Hey y’all-

Just a quick heads up that next week I’ll be doing my annual holiday feature, Giving My Money Away, in which I feature charitible organizations and give them donations based on your comments.

Read more about it here: Year 1, Year 2.

Basically, how it works is this: I write a post each day featuring a charitable organization that I like to support, to which I plan to make a donation at the holidays.  I guarantee a minimum donation, then I add 50 cents for each comment I receive on that post that day, up to a predetermined limit.

If you want, in your comments, you can leave me some info about one of your favorite charities.  On Friday, I’ll choose five organizations that were mentioned in the comments and we’ll have a good old-fashioned vote to determine which one of them will receive a $50 donation.

I really like doing this: some small and dear-to-me charities receive a little spotlight, you make me feel all warm and fuzzy with your comments that lead to donations, and one of you will see one of your favorite organizations get a bonus $50 at the holidays.  Everybody wins.

So! Watch this space, tell your friends, forward widely.  Let’s all get in a holiday mood.