Hey All - it's Michael.

Two cool opportunites came up at the same time, so I thought I'd post them together. Check it out!

1. Best Friends Animal Society

The singer-songwriter Neko Case, who has an incredibly beautiful and haunting voice, is asking blogs to post her new song "People Got A Lotta Nerve" and for every blog that does, she'll donate $5 to Best Friends Animal Society. So here it is!

You can play it right here:

or you can download the MP3 to keep in your normal collection.

If you have a blog of your own, please post the song as well - not only does it promote a great independent artist, but it provides money and media coverage for animal welfare.

2. The Humane Society of the United States

To promote Spay Day 2009, the HSUS has launched an online photo contest, where you can vote with dollars (contributed to HSUS). The HSUS is anincredible force for change, and if you doubt that your dollars are going to good use, check out the impressive list of accomplishments for 2008 - and those are just the state-level legal victories!

So, you can either enter your own super cute pet, or we can skip the formalities and you can simply go and vote for the most awesomest pup around, the master of face-chewing disaster, the howlin' hurricane of the west, weighing in at 45 pounds (although technically she should be 50), the Undisputed Champion of Cuteness, MOJO!, who I've already taken the trouble of entering.  I suppose if you'd like, you could also browse through the other contestants, but honestly that would just be a waste of everyone's time, wouldn't it?