On Monday, 4 June 2012, I was sitting on my porch, alternating between reading about information theory and Ursula K. le Guinn’s “The Dispossessed”, when the police showed up. It turned out that Darryl had called them on me; he would later admit to being a serial informant. In the search of the premises that followed, the police confiscated 3.2 ounces of cannabis and paraphernalia.

‘Tis the Season of Not Giving

How Regulations Are Making Charity Illegal

Pop quiz!

Question: Which of the following actions are illegal?

Donating bagels to homeless shelters in New York City;
Holding raffles in South Carolina to raise money for charity;
Providing free dental care to the poor in California;
Distributing eyeglasses to tornado victims in Missouri; or
Armed robbery.

Answer: All of the above.

Focused on the Thanksgiving charity organized by Amanda Bouldin and company. Aired 11/25/2012.

http://www.npr.org/ or http://www.npr.org/2012/11/25/165873562/n-h-group-says-people-not-taxes-... 11/25/2012

Together Barrie and Star the Duck collect on average £200 a day by visiting businesses around Devon and have already raised £6,500 for a local children's hospice. However the duo's fundraising days could be numbered after being told they must apply 28 days in advance for a single day's permit- restricting them to collecting just one day a month.