Well, calling and giving Anne the CC number worked, but it seems like a lot of work to re-up, and even more for new members.
As for paypal, I used to have an account and loved it, but when they changed their log-in procedure, that booted me off. (they only confirm/ed users via a TEXT message, and with no cell phone, that meant we were done.)
Paper checks - I haven't written a check in years, no reason to start now.
Annual vs Lifetime membership - for me, the Commitment of Funds vs Benefit just isn't there, the discount would need to be somewhere in the 40-50% range for it to be worth it (to me).
And what is this $48 nonsense - all fees should be an even amount - in this case $50. (this does seem a bit steep to read the web site though.)
Oh well, another year.
Dan