i’m not sure which of my clever students or coworkers ratted me out, but i’m going back to jail on may 17. this is gonna seriously mess up my syttende mai plans.

here’s the deal: the good people at the muscular dystrophy association tell me that some well-meaning friend nominated me for one of those jail-n-bail-charity-extortion things. they think i can somehow raise $1,200 to help the kids and adults mda serves in their local clinics. for the research-minded, each $65 contribution buys one minute of mda research to find treatments and cures for neuromuscular diseases. hmm. can that be right? it must be really good research.

don’t worry. before committing, i made sure that it was a reputable organization and that mda actually stood for the muscular dystrophy association — and not, say, the missile defense agency or minnesota department of agriculture or methylenedioxymethamphetamine. if you’re so inclined, i set up a page for donations. if i get any, maybe i’ll set up a jail n’ bail to benefit the felon fund. if each reader just contributes $400, i’ll be back on the streets in no time…