Donate Your Coke Codes

We made 10000!

2009-02-09T11:52:00.003-06:00

Actually, we made 10000 & 1. So I'd like to officially thank you all for helping reach this goal. Jennifer G was the rock star who put us over the goal, so kudos mejor to you, girl. From here, I've gotta figure out what kind of prize(s) I can redeem and get those shipped to the people at Nicks Kids Fund and hope they like free stuff.For anyone interested, I'll post a list of the goods we get for

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2009-01-12T11:12:00.002-06:00

what better way to forget the recession than to watch Ellen get her stuff shaken via a certifiable office chair.Thanks for everyone who donated codes. once we reach 10000 points, I'm switching focus to another cause, Multiple Sclerosis. I'll be participating in a road "race" from Houston, TX to Austin, TX in a few months and I'll be collecting codes to get stuff to give to that organization that

I'm back in it pushing for 10000 points

2008-11-24T14:10:00.004-06:00

and this came up today. how cute. you can skip through the first half of the video to see the goods, BUT for drama's sake, don't skip all of it. you wanna root for the underdog and that's usually a good thing.thanks to all the people who continue to drip in codes. you guys rock it.If you've got MyCokeRewards codes, from 12/24-packs of Coke products, send 'em to HelpAKidThanks. And remember to

1000 more points and we're done

2008-09-04T09:57:00.005-05:00

While it's a cool cause, Coke has ripped the idea and now allows you to donate to schools and such. They're sort of stealing my thunder and they've got designated recipients for their points and "prizes", so once we reach 10,000 points, I'll spend a few days sifting through the prizes and find the best of the what's left and fire them to Nick's Kids Fund.Or if YOU HAVE A CHARITY THAT YOU THINK

A Car That Runs On Coke

2008-07-29T08:54:00.002-05:00

Can somebody get on that? We'd kill two birds with one stone— less reliance on gas and more codes to help out this project.THANKS to all the new code contributors. Keepin' the spirit alive. Rockin in the free world. All that. stu

Wed, June 25th has been declared national Donate Your Coke Codes Day

2008-07-01T00:50:00.004-05:00

I was in Mexico City that day so I don't know where that spike in hittership came from. Maybe it was the word of mouth traffic from the old lady I tried to talk to (in high school Spanish) at the Mex. City airport—I think what she heard when I tried to say hey was "Hello, big woman, I don't speak cheese much but everything is good. Chow!" She looked as confused as I did when I saw that

Dog, Cat and Rat— Ebony, Ivory & Salt-N-Pepper

2008-03-24T15:34:00.002-05:00

I don't know much about Humanity Ascending or any of that but a dog, a cat and a rat living together in harmony has to be inspiring on some level.

Perception is a weird bird compared to reality. Or is it the other way around?

2008-03-14T14:51:00.004-05:00

HERE'S WHAT YOU GOTTA DO:1. Press play and count the number of white t-shirt to white t-shirt passes that are made.2. Refresh the page and watch it again WITHOUT counting this time and notice if anything's changed.3. Stop wondering how you can lose something that's right in front of your face (e.g., keys, wallet, etc).4. Be reassured you're not losing your mental mojo at such a young age.

I know I haven't posted anything in a long while but this I couldn't resist.

2008-03-11T08:36:00.002-05:00

I'd feel bad that their "commercial" is crashing if the server if they hadn't already gotten 75000 hits.This video has nothing to do with this blog so I won't try to make a link.But I will say thanks for the codes. I'm still entering them and going to redeem what I can in the next month or so. You just remember to keep smiling.

Not much of an update but...

2008-02-10T23:33:00.001-06:00

I hadn't posted in a while so I thought I'd let you know that I'm going to see this thing thru until Coke ends the promotion. As it is now, or lately, the prize pool Coke is offering doesn't have much redeeming value as it applies to needy kids— a 4000 point Pirates of the Caribbean jacket doesn't do much for a kid with no money, deadbeat parents (if any at all), and not a lot of hope for the

RIAA Burning up the charts like a bullet!

2008-01-20T12:03:00.000-06:00

Is this karmic payback for suing a grandma for $200K+, or just some hackers having a little fun with the RIAA? Either way, it lets you know you gotta be fair. Or that if you get something for nothing, you're gonna prolly get some payback at some point.Either way, it has very little to do with this project/blog. But I've been out of touch for a while and haven't been posting much, but i HAVE been

Stop Motion Magic

2008-01-04T07:40:00.000-06:00

Michel Gondry's reverse Rubik's cube is my favorite of this "genre" but this is another pretty cool example of what you can accomplish with a little imagination.Thanks to everyone who donated in the last few. If you've got MyCokeRewards codes, from 12/24-packs of Coke products, send 'em to HelpAKidThanks. And remember to keep smiling.

Christmas Never Comes Fast Enough

2007-12-28T11:00:00.000-06:00

It actually came and went and now I'm dreading going back to the real world (read: work) as are most of you, I'm sure. But maybe we could all just do like this little kid and start thinking of next year's Christmas, or whatever you celebrate in late December.Codes keep coming in, so congrats keep going out. Hopefully soon we'll be able to pull the trigger on this batch of points and get some

There are no MyCokeRewards codes in Yelapa, Mexico. But there ARE sea turtles.

