fpb | Poll results - how can I show my gratitude to a mystery benefactor?

27 of you have voted. Only two thought that a public note of thanks on this LJ to my mysterious benefactor was enough. (I imagine that a lot of people will have thought that I have as good as done it already.) Five thought that the classical Greek honour of a laurel wreath was suitable. Six felt that to be written into a story by me, in a heroic role, would be a good idea. However, the absolute majority - nine votes, plus four "all of the above" - is of the opinion that a trip to one of the world's great tourist sites, Rome, London or Oxford, is the best idea - even with the infliction of my own sorry self as a tourist guide.

Very well. If and when Mystery Benefactor reveals herself (it is almost certainly a woman), we will see what can be done. Actually, I'd love to.

One point remains. Only one reader,

redcoast, had an alternative suggestion - namely, a night of sex with yours truly. This is a compliment to my attractions that I absolutely do not deserve. In point of fact, if

redcoast knew the extent of my lack of attractiveness to women, she might well think that she has offered Mystery Benefactor, not a reward, but a punishment.