Save the Ta-Tas

As I come to a stop behind a pickup truck, I do a double take on a sticker displayed in front of me. 

Now, I’ve seen the pink ribbon symbol too many times to count. My wife has run in the Susan G. Koman race and has t-shirts proudly showing the pink symbol. But I’ve never seen this phrase used with it. 

The Save The Ta-Tas organization has been around since 2004.  Perhaps you already knew about this organization and their unusual merchandise. I had never heard of them.  Their sticker gave me a laugh that stuck in my head.   Later on I was searching for more info about it.


From the Save The Ta Tas web site:

"I'm an entrepreneur, I like to laugh and I want to see a world without cancer" -Julia Fikse 

Julia has always been a firm believer in laughter as the best medicine, as well as the importance of maintaining a positive spirit. 

This is a serious problem and I have relatives who have been affected by breast cancer. I like Julia Fikse’s idea of fighting this problem with some laughter.

Now I don't think "Socks Without Partners" will get too far.

we don't need - no more trouble

There was a time I should of sang this to the kids. Now that I think of it - my legendary bad singing could have used as a good threat to get their cooperation.

All together now - 

we don't need - no more trouble

The sharing that comes through blogging has not only introduced me to new people and places but new ideas and movements. For example:

I just learned today over at the Professor B. Worm blog about this great movement called Playing For Change.

This is not the only video clip they have done.  Go to their site and enjoy the other ones too.

I find the technique of editing all this different musicians singing in different parts of the world enjoyable and interesting.  Give it a listen and check out more on those links.

just a reminder - you know it's not over

Did you watch the telethon, Hope For Haiti Now, last Friday?  Did you know the songs with 100% of the sale proceeds going to charities are being offered on iTunes?

I just hate that there are people out there that would use a tragedy such as this to scam people.  So you do need to be careful where you go to contribute.  The red box above will link you to a page on the whitehouse.gov site which has trusted links to some of the charities.

One more government item - President Obama got a special bill passed to allow Americans to claim their contributions for Haiti on their 2009 taxes instead of waiting until next year.

I think one of the best performances on the Hope For Haiti Now was from Madonna.  She sang 'Like a Prayer' with a real sweet energy.  The backup choir helped too.  She's not even my favorite singer but this song was moving for me.  I found this youtube clip of it.  Hopefully, they will let it stay up for awhile.  enjoy and give them some help.