2007-12-20T09:05:00.000-06:00

They don't even sell Diet Coke in Yelapa, where I've been chillin since a week ago— they sell Coca Cola Light, which is basiclaly Coke Zero. So I didn't get to power through my normal chunk of Diet Cokes. But it really didn't matter since I didn't have any way to enter codes anyway.But I did meet this little bundle of orange juice-drinking joy, Sulita, who had just spent a morning saving sea

UPS stops turning left.

2007-12-12T15:28:00.001-06:00

If you like quirky fun world improvement stories, you HAVE to read this one about how UPS saved millions of gallons of gas, emissions, and plain money, by rerouting trucks so they didn't have to sit and wait to make so many left turns. Weirdly awesome. It just lets you know how a little effort can have a huge impact, which is what we're trying to do with this whole blog/project/thing.Speaking

What I wish I could do to Coke's prize pool

2007-12-05T10:37:00.000-06:00

Seriously. If you take a look to the right in that sidebar, you'll see what Coke thinks 2000+ points is worth. A pair of sunglasses. Come on, Coke. You wanna kick my dog while you're at it? At least kiss me first. THEN give me a crappy prize for all those points.Alright, enough venting. Let's just hope they keep this promotion going long enough for us to get something good for the kids at Nick's

Kanpei!

2007-12-02T18:49:00.000-06:00

Cheers to that. Who knew cooking an egg could be cool?Anything can be cool if it's got a good end. Like this DoYoCoCo blog project thing. Send in MyCokeRewards codes, if you got 'em, from 12/24-packs of Coke products, to HelpAKid.Thanks. And remember to keep smiling.

In Honor of NCAA Championship Week, The Best Ref Ever

2007-11-30T23:41:00.001-06:00

Tell it like it is. That's alway a good message. The truth will set you free. Etc. Etc.This is how it is with this blog. You kindly send in MyCokeRewards codes and I collect the points and then the prizes and give them to needy kids via Nicks Kids Fund.Simple enough, right? Wish it was as funny as the deadpan ref who called "Giving Him the Business" as a personal foul. hahahahahahaha.So if you

Is a fiddle just a violin being played loosely?

2007-11-28T23:55:00.001-06:00

I don't know, but I figured one of you might. And I also felt like I was boring people with my posts. So if I have an odd thought, i'm posting that instead of regurgitating things I find that are interesting. Although if I come across something inspiring, that puppy is getting regurgitated with full force. ewww.So how does a fiddle or a violin relate to kids in need?Uh....er... maybe it'll keep

Today's Lesson: Time Is Of The Essence

2007-11-21T09:48:00.000-06:00

Any attention-starved coders out there, here's your chance to be the next wunderkid.I scanned through the article and the gist is we're running out of bandwidth with which to play around and will be short cited in 2 years. Bummer.So if you know 1s and 0s like the rest of us know TDs and RBIs and such, get on it and come up with some kickin compression algorithm or something wiht a cool acronym

Today's Lesson: Be Nice To Polish Cleaning Ladies

2007-11-20T10:47:00.000-06:00

This is what being nice to the awesome Polish lady in my building gets you.She musta been collecting these caps instead of cleaning, but I'm not ratting her out. I'll take a few dust bunnies floating around the halls like mini tumbleweeds if it keeps us in MyCokeRewards codes for weeks.Are you kidding me?So either my office has a serious caffeine addiction or the cleaning lady does. Either way

Today's Lesson: Tenacity

2007-11-14T10:11:00.000-06:00

"Never give up." That's what Winston Churchill said at a commencement address at Notre Dame University in 1946. And he supposedly sat down after saying it and was then asked by the University president if he'd like to elaborate on that. So he rose, walked to the podium, and said, "Never, NEVER give up." Awesome.That's tenacity, baby. The cat in this video has it. With complete disregard for

Today's Lesson: ToFunky

2007-11-12T09:19:00.001-06:00

If you're ever offered ToFurkey (Tofu Turkey), just say no. Actually just run. Don't even bother answering. Just run away. It's THAT bad. Skip the too clever, punny name. And the fact that the gravy is the best part of the entire packaged "meal". And there's not nearly enough of it to make up for the rest of the "food". It's just horrible.I tried Tofurkey this Sat and the rest of my weekend was

Today's Lesson: ROI (Return On Investment)

2007-11-08T21:21:00.000-06:00

That's a key economic phrase that basically means you better be getting equal or greater value from the effort you're putting into something. Unfortunately for this DoYoCoCo project, the MyCokeRewards promotion's ROI is so bad it's almost backwards. What you're looking at is the prize we could, almost, currently collect (if we cashed in our almost 2500 points). Unless one of the kids Nick's Kids

Today's Lesson: Cool

2007-11-07T08:24:00.000-06:00

Put your mind to anything for long enough and something cool will inevitably come out. Tesla was a crazy cool customer. Nicola, not the band, although they did a rocking show in Chicago that a friend took me to that was surprisingly semi-cool.Of course, none of this is as cool as actually naming your kid "Cool" as Tom Hulce did in the movie "Parenthood", but I couldn't find that clip so all I can

Today's Lesson: Mimicry

2007-11-05T17:49:00.000-06:00

Somebody duped this poor squirrel into thinking he's found a buddy. Or maybe he's like most animals and all he sees is food (an acorn) sitting on top of a fluffy thing (fake squirrel). Either way, that cool hand isn't getting that nut. It's the dangling carrot in front of a donkey, only it's a nut and it's a squirrel. Either way, it's kinda funny.No bad segue today, just that if you've got codes

Today's Lesson: The power of numbers.

