Make sure Alex puts it on his calendar too.
But one needs to remember that it was pulling teeth to get him to accept contributions. I can understand the potential problems of having an annual subscription ala K5 or something, but having a tasteful PayPal link on the front page ala Groklaw is something that I think we should consider. Something to remind us occasionally that it does take real time and money to keep this place going.
Maybe we could occasionally air freight him some White Castles or some regional food. E.g. Hotdogs from Chicago, Chili from Cincinnati, Vegemite from Oz, Reindeer from Finland, Roast goper from DC, etc. :-)
Cheers,
Scott.