Child of the Wild, from the land of ice, of snow

A meager child was I, barely worth the spit of the great mammoth that was the totem spirit of our tribe. My parents wanted much for me to be the heroic hunter, to chase the snow cats away with wild spear shaking and screams of manic fury! But alas, I was not this child. I had one desire, deep in my primitive heart, a simple dream really. I wanted to DANCE!

Time to show your support!

I am joining the bandwagon and reposting a blog from Cat @ N4G.com. Totally inline with what I believe here at HBC!

From Cat:

You can read my original blog post here, but in the interest of not being a big giant advert, the content is:

Hey, N4Gers! A rather serious post for you here, though one I think we can all tackle with vigor. The devastation in Japan is difficult for most of us to imagine, but what we have seen and heard makes us want to help however we can. For most of us, so far from the disaster, we won't ever feel like we can do enough.

Below you will find a list of organizations that are active in Japan disaster relief. We aren't advocating any of these charities over another, but have sought to provide you with a respectable list - please do your own research so you can give responsibly!

We, N4G, have donated $3000 to MSF (Medicins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders) on behalf of the N4G community. MSF currently has several teams in Northern Japan, with more teams on the way. Their doctors, nurses and support staff work alongside the Japanese disaster authorities to provide aid in the wake of the earthquakes and tsunami.

Thank you to all of you for being a part of N4G, we're grateful for this opportunity to give with you.

Medicins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders) http://www.msf.org/msf/donations/donations_home.cfm

Japanese Red Cross Society JAPANESE RED CROSS SOCIETY?ENGLISH

UNICEF Help Children :: Humanitarian Aid & Emergency Relief :: U.S. Fund for UNICEF - UNICEF USA

Save the Children Official Site - Save the Children

International Medical Corps International Medical Corps - International Medical Corps

Direct Relief International Direct Relief International

AmeriCare AmeriCares Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Aid Organization

World Vision Sponsor a Child < Home | World Vision - Child Sponsorship

Convoy of Hope Convoy of Hope, a driving passion to feed the world. &mdash; Convoy of Hope

International Rescue Committee International Rescue Committee | The International Rescue Committee goes to crisis zones to rescue and rebuild. We lead refugees from harm to home.

Dog Juan de Barko

This is the name that my wife used to describe our dog the other night. The short legged Aussie/Corgi mix is a romancer, a citadel of mystery and lover of anyone who glances in his direction. He IS Dog Juan de Barko. If you are not careful he will skillfully plant a kiss in your open mouth. Like a viper he will strike, distracting you with his blue-blue eyes. He toys with you as he lay at your feet and exposes his belly, inviting you to give him a scratch. However if you do so, you enter a dangerous tango.

He will pierce with his eyes from across  the room, summoning you to the couch where he can inflict his de Barko powers upon you.

He is Dog Juan de Barko, and you have been warned.

Nintendo, I can't quit you...

Though I know I should. I mean, yes, Mario and Luigi, you are my people. Swarthy, hairy, obnoxious Italians. But is that a reason to keep this up? My apprehension in continuing this relationship is not because you guys are blue collar, the Mushroom Kingdom was built on the backs of the blue collar worker.

It's not Donkey Kong, I mean he is a classy gorilla. He wears a tie. Yes he IS guilty of kidnapping, but who isn't?

Link you are just a sweet guy, and Zelda has no idea what kind of guy she has. If heart containers were gold, Link could save us from this recession.

Ah Samus. You. You really got me going. I mean a girl like you, giving it to the big brain like that. Sister is doin' it for herself. Pkew, Pkew, you exo-suit wearing beauty.

Kirby. You will put anything in your mouth. ANYTHING. That is trait to cherish in a friend.

You all were so patient when I went away and spent all that time with Master Chief. You were so patient with all the time I spent in Azeroth, Norrath and Middle-Earth. You were just there, never changing.

Maybe that's the problem, you haven't changed. I mean, its silly for me to expect you to, right? I mean you do have Motion Plus, and now 3D, so I should be happy right?

I mean it might help if I didn't have to deal with WaLuigi. Or that f@#*king Squirtle, I hate that guy.

So in short. I will probably buy a 3DS. You've got me, for better or worse.

Probably worse.