2007-11-02T10:30:00.000-05:00

Today's point total is 2222, so in honor of that magically lucky arrangement of numbers, I give you the first movie clip that came to my head when I though of the number "2".It's some of Keanu Reeves' finest work, as Johnny Utah, courtesy of Supporting Actor, and not yet bat crazy, Gary Busey in "Point Break." I'd include Patrick Swayze in here but I don't think he said anything cool and Zen in

Today's Lesson: Good Halloween Costume vs Great Halloween Costume

2007-11-01T10:44:00.000-05:00

Every year people dress up like some thing or somebody else for Halloween, and I guess that's a way to play the gig. Me personally, I like costumes with some kind of tweak or twist to them. And while this baby pumpkin is cute as cute, the "The Colonel and his baby chicklet" costume has that tweak that makes me want to unload my entire candy corn collection on them like it's Mardi Gras and

Today's Lesson: Spontaneity

2007-10-30T11:00:00.000-05:00

No code talk, no do well, no good karma. Just dance.And if you can't, just move your upper body, snap your fingers and point/swing your umbrella at Darth Vader.And remember to keep smiling. And laughing. Cuz that's really what it's all about.

Hands down the best performance by a 12 year old girl ever caught on film.

2007-10-28T12:06:00.001-05:00

Kids do crazy things. And apparently South Korean kids do amazing impressions of Jennifer Hudson. I'm still trying to figure this one out. Impressed. Confusing, yet impressive.Thanks for the codes. And remember to keep smiling.read more | digg story

Today's Lesson: The Hawthorne Effect

2007-10-27T12:09:00.000-05:00

It's expressed as "a temporarily change to behavior or performance in response to a change in the environmental conditions. This change is typically an improvement."In this case, most definitely an improvement. At the very minimum, an improvement in my morning, after viewing. More elaborate defnition continues: "Others have broadened this definition to mean that people’s behavior and performance

Today's Lesson: Recycling

2007-10-25T09:52:00.000-05:00

Now I know recycling is a good thing when it comes to cans, bottles and newspapers, but this is like Xtreme Recycling.This little chewer's got a future in non-profit, for sure.For the rest of us, we can get double the fun out of Coke products by enjoying the caffeine and aspartame to the fullest, THEN sending in the MyCokeRewards codes from 12/24-packs &/or 20oz'er codes to HelpAKid, to help

Today's Lesson: Hope

2007-10-22T10:10:00.000-05:00

I just got back from a weekend in Las Vegas. Now what might you ask does this have to do with raising promotional points from MyCokeRewards in order to get prizes to donate to kids in need?I'll tell you. The marvel that Las Vegas is should be enjoyed, or simply bespectacled, by everyone, including kids. The trillions of lights, the people, the overt glitz, even the fact that a city like Vegas

Today's Lesson: Verticality

2007-10-18T07:05:00.000-05:00

Yep, it's a word. And it's right next to self-admonishment, which is basically making fun of yourself. In this case, the vehicle is this girl's hair while she ate a steak sammie at Portillos. Yum. The food, not the hair.She smiled knowing her picture was being taken because she knew how, um, goofy she looked— that was the point, but no excuse for hair with this much verticality. But then again,

Today's Lesson: Follow Your Dreams

2007-10-16T19:19:00.000-05:00

Every time anyone tells you you can't do something, and you've got a better argument as to why you should, do it. Mike Judge did it with two the proceeds of exploiting the stereotypes of two head-banger kids, some MTV cash and stellar casting and he found "Office Space". And that paid off pretty well.And then this new millenium knockoff of Butthead gets on a game show and nails the $250,000

Today's Lesson: Random Acts of Kindness

2007-10-15T23:27:00.000-05:00

Apparently a bunch of high school football players, and one golfer, told everyone at the pep rally to vote, not for them, but for a leukemia-stricken kid, who fortunately wasn't in attendance at the pep rally. Read ESPN article here.Just another cool act that keeps hope alive.Thanks for all the codes. And to those 5 high schoolers for upping the good karma quotient a notch.Remember to keep

Today's Lesson: The Best Offense

2007-10-15T10:01:00.000-05:00

The saying goes, "The best offense is a good defense" and that's right, unless you're Boise State, who juuuuuust squeaked by Nevada 69-67 last night. If you don't watch ESPN, you read that right: 69-67! It could be called "the game where both the buses carrying the teams' defenses must've broken down around Vegas and they decided to play Keno instead of showing up and playing football."How does

