On the school fund raising thing, I had my say in the earlier thread. In a nutshell, I think most school fund raising efforts are well intentioned but inept. If you want to raise money, ask for money, don't ask people to bake cookies or save bottle caps, the payoff for the time and effort expended isn't worth it. One of my favorite thoughts that I once heard was "What's the best way to do something the wrong way?" The answer, of course, is there isn't one but if you do things the wrong way, don't be surprised about what other unexpected and undesired things may happen too. Buying boxtops for more than they're worth is a good example of that.

He posted his recipe on a thread (cranberry sauce) in November 16, 2017.

Yes I am, thank you so much for your concern. My area was affected by smoke only, as was so much of the West Coast, and for a surprisingly long time. Quite a bit of it at times and for nearly a month, off and on, mostly on. Our house is not near where there was immediate fire danger. My "family" at home is me and my wife. Our kids are hither and yon, pursuing their careers and their lives elsewhere. In normal times, we visit each at least once a year, sometimes more, and they come here or elsewhere when they can where we can get together. For now, we're not traveling and they're not either. So nice of you to ask. Thank you. I hope you and yours are healthy and safe too.

In the interest of sharing an explanation about Thomas Sheehan and the podcast, I'll repeat the background: Thomas Sheehan is a professor of religious studies and philosophy at Stanford. A devout Catholic and (I believe) a one-time seminarian as a younger man, he spent a large chunk of time during his career doing research and being part of the community of religious studies scholars and historians focused on what is known factually about the world during periods covered by both the Old and New Testaments, and how the historical record agrees or conflicts with what is said in these texts. He's not unlike scientists I've encountered who have sincere religious beliefs who say something like this - "my intellectual life and activities and my religious beliefs are two separate worlds that I don't try to combine or draw links between. They exist independent of one another with no need to be associated". The podcast was from a series of lectures given in Stanford's School of Continuing Studies, which isn't the regular university setting but is aimed toward adult students. The podcast is free and can be found by searching in the ITunes store under iTunesU, Stanford. It's a series of very interesting and personable lectures in which he reviews the factual historical record among scholars and how the analyses relate to what's said in the two parts of the Bible. Sources and explanations of biblical texts and stories are discussed. Through the lectures, he is repeatedly respectful and apologetic, saying that he doesn't intend to contribute to or challenge in any way any person's religious beliefs or lack of religious beliefs. And says that the class is a history class. You don't need an Apple device to get or listen to the podcasts. You can use a PC by downloading the free iTunes program and playing it on that. Or transferring files so obtained to a different device. If you want to listen on an Android phone or tablet, you download the podcast on your PC using iTunes and then sync it to the Android Apple Music app. I've listened to the series many times over the years because I find it that enjoyable, which is why I'm enthusiastic about sharing it. I hope others will like it too.