While other web sites are adding advertising banners, pop-ups, pop-unders, pop-sideways, et. al, I want to remind you that this site is fully funded by the philanthropic Staff Writers at Ravenwood's Universe. We have no ads, no wish lists, no tip jars, no pledge weeks, no reader support what-so-ever, and we are proud of it.

I do not look down my nose at those who do run ads or resort to cyberbegging. They are merely keeping the economic machine going, however I do want to restate our proud tradition of remaining one of the last ad-free zones on the internet.