As of this hour, we are more than halfway to our goals for readers visiting this blog, and reader contributions, for Buck-a-Hit Day. But we can't rest on our laurels, because blog traffic typically starts to wane right around afternoon nap time, and we still have a long way to go. If you could get some more readers in here this afternoon -- and especially if you could dig around in the sofa cushions for a donation to one of our charities -- it would be greatly appreciated.

We've now gotten donations from 45 readers through clicks on our charity donation buttons today, with a total of $2,128 contributed. Among our charities, Oregon Food Bank has the most support, followed by Ronald McDonald House. The other four are also worthy of your consideration.