Earlier, I mentioned that we were concerned because a group that none of us had heard of was collecting money for the Iraqi toy drive, in Chief Wiggles' name. We were not angry, but we were worried, because we didn't know who they were or where the money was going.

You always, always, always have to worry when someone says they're collecting money, you know? The internet is a wild and woolly place, and there's any number of people out there who might try to play games. The Spirit of America had a Paypal jar up to collect funds, and we didn't know anything about the money they were collecting!

Now they have, perhaps unfortunately, taken the jar down, and just link to the Operation Give web site. I'm not sure they had to do that, since we're now positive that any money they collected will go to Iraq. But it's cool either way. We don't mind people collecting money, we just want to know what's up!

We've looked into the Spirit of America folks, and talked to them, and obviously I should have been more cautious before I said anything publicly. We have also heard from reputable people (like Michele) who've worked with them and know that they are good people. That being the case, there is absolutely no problem here.

Everything's totally cool now. Spirit of America looks like a great group, and we totally support them. I hope you do too.

(For the record: It's fabulous if anyone wants to raise money for this cause. Fantastic, wonderful! Please do it some more! We absolutely want all the help we can get! We just hope that if you collect money you let us know what you're up to, because it would be terrible if anyone were to use this cause for something illegitimate.)

Seriously, go visit the Spirit of America web page. These guys rock!