Donate where you can & oh, yeah, vote for me!

Every cent raised for Project Valour-IT goes directly to the purchase and shipment of laptops for severely wounded service members. As of October 2007, Valour-IT has distributed over 1500 laptops to severely wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines across the country.

The fund drive for Project Valor is still going on – it will continue until November 11, Veteran’s Day, and if you have not had a chance to pass a few bucks into their worthy cup, please consider doing so. Your civic group can also work to “adopt” a soldier in need of a laptop. Beth at MVRWC shows how all four branches of the military are doing so far.

If you have a few dollars more, Instapundit points out that Michael Yon is – thanks to reader donations – making his reports available in German and other languages. Doing his bit to help disseminate the unfiltered story of the Iraq stage of the War on Terror. You can help out here. Yes, I’ve donated to both within the past week.

If you’re in a voting mood on this voting day, please take part in the Pajamas Media Straw Poll. Right now I show a vote for Huckabee and one for Richardson…and that’s all. Let me opine, while we’re on the subject, that there will never be a president of the US by the name of Huckabee.

And now, if I haven’t totally exhausted your good will and you have a second, please don’t forget that I’m nominated in the Best Individual Blogger category and would appreciate your votes, thanks!

Thanks to Kim from Musing Minds for the neat graphic/link thingy above. And damn, that tomato bisque recipe she has up at her site looks like the very thing on this cold and wet day!