We almost hit $1000! I finally discovered how to see this site’s Blogathon sponsors, and in the process found some pledges that had gone unconfirmed until now. The final tally was 37 pledges for $964. Huge thanks to everyone who was able to sponsor: Nathaniel Burbank Sabino Arredondo (the best accountant in Canby, Oregon) Vince [...]

I’m going to bed now. Blogathon is over. I’m proud of the money that you pledged in support of First Book. Your 32 pledges raised $658 to buy books for needy children. (It’s not too late to contribute, by the way.) I’m glad I tried this. I didn’t know if I could do it. And [...]

Here’s where I’ve spent the last 24 hours: This is the dining room table. You can see my Powerbook open and ready for use. To its left are a couple of books that I referred today. There’s also an empty bag of chips. (The salsa bowl is to the right of the computer.) Both mugs [...]

Rob Cockerham at cockeyed.com (whom I’ve already mentioned twice today — he’s got lots of good funny money stuff), has a profile on the extraordinary price of dents. In Early May, my friend Tim got into a car wreck. It wasn’t his fault. A gal popped out from between two stopped cars and put a [...]