Where the money goes

I received a call yesterday from some "Cancer" related organization, I wish I remembered their name. In any case after getting this pitch to help those with cancer I was asked for a tax deductible donation with $75 as the suggested amount. I asked how much of my donation would actually go to the charity. The caller hemmed and hawed for a moment and then said she thought about 10% went to the charity. 10%? 10%? 10%? If the charity on whose behalf this call was made is a legitimate charity why would they allow this? I understand that it is essentially free money to the charity, but come on, only 10% of what's collected? This is part of the reason almost all my charitable donations go through my church.

Zero Emissions?

I have to love marketing folks, especially when I read an ad or article on a Zero Emission vehicle. Someday perhaps we'll really have Zero Emission vehicles, but in the meantime until the energy they draw from is produced without emissions and the manufacturing process used to build them doesn't generate emissions, they won't really be Zero Emission vehicles.