Holiday card season

I've been terrible—to say the least—about getting stuff in the mail, but I'm going to try and get holiday cards sent out again this year. If you'd like one, please leave your address in a screened comment on this post.

Signal boosting

Via rm, from whose post I've lifted the text below wholesale. I don't know britgeekgrrl myself, but she's a friend of several friends.

britgeekgrrl's husband has been battling cancer for a couple of years now. Sadly, that battle is almost over and sooner than was expected. If you've ever lost a loved-one you know that death-related expenses can be massive, even when choosing the most affordable and simple options, as is the case here. Cremation and associated costs are expected to run about $1,400 and it's just not in a budget that thought the timeline on this was going to run for several more months.
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So, if you've got and money to spare, and I know many of us don't in this economy and this season, please PayPal a little bit to johanna_mead@yahoo.com Please select Gift (under Personal) under transaction to reduce the Paypal fee situation. Boosting the signal is also welcome.

[Edit: Make sure if you send any money that you click on the "Personal" tab rather than leaving it at the default "Purchase" and choose a category there; that will send the money without imposing any Paypal fees on the recipient unless you fund it using a credit card.]