It's less than a week before Christmas, and that means it's time for the holiday edition of the monthly banging of the tip jar. If you enjoy reading Hoystory, consider making a donation via Amazon.com's Honor System of PayPal using the buttons on the left. For those of you who find cash to be impersonal, there's a plethora of items on my Amazon Wish List if you're interested.

For those of you of modest means, there are other things you can do to help out.

First, if you're ever considering buying something from Amazon.com, click on the link below (or any other time of the year, one of the Amazon book links on the lower left) and a small percentage of your purchase will go to Hoystory.com.

Finally, you can help out by clicking on the Google and AdBrite text ads on the bottom left. I typically get a few cents for each click of those ads.

If Bill Gates or any other billionaires read Hoystory and are interested in making a small (relative to your great personal worth) donation, I'd really like one of these -- color doesn't matter, but the RT AWD is preferable, with the safety package.

Merry Christmas!