People who are nicer than me

...include Rebecca Blood. The wishes link on her excellent blog provides not a petty, self-indulgent link to her Amazon list, but a list of other, better places to put your money.

Did you know how many schools post public wish lists? Look. Or try searching on any of the other terms RB suggests.

There's a big, fat slice of humble pie for you. Go, go -- donate, donate.