it's time for the second annual sermon #50! i've decided to declare this a way holiday. see if you can get the week off work as a religious feast. maybe not this year, maybe not next year, but the more times you ask...

so what do we do on this holiday, you might ask? party. relax. it doesn't matter. right now, if you hadn't noticed, you're in the middle of the big sermon 50 celebration party. look, here's a streamer: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

4 people gushed warm-hearted responses to the 100th sermon contest. all will win something as soon as i figure out what. there's a bit of a backlog in the prize dep't right now. i think there are even past prizes which have yet to be delivered (gasp in horror). but all will be resolved, my children; be calm. details as always are on the winnaz page.

i noticed an enormous response to my new gender-neutral pronouns, as more than one person wrote in to express hisr appreciation of these new words hse could use which would not offend himr or anyone else. their terse statements are on the winnaz page. reacting quickly to to this surge of feedback (2 people wrote in! that's almost as many people as are in my "mail undeliverable" crowd!), i have decided to adopt these new pronouns, & wholeheartedly endorse their use. come on, people, i want to see these pronouns popping up everywhere (hse hisr himr). & this document is a testament that they were created here, on may 18 1999. i'd spell out suggested pronunciations here, but i can't do it in plain text. sorry, i've been spoiled by these ipa phonetic fonts.

well i hope you're enjoying the party. in fact i hope you're really enjoying the party & are too drunk to care that i've gypped you of a real topic for this sermon once again. nope, no topic. just an update & a party party party party party party party is this annoying yet? so go wander off & talk to someone else, the toilet if necessary. it is a holiday.