Speech! Speech!

First off -- thanks to everyone who emailed about the Bitter Wish List poster. Not only do I get to give a freebie (and a few cheapies) a good home, I'm also getting a better idea of what people are interested in, so far as the content of the poster is concerned. The response was pretty much divided as to whether people preferred the succinct version or the old classic. Thanks so much for the feedback.

Thanks also for the suggestion of an SHM new-issue giveaway. If anyone has any ideas as to specifics of how that should work -- should I offer a trivia question to answer correctly? be like my favorite radio station and give the prize to the fourteenth person to get through? -- I'm thinking it might be nice to celebrate "I had to go to the printer for more copies of the mag because when I wasn't looking, I sold out of almost everything, including back issues!" Day, which will probably fall on this Tuesday the 29th, with a giveaway.

As long as I'm feeling grateful -- and between how incredibly kind, funny, and supportive so many complete strangers have been regarding the SHM enterprise, and the fact that I'm finally not feeling like I have to barf every minute of the day, I'm positively Pollyannaesque in my general gratitude -- I want to thank all the cool people who mention Secular Homeschooling on loops, boards, and blogs. Or bring it to park days so people can get a gander. This kind of thing has a huge cumulative impact. I can't thank you enough.

Okay, I'm feeling like I could bore a hole in this posting and watch the sap pour out, so I'll stop now. Just wanted to quickly add that I'm not religious, but a miracle did happen today: I found a gift certificate for a one-pound box of Sees candy that I somehow received and never redeemed. My husband and son are out right now picking it up. (I can trust them: my husband's allergic to chocolate, and my son doesn't like the kind I get.) I'm still just a little queasy, so I figure I might as well give my stomach a darned good reason for being a bit out of sorts.

Enjoy your Bastille Day Eve.