Volgadon, sorry I didn't see this before! Hope you are joining in! It is a terrific boost; the deadline really gets me motivated. Having said that, though, I am about 9500 words short of the halfway mark, halfway through the month! Maybe I can catch up more tomorrow. Today was only 1650 or so. I like this year's quote:

"To achieve great things, two things are
needed: a plan, and not quite enough time."
--Leonard Bernstein