putting it out there

Sometimes asking is the best way to get what you want.  With that in mind, I'm just putting it out there in the universe that I'd really like for my Uptown Boot Socks to bid up to $50 so that I can pass along at least that much to Eireann's mom.  There, I said it.  Now I'll just sit back and see if anyone out there is listening.  Even if nobody is I'm still quite pleased that this lovely lady heard the call to bid on my socks at all.