Hold on there, Jasper! You aren't beating me to the punch. I want to do more as well. And I want to encourage all 500 or so of our daily readers to do more too. First, here's a link to the
Peace Village in Hanoi. This is serious, and I understand why Dr. Corey cares so much. I'm asking you, dear reader, to prove that we aren't all snarky cynicism around here. Visit the site, and if you are at all able... and you certainly are able to do something... click their link
"How to Help." You're very savvy on the Internets, so use their Network for Good links to make a donation. I just gave $100, but even if you can only give $10, these kids, as Dr. Corey says, "Really need our help." Every dollar counts.
Just be sure to do two things: Under Designation, write: "Peace Village." And under "Dedication (of gift)" write "MaryWorthandMe.com" Then I hope you'll use their system to send me an e-card at maryworthandme@gmail.com and let me know how much you've donated. Wouldn't it be hilarious if Mary Worth and Me raised $1,000 to help Jeff Corey's special cause? It would be as hilarious as any great heroic deed. Please support Jeff Corey's cause!
FUND RAISING UPDATE
NOTE: As of March 1st, the dedicated fund that raises money for the Peace Village will stop raising money for them. The Peace Village will be independent soon, and I'll update you on how to give once they are able to accept gifts. Here are the results so far of our fund raising drive. As of today, we've raised $360 for the Hanoi Peace Village:
Tuna Casserole Level ($1-$35)
Amber
Increased Antibiotics Level ($36-$99)
Anonymous
Merry Meddlers Level ($100 and up)
Ian
Toots McGee
Wanders
Thank you to Amber, Ian and Toots McGee! Keep the gifts coming everyone! No gift is too small. The children in the Peace Village are as real as you and me, and your gift will help bring comfort and happiness to their lives. Even something as seemingly mundane as an electric fan can make a tremendous difference.
Today's Full Strip
Ahhh, Ted, so modest in his philanthropy. He writes his pledge down for only Jeff Corey to see so that the women folk won't think he's some sort of braggart. I don't know what number he's written down, but I can think of three numbers that qualify as very impressive: Elventy-twelve; a gazillion; and infinity-plus-one. They are the most impressive numbers I know, and I'm certain Ted has pledged at least one of them.
Hold on there, Jasper! You aren't beating me to the punch. I want to do more as well. And I want to encourage all 500 or so of our daily readers to do more too. First, here's a link to the Peace Village in Hanoi. This is serious, and I understand why Dr. Corey cares so much. I'm asking you, dear reader, to prove that we aren't all snarky cynicism around here. Visit the site, and if you are at all able... and you certainly are able to do something... click their link "How to Help." You're very savvy on the Internets, so use their Network for Good links to make a donation. I just gave $100, but even if you can only give $10, these kids, as Dr. Corey says, "Really need our help." Every dollar counts. 
This is excellent! We'll get to hear the Vietnam story all over again. Plus Adrian will appreciate her father hitting up Ted for donations before the waiter has even brought their drinks.
Careful here, Ted. Dr. Corey knows a lot about Vietnam. Don't blow your cover the first week of this story. Drag it out for months and months.
Dad hasn't even taken his seat, and Adrian is already gushing! Gushing! And who can blame her. Ted Confey, adventurer, author, and Washington D.C. socialite, is every woman's dream! 
Until you find The One, you just can't have happiness in your personal life. No matter how hard you work.
Jeff, if you'd like to get to the restaurant a little faster, you might try driving a little further away from the curb.
Hey, that's me! Except I'm not a widower. Nor do I work for National Geographic... er, I mean, "a geography publication." And I don't travel that much, despite my nom de plume. But I do live in the D.C. metro region, and I fall asleep during "It's a Wonderful Life" every Christmas, and George Baily always wanted to be an explorer for National Geographic. Just like Adrian's boyfriend is now. Yep, this is definitely me!
When Mary Worth says, "Sounds interesting. Tell me more," what she means is,
Not until she's faced with the prospect of meeting a new meddling victim does Mary Worth give Dr. Jeff Corey even half a glance. But boy do her pupils dilate when she hears Adrian has a new boyfriend. It truly is a compulsion.