> > I would just like to say that, as a 15-year old homeschooler, I found the last journal entry very enjoyable Sam. I was also wondering when you update the reader poll. Do you use ideas that are emailed to you or is it whenever you happen to think of an interesting question (or something else)? As far as I can tell it's updated 'irregularly'.
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> That's pretty much it, yeah. When I think of something and/or notice it's been a while, I update it. I do take emailed suggestions -- one time, way back, I even held a contest (it's archived on the "Contests" page) for who could come up with the best poll question, which was really just a way to get a bunch of usable ideas out of people.

But if each question stayed up the same length of time, it would be a little more scientific. Not that anybody cares about being scientific when a poll is just for fun. Or are you gathering material for a book?
Howard