Oh, I see, you thought I meant...

...THAT week... no, apparently not. Holidays, blah-blah-blah.

Let's try this again.

Care2.com is running a contest ("America's Favorite Animal Shelter: A New Year of Hope for Animals") through January 31st where you can cast your vote for your favorite local animal shelter or rescue group. The winning group gets a grand prize of $10,000 (and there are lots of runner up and weekly prizes too).

Many of you know that MLW and I volunteer weekly at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA), and I know I've mentioned it here before. So if I can ask you to take the 2 minutes it takes to click on the link and vote for AWLA (or, if you're so inclined, your own local shelter, if you feel strongly that it's more deserving), we would very much appreciate it, and I know the animals and staff would as well.

Thanks. And we'll have more later.