"How much have you given Mike?"

The most I could afford to give, which is a private matter between Dennis and myself. And I did it before all these auctions popped up.

This is the cyber-age. Don't think for one minute that anything you write in a private email is immune from being posted in a public forum. And scumbag or not, Chuck is a good friend not only to me but to the chip community at large. I'm proud to call that scumbag my friend. What he chooses to post is, of course, his own business; he's a big boy. Personally, I'm over this silliness.
Now, if you really want to help the donation cause, place your bid here (not my auction/scumbag's auction) :

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180021883505&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBI%3AIT&rd=1

MP