Humanitarian of the year

I just thought I would share about the noble causes I contributed to this year. I don't mean tithing to the church. I do that, but I want to talk about my tithe to my fellow man.

Since I'm a pretty healthy guy and make good decisions about what to do with my body inside and outside of the bedroom, I didn't spend much in health care. That's why I donated $51 to the C-U Public Health District.

And even though I don't have any children, and if I did, I would homeschool them, I wanted to give $2,087.74 to the Urbana Unit 116 Schools. Hopefully this will help them boost the self-esteem of the kids even higher.

And because no parent should have to cover the cost of their child's summertime fun, I gave $340 to the Urbana Park District.

Because it's a shame when the nice forest view of a big house is ruined by development, I donated $38.50 to the Forest Preserve District to help ensure that land will never be put to use, other than by the people who own land next to it and use it to increase the value of their property.

I also felt like giving $227 to Parkland because UIUC students need a cheap and easy alternative to taking UIUC summer courses.

I also gave $232 to the Urbana "Free" Library. Even though I have never set foot in the building. Come on, you can't expect people to pay to rent DVD's from Blockbuster! I believe that access to free movies is critical for a well-functioning society.

And finally I gave $125 to the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District. We all know that if riders had to pay the actual cost of their ride, most of them would ride a bike or buy a car or walk. Public transportation is a much too important part of so many people's vision of a good society that I felt compelled to subsidize their dream.