Hello!

To all US bloggers, happy 4th! To all others, have a happy day!  Here's how the week went... Mountain View, California... Washington, DC... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Atlanta, Georgia... Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium... Chicago, Illinois... Brooklyn, New York City, New York... Oldham, England, UK... Naperville, Illinois... Calcutta, West Bengal, India... London, England, UK... Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan... Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India... Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada... Levittown, Pennsylvania... Neiva, Huila, Colombia... Lansing, Michigan... Roanoke, Virginia... Woodland Hills, California... Westminster, Colorado... Jyvaskyla, Western Finland, Finland... Norwich, Connecticut... Boston, Massachusetts... Oslo, Norway... Columbus, Ohio... Perth, Western Australia, Australia... Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK... this week's top o' the heap.... Conservative group slams transgender plot line(Xtra)

While there are burgers, doggies and and shrimp being cooked, let's not forget our friends in Japan.  Here are some trusted sites:

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org

Thanks!