Just a little insight into how it all came together at the end.
Up until tonight I had no idea who, if anyone, might be waiting in the wings. Although I hoped someone might step forward, I had not contacted anyone or laid any plans.
As the time was slipping away I had three different phone calls/emails from friends wanting to do more. I personally had reached my own limit, but the generosity of the others inspired my wife and I to dig a little deeper.
We truly had no master plan to snipe the bid at the end - it simply kind of fell together. I submitted my bids with a few minutes remaining to give Michael a short window to respond, and fully expected that he would top our efforts. Not until a few minutes after it was over did I even tally up the MK totals.
Once again, my hat is off to every single participant on the thread, all the way through.