me, too, if I give to them again. They are asking again this year. Because of their negligent neediness, they are X'd off my list.
Who Doesn't Need This Year?
The GOP Plague shut us down, bad, gente. Everyone's suffering, including the giving pie, que no?
Help Local, help Regional. In my Los Angeles region, two organizations among so many, stand out: a bookstore and an art museum.
The bookstore is Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural & Bookstore (link).
Margaret Garcia conversing with the Executive Director of Ventura museum, Elena Brokaw, relates Joseph Campbell's taxonomy of arte, while Garcia paints the director's portrait. Surrounded by paintings and fused glass work, the visual luxuriousness of this video reminds eye and soul that few institutions extend open-armed welcome to Chicanarte, and Brokaw's Museum of Ventura County is among the few.
Amen to generosity. Thanks my friend.
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