Last week I asked you what you really liked about the blog and what you would recommend we change.  I was gratified to hear lots of things people like and even more gratified to hear relatively few things that people don’t!  I have taken all of your comments to heart and will keep doing things that seem to be working and try to change things that are not. My big concern in sending out my request for feedback was that our fundraising is not keeping pace with last year, at a time when I want to be doing *better* than last year!  I did get a number of suggestions that were very helpful, and I thank you all for them. On my part, one of the things I will start doing (in addition to incorporating other changes that have been suggested) is saying more about the charities the blog supports.   I think there is just a general, vague sense that “all the money goes to charity.”  It would be useful, as readers have pointed out, [...]