The Friday 56… The helping out the edition

Today is a special edition… if you're new here, I hope you'll stick with me.  First up, the book…a good book. But the special part is down below.Night of the Loving Dead

by Casey Daniels

This time, my loyalty to Dan didn't impress Madeline.

About the Friday 56

Grab the book nearest you. Right now
Turn to page 56.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

Here's the helping out part…

Image by Photographer Nick de Villier | found @ macey.com

Here in the states, a lot of people haven't heard much about the Queensland floods. The last I heard, areas larger than the states of Texas and California had been covered with water. From what I've read, eighteen people have died, fourteen people are still missing.

Other facts: (all information found at Couriermail.com.au, last updated January 16)

BRISBANE:

At the flood peak 11,900 homes and 2500 businesses completely flooded.
At the flood peak 14,700 homes and 2500 businesses partially flooded.

IPSWICH:

At the peak more than 2000 homes and 1000 businesses affected by flooding.
179 people still sheltering in evacuation centres.

You can imagine they could probably use some help…okay, a lot of help.

Here's an easy way you can help. Just comment on today's Friday 56-grab whatever book is closest to you, turn to the 56th page and type in the 5th line.

If I get 56 comments, I'll donate $56 to the Distaster relief…it will either be via through the for Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal or through the Australian Red Cross (trying to figure out how complicated/how to do it through the premier's website). *for purposes of simplicity, I am not counting comments made via through my facebook or other feeds.  Only my blog at my site.

Also, if anybody-like one of my Aussie or New Zealand readers- know about a reliable charity that takes PayPal donations, please tell me-I do reserve the right to change the recipient of the donation-it will still be one located in Australia dealing with disaster relief. PayPal would make this international thing verra simple.

I know $56 doesn't sound like much. But every little bit helps and here's an easy way to make me give away money.  Just do the Friday 56.  And if you feel moved to make a donation… well, like I said every little bit helps.

*disclaimer… having some trouble with my hands, and I'm back to using my voice software. FYI it translates some very strange things. Like just now I just said translate–it wrote berries. Usually I catch the weird ones, but not always.  If you see something weird, I'm blaming the software. I can't spend an hour editing a blog post.

Also…I won't be around much to reply to anything, sadly I'm required elsewhere, wearing a non-writer hat, but I can't tell you why and I'm even going to behave and not expound on how silly that is.  But those of you who know about the other hat can figure it out-however, do not ask me because I can't answer.  Normally I wouldn't worry about the telling thing, but the kind and nice overlords who have asked for my help…well, I like them and they need me.  Soooo…alas, I'll comply.