Today's Lesson: Time Management

2007-10-12T09:30:00.000-05:00

Here's the real AP Style story— Graffiti GirlAnd here's my paraphrasion: So this poor little girl is having her own arts and crafts workshop on the sidewalk and a neighbor with WAY too much time on their hands called the cops claiming the girl is marring the sidewalk with her "graffiti".Busted?The little girl gets a warning letter to not deface public property blahblahblah. You gotta be kidding

Today's Lesson: Strategy

2007-10-08T12:00:00.001-05:00

Gotta love a kid who knows when to use his fuel for effect and when to conserve. Unfortunately for him, fortunate for us, his parents are on to his gig. Still, I like his flank "attack" style.I've been taking his approach to this DoYoCoCo project by soliciting sporadically and trying not to annoy people with new HELP ME posts every day. Either that or I'm just lazy and trying to reserve my own

Today's Lesson: Self-Admonishment

2007-10-05T16:05:00.000-05:00

If you can't laugh at yourself...I chuckle about myself all the time. Yeah, I'm a nard sometimes. But when I am, I'm a really, really good nard. And that's what these guys are illustrating. No matter how lame something is, if you're good at it, be the best. Take it to the fullest.And right now, I'm getting really good at entering MyCokeRewards codes that people donate to this project. But I can

Today's Lesson: The shortest distance between 2 points is always a straight line

2007-10-04T09:30:00.000-05:00

If you want to get somewhere you go straight there. This dog really wants that fake white rabbit. Alot. And he was prolly sick of running counterclockwise circles to get it. So he took a shortcut. And went right for what he was after.And in that vein, I'll keep asking you to send codes from 12/24-packs &/or 20oz'ers to HelpAKid. And using the points we earn, we'll get some schwag to the the kind

Today's Lesson: Focus

2007-10-04T00:35:00.000-05:00

I didn't have much after I flew down to Jacksonville, FL to watch Bama lose to FSU. And I apologize. To you and the kids from Nick's Kids Fund. I promise to get back on the good samaritan bandwagon and do my self-appointed part.The coolest thing was coming back from a mini vacation and seeing the plethora of emails with donated codes in my inbox. Awesome barely covers it.So, with renewed

Today's Lesson: Vindication/Legitimization

2007-09-28T08:51:00.000-05:00

Finally. The wonderful peeps at St. Jude verified that they got the goods we sent them (which included a couple of board game sets, a personal DVD player and a Nintendo Wii) but unfortunately, due to legal junk, they couldn't send any pictures. That's the gist of this letter, but you can read in more detail if you're interested in more details.For the doubters, have more faith in humanity.For the

Today's Lesson: Frivolity

2007-09-27T09:43:00.000-05:00

I love my dog but you gotta be kidding me. A waterproof GPS cell phone for your dog so you can call your dog and "talk" to it. Wahuzzabuh?! That's all I'll say about that.Thanks again for all the codes you cats (no pun intended) have sent. We're already up to 1300+ points, so maybe we can score a decent prize in a few weeks.If you've got codes from the 12 or 15 digit codes on bottles or 12-packs

Today's Lesson: Seize the Laughter

2007-09-24T10:33:00.000-05:00

(I woulda posted the Latin equivalent to “Seize the Laughter” (in the vein of “Carpe Diem”) but it apparently doesn’t exist.)Anyway, I was diggin' thru youtube.com Sunday hunting down comedy in an effort to overcome my sadness that Alabama got beat by Georgia in OT on Sat. by one of the nicest passes I’ve seen so far this year when I stumbled across this Frank Caliendo promo clip again. And

Today's Lesson: Physics Can Be Cool

2007-09-21T09:42:00.000-05:00

Prolly the only person in the world who can figure out the odds of this happening is the janitor Matt Damon played in "Good Will Hunting". But Matt's also been an amnesiatic government contract killer, and an Ocean's 11/12/13 master thief, AND a millionaire, so it should come as no surprise that he could cough up some serious physics theorem to explain this freak occurrence. Now if he can explain

Today's Lesson: Grammar

2007-09-19T09:28:00.000-05:00

It's an oldie but a goodie, inspired by a little kid on my train this morning who asked, and I'm not making this up,"Hey, man. You know what time it's at?"Reluctantly, I told him what time it was, and I gave him the location of the time (my watch) as a bonus. But then I spent the next 20 minutes of my ride shaking my head. And then I stumbled on this illustration of the importance of good grammar

Today's Lesson: Optimism X 2

2007-09-18T12:34:00.000-05:00

You gotta hand it to this up and coming sports star for practicing one sport while repping another— and to think, that #12 on his jersey means he's shooting for All-Time QB. Impressive.I couldn't even do the belly rub/head pat combo until I was a senior in high school so this cat gets all of my respect.Which is why I'm happy to try and swing you kind persons to help me help out the kids Nick's

Today's Lesson: Career Selection

2007-09-12T18:10:00.000-05:00

Beats me what lifting a car using water accomplishes when it comes to putting out fires, but it sure makes me want to be a fireman again, like I did when I was about 5 years old.In lieu of snagging a cool gig like these firefighters, I'll stick to trying to help out the kids benefitting from Nick's Kids Fund.If you've got codes to donate, send 'em in 4-alarm style to HelpAKid.Thanks. And remember

Today's Lesson: Math CAN be cool. Kinda.

