Yes, that's the nasty storm we rode out while at Cedar Point on Monday. This was no typical rainstorm. The lighting was intense, and the downpour was pretty extreme. And, yet, it was this storm that made Cedar Point the DIFF for us this week.

We had driven from South Carolina back to Michigan and then on to Cedar Point to ride some roller coasters. It's one of our favorite places, and we were willing to make the trek. Oh, yeah, and we managed to stop by to see family for a couple of days and stumble by the Red Wings Stanley Cup parade, too.

This was our one shot at visiting this particular amusement park in quite a while. So, imagine the disappointment when these storms rolled in at about 7 p.m. on our big day. Of course, we had planned on staying until the 10 p.m. closing, and went back to the hotel to nap. We had returned to the park just in time for the storms. Thanks, Weather Channel.

A few weeks ago we posted our commitment to shake off old ways and find more ways to save energy. Many of us have been working from home one or two days each week to save gas, and Jen R has been bringing her lunch to save cash and eat healthier. We’re still thinking about this, and still making changes.

In fact, a couple of weeks back we discussed whether or not it’s worth it to jump now and buy a Chrysler vehicle to lock in $2.99 gas. In the end, the idea of giving up my great MPG for one with much lower fuel economy was not appealing. I’m not giving up my 35 MPG Vibe just yet, even though I’ve racked up 95,000 miles on the poor thing.

But, this is one car I will jump at: the Chevy Volt.

Target will donate 5% of what I buy online to The Hunger Project. Not just limited stuff, but anything I can find and order from the Target web site.

The Apple Store will donate 5% to Autism Speaks.

Urban Outfitters will give 2.5% to Inner-City Arts.

But, don't just go to these web sites and shop away! Start at www.nonprofitshoppingmall.com first. "Your brand. Your cause. Our world." That's the tagline of this non-profit portal that benefits a whole host of non-profit organizations that you know and love.

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You know you do it... someone is telling a story or talking away, and they flip the "air quotes." Yes, just like us, you snicker, too. Only a certain, privileged few can get away with using air quotes, and it ain't us! What on earth is more funny than air quotes? Mis-used quotes. Yes, when those smart sign-making people allow quotes around things like "quality service" and "we care," we laugh.

A tip of the DIFF hat goes today to The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotes.

And, of course, because there are quite a few of us on The DIFF Team that really get geeky about how we all use our words, we've been sharing posts from Apostrophe Abuse. If we're not groaning from flashbacks to our grammar lessons, we usually get a good chuckle out of how some of those mis-placed apostrophes either seriously change the meaning, or just end up making no sense at all.

But, when all else fails and we still need a laugh, we still have those silly LOL catz.

Since everyone at The DIFF is a huge fan of Fortune's Best Company to Work For list, we figured we would share a clip from Good Morning America. This clip highlights "the DIFF" between working for just anyone and working for someone who values you as an employee.