Real Info on Donating Cars

In violation to our mission of providing only useless information, here is some actually useful information about donating cars. A couple of years ago the IRS changed the rules about car donations, and pulled the rug out from under people that were getting full market value as a deduction for their donated stinkpot clunker. Now, if the value of the car is greater than $500 and the charity is auctioning the car, you only get the amount the car sold for at auction (which the charity must certify within 30 days). The workaround? Find a charity that actually fixes up and uses the car or provides it to the needy-- then you can get fair market value.

It took me a while to find useful information on this subject, because web searches just turn up these incredibly skanky "DonateYourCarToMe.com" sites that seem to be auction houses that donate some portion of the proceeds to charity after skimming off their take. There's a decent article here that even lists an example of a charity that provides the car to the needy.

Donate Cars to the Blind

I have a clunker I was thinking of donating to charity for the writeoff, when I came across a hit in Google to "Donate Cars to the Blind". Can I donate for use in a different state? I'd rather they weren't driving around my neighborhood. Lotsa kids and dogs.

Hi

Bored now. Bye.

Bush's Anal Probe

AP reports that doctors removed five small polyps from President Bush's colon on Saturday after he temporarily transferred the powers of his office for two hours to Vice President Dick Cheney under the rarely invoked 25th Amendment. Cheney declared war on North Korea, but ran out of time before he could send troops into Iran.

Ron Paul's Huge War Chest

So Ron Paul, the GOP's outsider presidential candidate, has reported that he has collected $2.4 million in contributions since April from the lunatic fringe-- outdistancing the John McCain trainwreck as it rolls down the side of the gorge. I gotta say that there's something awfully sexy about politicians arguing against the conventional wisdom.

Britney Spears Pet Mystery

So, Britney, like, got this new dog? This weekend? And, like, it's a $3000 Yorkie? She, like, fell in love with it in fifteen minutes before plonking down the plastic.

All of this comes a few months after she won the Worst Pet Owner in the World contest for disappearing her three Chihuahuas immediately after squeezing out a couple of puppies of her own with K-Fed. And then she disappeared K-Fed. I think her kids are still around for the time being, but the Yorkie may change matters. I think this is all going to be really good for her.

Hey, where can you find ratty wigs like the one she is wearing in the photo? Do they come that way?

Everything About Galilea Montijo

Galilea Montijo just cracked the Technorati popular searches. Never heard of her.

Your Bigfoot Festival Headquarters

Don't miss the Honobia Bigfoot Festival on October 5 and 6 in Oklahoma. Sasquatch ya there!

Live Earth Rocks

Every time people talk about Live Earth, my mind turns to thoughts of preventing soil erosion. Cryptobiotic soil, also called cryptogamic earth, is certain lichens, mosses, algaes, and microscopic plants binding with the top layers of soil to form a light crust. In arid regions his crust protects land from wind and water erosion, but is extremely fragile and years of growth can be destroyed by simple foot traffic. That's why, when you ignore instructions and leave the park trail to take that bad photo you will never look at, you deserve to have a meathook driven into your brain.

Oh, and Live Earth was a series of concerts too. Gore in 2000!