Time running out for your free million dollars

[essentialsaltes]

The Randi JREF Challenge ends on March 6th, 2010.

There's been a lot of dismay over the announcement, and I guess I share it. The only bright spot is that it will allow the JREF to spend some money to pursue its educational goals. But what are those goals, and how can they actually be achieved?

Anyway, I hope that some similar (and reliable) group decides to initiate its own challenge along similar lines. I still have in my wallet my "2000 Club" membership card certifying that "the bearer ... has pledged to pay an agreed sum to any "psychic" who will win the JREF Challenge."

The $1 million gift from an anonymous donor made my $1,000 pledge superfluous, but my dough is still available to a successor challenge. I don't remember how large the 2000 Club total got before the million donation, but it was several hundred thousand dollars. Now's the time for CSI or Shermy to step in.

Comments

[ladyeuthanasia.livejournal.com]

That's not a bad idea. And it would give me the opportunity to test on others some ideas I've had of late. Let me think on it. The only problem I foresee is that if I hit on something significant like I did with my friend, that person might not want to be forthcoming. I've had that happen with clients who, after the fact, admitted there had been sexual abuse, violence or some other trauma I'd pinpointed. It's risky getting elbow deep in stuff like that.

Hey, you didn't tell me where you're getting your caucus/primary polls from. I'm curious now about New Hampshire. :D

[essentialsaltes.livejournal.com]

Hey, you didn't tell me where you're getting your caucus/primary polls from.

I dunno, I just watch the news. In this case, I just googled Iowa polls and got this as the first hit: "Huckabee, Obama forge leads in final Iowa Poll"

[ladyeuthanasia.livejournal.com]

Ah. I think my problem is that I rarely read American news outlets. Gee, maybe I should rethink that policy for the election. Ya think? ;)