Wes Phillips

"You know I hate it when the system's not warmed up!"

When I was going to carpentry school learning that I wasn't a good carpenter, my teacher put us to work at HFH, saying that nothing taught you faster than doing a job for somebody who needed you to do it right. He was correct—and it felt good, too.

Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in more than 70 countries.

I can't imagine anything worse than having a chronically or fatally ill child. The George Mark Children's House is the only free-standing Pediatric respite and hospice in the country, offering children and their families the services they need.

In the US, we're celebrating Thanksgiving today, ostensibly a holiday when we take stock of our blessings and give thanks for them. These days, Thanksgiving is mostly a foodie bacchanal and football orgy. Instead of the usual ironic, silly, and interesting urls Stereophilia usually offers, I'm posting links to some of the most worthwhile causes I know. If you feel thankful, share a little of your good fortune with these folks.

Yesterday we linked to a how not to; today we link to some good advice.

Well I'm not braggin' babe so don't put me down
But I've got the most eco-friendly set of wheels in town
When something comes up to me, he don't even try
Cause if I had a set of wings man, I know she could fly
She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got.