2007-09-11T02:20:00.001-05:00

Sure, this whole internet thing is all 1s and 0s, and math is the universal language, blahblahblah, but you never expect anything really cool to come out of math.But right about the point when you've convinced yourself that statement is true, math sticks up its geeky little head to turn that theory on its head.Just a reminder that cool things CAN actually come out of confusing, seemingly useless

Today's Lesson: Lobotomy

2007-09-10T09:12:00.000-05:00

A lobotomy is a surgical procedure involving the prefrontal lobe of the brain which was used in days past to treat people with vaguely defined "mental illness", although now I'm sure it's much more specifically applied to conditions like the one that will arise from playing this game.Apologies for putting it here but I thought it'd be a good way to get your minds going on a Monday. Either that or

Today's Lesson: Right Brain Thinking or How Much Pets are Like Kids

2007-09-07T10:10:00.001-05:00

Sometimes when I can't think of anything cool, I just tilt my noodle to the right and weird unexpected ideas come falling out. I'm guessing the person that thought up this Pooch Plunge thing in Fort Collins, CO did something similar.But so did the news crew who shot this piece. Only they left their head titled to the right too long and convinced themselves that the cheesy 70s music would make a

Today's Lesson: Reverence

2007-09-05T09:47:00.000-05:00

Webster's says reverence is "a gesture indicative of respect" & I believe 'em.I spent the last 5 days in the North Woods respecting nature and everything I'm blessed to have, including access to Mr. Hill's basstastic lake (thx senor Hill) that produced this largemouth.And that led me back home to refocus on helping kids who DON'T have everything the rest of us do. Which is what this DoYoCoCo

Today's Lesson: Contentment

2007-08-29T16:22:00.000-05:00

You live with what you got and today I got a birthday, so I'm cashing that one in. But not before I entered the requisite codes for the day, of course.Thanks to everyone who's sent in codes recently. It's still cool that you guys care enough to help out. If you haven't sent any codes and you'd like to, I put a link in a sidebar on this blog to make it so you could send 'em in without having to

Today's Lesson: Fundamentals

2007-08-26T10:39:00.001-05:00

They played solid D. Great O and showed all kinds of sportsmanship. And they're from my hometown. Plus they're kids, so I have to give em props here for busting out of a town with a population around 50K and winning the US Little League Championship.If you'd like to help give a kid a little happiness like the Warner Robins Little Leaguers enjoyed today, send any MyCokeRewards codes to

Today's Lesson: Deception

2007-08-24T14:33:00.000-05:00

With our switch from donating earned prizes to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to donating earned prizes to Nick's Kids Fund (and it's link to football), I thought it appropriate to resurrect this gem of a play.Some might say it's trickery, plain and simple, and that it's somehow wrong. But I counter that argument with the notion that this play is a fine display of resourcefulness. And it

Today's Lesson: Luck

2007-08-21T17:46:00.001-05:00

This one pretty much speaks for itself. Just look closely for the deer heading right-to-left over the biker.We all need a little luck every once in a while. Which is the purpose of this project. Providing a little something unexpected for kids who desperately need it by contributing prizes we earn by donating our MyCokeRewards codes to Nick's Kids Fund.If you'd like to help, send codes (

Yep, I'm stupid. But really really really karmically smart.

2007-08-17T18:18:00.000-05:00

On a more serious note, I wanted to thank those of you who've, so far, contributed to the DoYoCoCo project, thanks a ton.The Nintendo Wii console came in, so the prize package to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital goes out Mon.And then we're on to Nick's Kids Fund. It's a great program run by my alma mater's new football coach, Nick Saban, and his wife. I haven't met her yet :) but I'm

HYPERlinking is right

2007-08-15T14:19:00.001-05:00

Was just thinking about how coolit would be if every wordyou spoke could be linked to its inspiration?

Today's Lesson: Tenacity (aka St. Jude accepts)

2007-08-15T13:26:00.000-05:00

In the face of long odds and tall obstacles you gotta stick to your guns when you know what you're doing is right.Read the email I sent below, or just take validation at the good we're doing from the nice St. Jude lady's response in this email.Thanks for all your help so far. Hope it continues. And remember to keep smiling. stu

Letter to St. Jude Children's Reasearch Hospital

2007-08-15T13:23:00.001-05:00

Today's lesson: Irony

2007-08-14T16:34:00.000-05:00

Here's what happened last night. Girl brings hot dogs into a dog park. Girl gets swarmed by dogs wanting to get at her hot dogs. Girl cowers behind the "cover" of a nasty garbage can (look closely, she's teeny, and cowering) while boyfriend blocks her hot dogs/person from the frenzied dogs in order to keep them from eating her or the dogs.Dog parks are for the dogs, kids, that's why they're

This is the new art program that everyone will be talking about...

2007-08-13T12:26:00.001-05:00

you don't have to be on a Mac to appreciate this parody.read more | digg story

Laughter is the juicebox of adult life.

