It is the Nth confirmation that ERE people are different than regular people in a (to me) very important way.
There is a very unique combination of
1- giving knowledge to others without expecting anything in return
2- being very thankful for any minimal contribution others make
That cannot be found anywhere else.
Giving here is usually not intended in the material sense, but more in the "teaching someone how to fish > giving someone a fish" sense
I would imagine this attitude starts from Jacob, as the ERE book, and the blog before it, is all about learning and sharing knowledge.
Well, since I am a much simpler person compared to Jacob and the majority of the very smart human beings on this board, I will break with this tradition of giving knowledge, and share a very material Christmas gift with the forum.
If you have more than 100 posts on this board, pick a number between 1 and 99.
I will draw a number on December 30th, the winner will get a case of the best Italian pasta on the market
EDIT
If some among you are holding back because of privacy concerns (ie you don't want to share your address with strangers on the internet, especially if they are based in shady countries like Italy), don't.
I'll direct you on where to buy this pasta brand, you'll send me a picture of your receipt clearly showing that you bought X bags of this pasta, and I'll PayPal you the money.
If you live in a place where this pasta is absurdly expensive (you live on an oil rig, in some remote island northeast of NZ, etc), we will figure out an alternative Italian product.
THIS OPENS UP THE COMPETITION TO NON AMERICANS ALSO
(halfmoon)