Dear Great-Great-Grandma:
I know life was hard for you. I know you were hungry a lot, and cold. I want to write and reassure you that I, your descendant, am rich beyond your wildest dreams.
I live in a good solid home, warm and dry. We’ve got a strong roof and sealed wood floors, [...]

I have a totally thrilling announcement:
Within 24 hours, all Elves will have the ability to author their own posts on this blog!
Sometime tomorrow each of you should receive a username, a password, and a URL. If you click on the URL, it will take you to where you can compose your post. [...]

First things first: I am SO excited to tell everyone that I received the absolute nicest, warmest, classiest, most heart-felt “thank you” ever from my first recipient, Mr. G.! (Giving Anonymously forwarded me his phoned-in message, and I was able to listen to it online.) He is truly as good a man as [...]

The other day my husband and I were musing about what it will be like when we have millions upon millions of dollars. (It’s more fun to say “when” than “if” )
“We are SO going to buy that Main Street mansion,” I said, referring to the gorgeous white colonial revival in the center [...]

Prudence is such a funny word.  So close to “prudish,” it brings to mind old-biddies with tight-lipped smiles and blouses buttoned all the way to the top.   But it has its place.  Prudence means careful and sensible.  It means “marked by sound judgment”.
I was listening to the radio this morning, and heard the news about [...]

Giving money anonymously can be a tricky thing. In fact, before the internet it used to be darn near impossible:
1) Personal checks were out of the question for obvious reasons.
2) Credit cards were equally useless: Once I actually tried opening a credit card with a fake business name — I thought that [...]

First off: a big, huge, GIANT “thank you” to every single one of you. I can’t tell you how wonderful it feels to have so many beautiful comments from so many amazing people!
You all have inspired me to make this a true collaborative effort. I was already so jazzed about this whole idea, [...]