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You read that correctly.  My dog is giving up her birthday for charity.  She has opted for an "UnBirthday", if you will.  Please allow me to explain. 

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Last July, I was given a crisp $100 bill by Chris Guillebeau at the World Domination^ Summit in Portland.  My fellow 999 Summit goers received the same. 

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Our mission?  To put our investment to good use and do something interesting. 

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Unanimously, we chose to accept it. 

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You can read more about Chris Guillebeau's $100 Investment <strong><a href="http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/the-100-investment/" target="_blank">here.</a> </strong>

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As many of you already know, my dog is uber-cute.  Truly.  We're talking stopped-on-the-street-constantly cute. 

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Bella aka World's Most Precious pooch sits patiently as men, women and children coo over her and exclaim that she looks just like Toto!  Or is it Benji?  Oh, and with her ears out like that she looks just like Yoda!  Or is it Gizmo?

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photo comparison?  4 cubes or thumbnails? 

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My friend Jean once dubbed Bella aka World's Most Precious Pooch as "Disney Dog".  (One can never have too many aliases.)

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Now that's she's a Disney Dog, Bella has felt obligated to adopt a precocious nature. 

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One evening whilst I was away, Disney Dog<strong> <a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/06/day-220-my-dog-hijacked-my-computer/" target="_blank">hijacked my computer</a></strong> and started a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/worlds.most.precious.pooch" target="_blank"><strong>facebook page.  </strong></a>She figured that if Zuckerberg's pooch could have a page, why couldn't she?

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<span style="color: #008000; font-size: medium;"><strong>Interestingly (and amusingly), Disney Dog has more "friends" than my boyfriend and received more birthday wishes on her wall last year than my mother did on her birthday. </strong> </span>

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Mom's nose was out of joint for a day or two, but then she got over it.  My boyfriend is currently friending everyone and their mother to catch up to Disney Dog.

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Bella blessedly came back down to earth soon after her facebook notoriety.  Her street urchin origins continually humble her and  remind her of what's most important in life. 

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Recently, Bella vowed to channel her Disney Dog precociousness into a project for the Greater Good of Caninekind!  Here's the latest:

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<span style="color: #008000; font-size: medium;"><strong>My dog confiscated my $100 Investment!!!!</strong></span>

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Thankfully, Bella did not eat the $100.  That would have been embarrassing. 

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Staying true to her roots, Bella has decided to invest the $100 in her favorite animal rescue charity per Chris Guilleabeau's original mission!  She has picked Mingus Manor as the beneficiary of her fundraising efforts.  Mingus Manor is a special place that is near and dear to Bella's heart for two extraordinarily important reasons:

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1.  rescue.  infirm.  the forgotten.  not just in elderly humans, but with elderly pets.

2.  that's where she picked me. 

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