2007-08-10T11:50:00.000-05:00

Imagine the giddy kid-like pleasure the people who came up with this commercial felt the 1st time it ran. ta hee hee.That feeling of "I just got away with something that actually makes ME laugh" is just one of life's pleasures we should all do our best to keep in kid's minds/hearts.And with that goal in mind, this Wii console is the prize I'm planning to collect and give as our final gift to the

Today's lesson: Resiliency.

2007-08-09T10:25:00.001-05:00

This is the kid who you can see in the previous post learned the valuable, Mom-&-Dad-know-what-they're-talking-about" lesson after running with a fork in his hand and stuck it through his nose. But as you can see now, he's none the worse for the wear! Just a little more ventilated. So, yeah, resiliency.*********Bad segue alert*********In the spirit of resiliency, and in light of how hard it is to

Kids these days have better toys, better medicine, better computers and yet...

2007-08-08T01:12:00.000-05:00

Wow. I guess kids still need our semi-grown up help. We can't help him out with the Twins shirt but he's probably learned enough of a lesson about going with things you know you're not supposed to.So keep it up if you can, by sending Coke codes for the New Do Good Cause, please send them to HelpAKid and we'll figure out which organization would appreciate the prizes we redeem with the Coke codes/

If tigers and piglets can get together for a good cause, there's GOTTA BE hope for the rest of us.

2007-08-06T10:01:00.000-05:00

You may have seen this one before but if not, read up and get to laughing cuz this one's funny, and possibly inspirational in a weird, Darwinian kinda way:Mother of the Year In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after

Received a coupla suggestions on new organizations to donate prizes to (to replace St. Jude). Good karma rocks.

2007-08-02T09:50:00.000-05:00

That's Geshe Gedun Tharchin. He's just looks cool all filled with good karma. And that's what I feel like knowing that people care enough to send in suggestions of ways to help needy kids. I just can't work the red and orange toga like he does.I'm still waiting to figure out what prizes best fit the kids at St. Jude (who this blog has no legal affiliation with) before we redeem the 6000 points

Kicked out of the pity club, I had only one place to turn.

2007-07-30T10:58:00.000-05:00

Hellz yeah. The clean plate club. $5.65 combo breakfast gets you 2 sausages, 2 strips of bacon, 2 eggs over easy, 2 slices of rye toast AND hash browns. At the Golden House joint next to The Riviera off of Broadway in Chicago. And that's where I went when it seemed my good cause had gotten sidetracked by the same people I was trying to help.But a rockin plate of home cooked love gave me clarity

Now that Blogger made me redo my template just to be able to add a poll, I'm even MORE depressed.

2007-07-20T16:54:00.001-05:00

If you wanna help. Vote in the poll up over thattaway ------>Cheers. And remember to keep smiling.

I AM DEPRESSED. AGAIN.

2007-07-20T12:46:00.000-05:00

Once again, this blog/project has to be put on temporary hold.Once again, someone called St. Jude headquarters complaining/questioning/etc the legitimacy of this blog and it's intentions, without contacting the author of the blog, ME, because of one of my posts. I believe it was the one from weeks ago about the puppy born with the shape of a heart in his fur. It was a cute puppy meant to

Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease

2007-07-18T17:44:00.000-05:00

When I was a kid they didn't have as cool a toys as they do today, and now you go to buy a console and get paid for it! AND to the tune of $90,310.86?! What a gip.Just kidding. I'm throwing my karma out to this guy and pray that he does something cool with the cashish, after he starts his college fund and pays off his parents' debt, of course.Yeah, right.If you're one of the luckiest people in

7:45 AM: Michigan Ave West, Chicago, IL— Little Kid said this street art was "Yummy". Guess it must be Yummy.

2007-07-14T10:03:00.001-05:00

Kids DO know visual stuff on some freakily pure, unbiased level. But "Yummy"? Maybe a little too much Pedialite in that kid's sippy cup. I don't know. It kept me from thinking about work for the next 15 minutes while I sat at my desk so I gotta give that give a "Rock On" shoutout. Whether you've sent codes or sent comments— you know who you are— may Karma be with you all weekend long. ;)Stage III

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

2007-07-13T00:02:00.000-05:00

I mean, awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.Stage III 2007 Total (minus points redeemed for prizes already)=6149

Ninja Training classes started and we all forgot to sign up.

2007-07-11T10:18:00.000-05:00

Actually, these shoes must come in handy for some serious gription. Where you'd need that, I have no idea, unless you wanna give wall walking a try.I'll bet some of the St. Jude kids at the hospital would love a pair of these babies just cuz your toes are individually wrapped. And that's cool cuz things like that are cool for kids, especially when you spend countless hours in a hospital.If Coke

Is it ironic that it took The Police to show how thousands of people can get together for a good cause and no one gets arrested?

2007-07-06T10:36:00.000-05:00

That was last night @ Wrigley Field in Chicago. Great show. Good times. And even though I was sitting in the nosebleed seats, my ticket was free (thx Jason<-Danny<-Matt) and it was really cool to see that many people rocking their karaoke best out together. Granted, we had The Police's greatest of the greatest to lip sync to, but still, it was friggin cool.And it's cool on a much smaller scale

If you're at work, tell your boss I give you permission to only work a half day.

