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I’ve just remembered a book that I loved as a kid, and now I’m gripped by the urge to track it down — but I can’t remember what it was called.  

I own a charming cottage timeshare in Sedona, but I made a mistake choosing to buy it.

And you made it exciting! With just minutes to spare, you raised those last bucks to get to 50K. This is no surprise to me, mind you — but as usual, I’m very proud of …

When a blog and its readers really love each other…

Before we get to the cheating and the speed quarters and the sitting around in Umbro shorts psychoanalyzing the Romance-languages department: over thirty grand raised!

I started, but never finished, a friend’s YA novel during a “reading day” when I was in fifth or sixth grade (smack-dab in the middle of the ’90s, if that helps).

Talk about sparkly: as of this writing I’m seeing $27,504 donated, almost twenty-one thousand students reached, and 192 projects funded! Lissen lissen lissen: I LOVE YOU GUYS! Keep it going! More than halfway to that 50K …

Put your heads on my shoulder: $24,331 at this writing, with almost nineteen thousand students reached and 172 projects completed! Almost halfway there: remember, 50K gets you a prom.

Welcome back, generous Nation. You kept busy over the weekend! (One of you in particular. Get it, E.) More than 20K donated, more than 15K students reached — and 144 projects completed! You’ll hit that 50K prom finish line …