“I wrote 63 songs this year. They’re all about Jeter.” Just kidding. The game we love, the players we hate, and more.
From Norman Mailer to Wendy Pepper — everything on film, TV, books, music, and snacks (shut up, raisins), plus the Girls’ Bike Club.
Helping public schools, winning prizes, sending a crazy lady in a tomato costume out in public.
Monologues, travelogues, fiction, and fart humor. And hens. Don’t forget the hens.
The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!
10:30 AM update
$119,101 — that’s a really fantastic week, friends. Thanks so much!
Reader Jessica L. would love it if you could check out her Giving Page — and if you donate to Jessica’s Giving Page …
I’m hoping your readers can help me track down a quote that I swear I heard or read somewhere. I’ve been searching for it for awhile now, as I’d like to use it in my …
1:30 PM update
$116,195. And don’t forget all the gift-card goodies available today — scroll down for more details!
Forget why we do this? Teacher Dana F. will remind you:
Thank you!! Seriously…thank you! Since I wrote you …
11 AM update
$111,214. That’s the stuff.
In keeping with the arithme-theme of the day, I’ve got a $50 DonorsChoose.org gift card — and if you give to a math-related project today, you could win it for …
I know most of the Tomato Nation readers seem to be cat people, but this question concerns dogs. I’m reaching out because I know how you feel about pets, and I agree. They are members …
9:30 AM update
$108,529 — heroic job! A match looms at 125K, so let’s get there soon.
A reminder about the new DonorsChoose.org interface: we’ll all get used to it, and certain features should reappear/settle down in …
Above, a clump of Choco Balls. Yes, “really.”
Join the disgusting fun at Bunting Alimentary Research Foundation HQ — bookmark Revolting Snacks of America: A Field Guide today! But…not at lunchtime!
9 PM update
As you’ve probably seen, the DonorsChoose.org site is rolling out a new interface. We might face a bug or two in the next couple of days, but don’t forget that you can always …
1:45 PM update
$101,650 — hang in there!
And I’ve got a $20 Barnes & Noble gift card for one lucky winner — just forward your receipt from any project on the leaderboard by midnight ET tonight …
11 AM update
Thanks in part to our anonymous matching friend — and to you, the mighty Nation — we’ve gotten to $97,807. Breathtakingly close to 100K! Outstanding work, especially over a weekend!
Let’s continue towards 100K: …