2007-07-05T09:57:00.000-05:00

It's downright unAmerican to work the day after 4th of July. And if you were one of the kind souls who sent in codes over the holiday, you can take Friday off, too. My treat.If your boss has a problem with that, tell them you spent your holiday trying to help out the needy kids at St. Jude and that you've earned some extra paid time off.If you DIDN'T get any codes in while reveling on our

Happy early Indy Day! And just so you know, Coke makes a great fire extinguisher, in case any of your bottle rockets go astray.

2007-07-03T13:50:00.000-05:00

(pic via fantasyfireworks.org)Yeah, that's a weak attempt to pull more codes outta people but a brother's gotta try, right? You try not to blow up anything, or anyone, this Wednesday while you're celebrating the freedom to celebrate pretty much however you want in this kickbutt country of ours.And even if you don't believe in the reasoning behind it, send a well wish to our boys and girls

Until they make an iPhone that works for those without opposable thumbs, my only request is more Coke codes.

2007-06-30T02:52:00.000-05:00

That's my dog, Taco. He was stoked about the release of the iPhone. He sat in line outside the Apple store and then he got up to the counter and realized there was no mod for the four-fingered users.So Taco cruised back here with a mouthful of Coke caps he picked up on his sad walk home.But he's still amped that we're doing some good for St. Jude kids. So if you'd like to help a good cause, and

Eat well. Be well. Do better things: The Recipe.

2007-06-29T00:07:00.000-05:00

It comes from somewhere deep in the bayou where you wouldn't wanna go if you weren't an alligator, at least, but I promise it's worth the end product if you've got the time/patience to make a roux (1.5 hours minimum— good forearm strength is a plus). Anyway, this is what I'm gonna be making this weekend. It's gonna make me feel better. Make alot of other people feel better. And hopefully put some

Here's a freaky thought (& movie): Lose your memory at 30 & relearn everything with a kid's appreciation. I'd give alot for that.

2007-06-27T18:00:00.000-05:00

"Unknown White Male"If you get the chance, check out the movie. It's weird but enlighteningly optimistic. I guess. I don't think we need a tragedy to reperspect like Doug does involuntarily in the movie. Just a really strong desire to feel kid-like. So positive thinking, basically. That sounds too simple but hey, give it whirl. Why not?If you wanna help kids remember the good in life, and you

Kids love kitties. Kitties love milk. Milk makes kids strong. Unless they're lactose intolerant OR have to go to St. Jude for treatment.

2007-06-26T14:32:00.000-05:00

Click the Kitty to get to Segue City!And if the kids are at St. Jude, then they could use your help in the form of love and gifts from Coke's lame promotion.I know my segues are pathetic, but this just made me crack up. And I can imagine how much the sick kids would enjoy this. So if you haven't, click the picture now and make sure your volume's at a decent level before you do or else it's just

Apple Juice & Corn: Dinner of Champions

2007-06-25T16:56:00.001-05:00

No lie. This is what I found on a window sill outside a bar on my way home the other night.What does it mean? Bums in my neighborhood eat smartly? A pregnant women waiting on the bus got a sudden urge for Vitamins A, D and C? Who knows.I have no answer for that. And because I have no segue at all to make between this and helping out sick kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by sending

fu•til•i•ty |noun| incapable of producing any useful result; pointless

2007-06-20T15:56:00.000-05:00

Two things are wrong here: 1. It's a mens room. 2. The words on the door are not "Out of Order".I saw this sign in a kickin' breakfast diner in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood near the Riviera. Forgot the name but the lesson in futility was crystal clear.(***Bad segue warning***)Speaking of futility, that's exactly the opposite of what I feel about doing this blog-based project because you cats are

Time sure flies when you're trying to do good. And when you get stuck follwing license plates like this one hoping they'll explain themselves.

2007-06-19T17:10:00.000-05:00

Real Estate Magnate? VP of sanitary napkin marketing? Only he knows. He wouldn't roll down his window for me to ask.And so it shall remain in the unexplained ether, along with the reason Coke's promotion is hemorrhaging from its mistakes yet two attempted fixes haven't had any success— Crappy prizes. Not worth nearly the amount of points they require for redemption. Blah blah blah.Yeah, it's a

It's ok to laugh. This is exactly why you should donate your Coke codes— so kids can keep doing things like this.

2007-06-11T13:29:00.000-05:00

You shake your head, but you know it's funny. If you would like to support kids being kids, chuckle a code or two to HelpAKid.And remember to keep smiling. Stage III 2007 Total (minus points redeemed for prizes already)=5328

Who's ever heard of a cat that likes water so much she asks to take a shower?

2007-06-07T09:53:00.000-05:00

No lie, that's my cat. In the shower. Voluntarily. I think it's just an attention ploy but Wever, it makes me laugh.Thanks again for all your help with this project. We've got a truckload of points but Coke doesn't have a Tonka truck's worth of prizes anyone would want, unfortunately. They do have a bunch of promotional contests you can enter using your codes for things like a replica old-school

If the DMV had a sense of humor, they'd issue plates like this to people who DIDN'T ask for them.

