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Contest: The Final Countdown
October 28, 2009 – 8:32 AM | 35 Comments
Contest: The Final Countdown

Head-banging synchronized with synthesizer chords compliments of Europe.   $266,851 compliments of Tomato Nation, Asirda, HP, Jenn and Wiley, and $ and His Mysterians.
And like the little green Jedi once said…there is another.
A gentleman …

Contest: 5(K) Is Alive!
October 23, 2009 – 2:02 PM | 39 Comments
Contest: 5(K) Is Alive!

Marvelous news on the match front!   Asirda is as psyched about the HP percentage drive as you guys — so if you can get to $120,000 by 10 PM ET on Sunday, Asirda will …

Contest: Six Figures
October 21, 2009 – 9:22 AM | 19 Comments

Should happen in just a few minutes; $99,815 as I write this. Congratulations and thanks to all of you (and Asirda, who’s an inspirational strategist as well as a generous matcher).
We’ve still got some work …

Contest: Yippee-Ky-Ay, Awesome Readers
October 21, 2009 – 12:47 AM | 24 Comments

90K: A Short, Yelly Play by Sarah and Asirda
Asirda: “SERIOUSLY WHAT THE HELL?”
Sarah: “OH MY GOD RIGHT?”
…$90,000.   Shortly: $98,000.   A 6K gap closed in about 6 hours.
Please take a moment to think about …

Contest: Pushing 90
October 20, 2009 – 4:35 PM | 87 Comments
Contest: Pushing 90

Everybody listen up: I HAVE AWESOME MATCH NEWS.
Bulletin #1: The Great And Powerful Asirda is so impressed (and touched) by your accomplishments thus far that she’s become inspired to increase the amount of her next …

Contest: Boogie Shoes
October 20, 2009 – 9:26 AM | 19 Comments
Contest: Boogie Shoes

Well, well, well.   $81,274! The thanks of a grateful Nation go to $ and His Mysterians for the 5K match we got at $75,000 — and of course to all 740 of you who …

Contest/Support Local Biz: Asirda, Greg Heffley, and PayPal
October 15, 2009 – 9:29 PM | 12 Comments
Contest/Support Local Biz: Asirda, Greg Heffley, and PayPal

I just said a mouthful!
An odd and an end first: 1) my review of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is up on Monkey See — great read, as usz (Kinney, not …

Contest: Christmas in October
October 15, 2009 – 9:47 AM | 18 Comments

Talented and generous readers Helena and Julia have offered us today’s mini-prize — blind the kids with science, and you could win one of six (6) holiday-card packs from The Spotted Sparrow!
How it works: donate …