2007-06-05T11:11:00.000-05:00

Apologies for this not having ANYTHING to do with collecting Coke codes to do some good for the kids at St. Jude, I couldn't help but share. And if it makes you laugh, maybe you'll be more inclined to submit codes.If you have submitted already, thx a ton. If not, no worries. There's plenty of free parking for emails with codes in them at HelpAKid.Remember to keep smiling. Stage III 2007 Total (

Sometimes you just have to laugh. Look closely.

2007-06-03T10:20:00.000-05:00

Nobody's ever perfect but this is just a riot of irony. (image from digg.com)Thanks everyone for the codes. Keep it up if you can by emailing any coke or sprite products to HelpAKid.Remember to keep smiling. Stage III 2007 Total (minus points redeemed for prizes already)=5051

I just started watching "Heroes" and I think you guys would all make solid characters on that show. No BS.

2007-05-21T22:39:00.000-05:00

Apologies for not updating the code tallies lately, but I got "Heroes" on dvd and it's addictive.Anyway, thanks for all the new people who've sent in codes (and the regular people, too). Just so you know, it's really inspiring that new people keep discovering this project and contributing.The gottabet.com thing is still going, with a couple handfuls of people signed up. So thanks for that. If you

$1 donated for every person who signs up.

2007-05-15T16:40:00.000-05:00

If they're paying cash, we're accepting cash. Here's the gig: christian over at gottabet.com hit me up with an offer for their website.Basically, he said, they have cashish to pay up to $1 per person I get to sign up (so long as we at least reach 100 signers up). But it had to be put in a bet form.So I bet what he promised: Cash for enrollees.So if you want Christian to put his money where his

I came back from vacation to this example of why we're all good deep down.

2007-05-10T17:34:00.000-05:00

Now multiply that video X about 30 and you get how unbridled my dog, Taco's, optimism is. With all the negative that's going on in the world, it doesn't take much to remind us that there's a chance this marble of molten whatever will keep spinning long enough for us to shine a good light on it. And your helping out with this project means there's one more benevolent thing happening to

Fishing Season Opens this weekend in the UP. Keep the goodness going while I'm gone.

2007-05-03T00:13:00.000-05:00

Donate Your Coke Codes is still going strong. And I'm still taking codes to help the sick kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. So if you've got some Coke codes, cast them to HelpAKid.And remember to keep smiling.Stage III 2007 Total (minus points redeemed for prizes already)=4236

Proof that karma is king.

2007-04-27T19:36:00.000-05:00

I scored backstage passes for his show at the House of Blues. So my good karma is returned. Yours can be too. Just lob a good thought in the direction of the sicks kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and I'll put serious money on the odds that you'll get some quality payback. Or just channel it tangibly by sending MyCokeRewards donations to HelpAKid.And remember to keep smiling.Stage

We're doing so much good even my cat's helping out now

2007-04-25T11:04:00.000-05:00

When pets are getting in on the Do Some Good act, things are looking bueno.Kate, aka Hairy, aka Snaggletooth, can't open bottles of Coke— bummer— but she does her best to emulate "The Secret" and send positive vibes out into the world to get more people like you to donate Coke Codes. And what better way to send that message out than to befriend a modem?Of course Kate's really saving up the

???Dyslexic Toileting???

2007-04-20T13:07:00.000-05:00

What does this have to do with helping the deserving kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital? Directly? Couldn't help you with that.But what it DOES illustrate is that there are things out there to smile at if you just keep your eyes, and minds, open.So in that spirit, let's put the hellish week we've had behind us and step on into a weekend with new perspective.Thanks for helping out. If

Codes are nice and all, but thoughts and prayers are what's really needed right now.

2007-04-18T11:28:00.000-05:00

I really thought we were making up some good karmic ground, getting the world to smile a little more every day, spraying optimism like a sprinkler in the Summer. And then some moron shows up and kinks the hose.Sad days.But, in the spirit of goodness we're trying to instill with this project, if you got prayers or good thoughts left in you, please rush delivery those to the families and friends of

iPod Soldier Update: So his armor actually did most of the stopping. But his iPod looked really cool helping out.

2007-04-09T10:09:00.000-05:00

Here's an update to the Soldier's iPod stops a bullet story I hope is legit. If not, oh well, I refer back to my original post and the Good Samaritan iPod Hero. Either way, inanimate objects are doing more good charity work than alot of people out there, so you can feel proud about helping out the DonateYourCokeCodes project to help the kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.Thanks for all

Even iPods are doing good samaritan stuff. If we're lucky, doing good is catching.

2007-04-06T18:18:00.000-05:00

Soldier's iPod stops a bulletI'm telling ya, that dude just used up any good karma he had stockpiled over the years. The question now is: Will he take that gift and do something good with it? Yep, right after he changes his shorts, I presume.If you've got codes, sight in this email address, HelpAKid, and fire true. Stage III 2007 Total (minus points redeemed for prizes already)=3645

"DonateYourCokeCodes: That's just a flippin cool idea."

2007-04-03T23:26:00.000-05:00

and that's what I love about the people participating in this project to do some good with a simple promotion designed to exploit our addictions. Yeeha!!!Keep that love coming. And codes if you got 'em. AND remember to keep smiling.Stage III 2007 Total (minus points redeemed for prizes already)=3555