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January fundraiser [sticky; new posts below] [Thursday update] [Final update]

Start the New Year off right: support freedom by giving me some of your money!

Or if that doesn’t resonate with you as a pitch, let me know. I can do pity, too.

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update: about half-way home for the month. Thanks to all who’ve contributed!

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update 2: Thanks to all who’ve contributed this month. I’ll leave the post up through today, then it will disappear into the mists of time. Like so much…uh, mist.

74 Replies to “January fundraiser [sticky; new posts below] [Thursday update] [Final update]”

mojo says:

January 4, 2011 at 10:58 am

I find threats of bodily violence work well, depending on circumstances. As somebody said: “You can get further with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word.”
Jeff G. says:

January 4, 2011 at 2:28 pm

Thanks Lillian, Christopher, and John B.!
Jeff G. says:

January 4, 2011 at 3:02 pm

Thanks, John S!
Jeff G. says:

January 4, 2011 at 4:30 pm

Thanks, Jonah!
Jeff G. says:

January 4, 2011 at 4:43 pm

Thanks, GeoffB!
Jeff G. says:

January 4, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Thanks, bh.
bh says:

January 4, 2011 at 7:48 pm

Hey, wait, I didn’t get an exclamation mark.

Next time you’re getting a ton of pennies (some Canadian!) in the mail, mister.
Jeff G. says:

January 4, 2011 at 8:18 pm

Thanks LMC and Kendra!

Oh. And !

(for you, bh. Apologies.)
bh says:

January 4, 2011 at 8:36 pm

Okay, dimes.
Jeff G. says:

January 4, 2011 at 8:41 pm

Thanks RTO and Maggie!

!
dicentra says:

January 4, 2011 at 9:47 pm

Who you gonna pity? Da foo’?

I’m afraid I don’t qualify, even if I do say so myself.
Jeff G. says:

January 5, 2011 at 7:30 am

Thanks to serr8d, Richard, and Brian!
The Sanity Inspector says:

January 5, 2011 at 9:05 am

One of the greatest appeals for tips I ever read was by Fred Reed:

Panhandling is not particularly pleasant, or I’d be sitting outside the subway jiggling a McDonald’s cup seeded with bait change. Fact is, though, costs attach to producing these eruptions of outrage and sedition — not much more than $1K a year in direct costs, but lots more in time which, for a freelance purveyor of lies and distortion, is money lost. Granted, you didn’t ask me to do it. You don’t owe me anything. On the other hand, these curiosities seem to amuse a lot of people, who of course may have too much time on their hands.

This isn’t a strong-arm approach. The column will continue anyway. I’m not actually dying. Why, you might ask, should you pay for my hobby when I don’t pay for your hang-gliding? Think about something else. But in a moment of reduced alertness, especially if you are filthy rich from exploiting orphans and oppressing children in iron lungs, a few small bucks would sure help.
Jeff G. says:

January 5, 2011 at 9:11 am

I like my begging to be more pithy, TSI.
John Bradley says:

January 5, 2011 at 9:31 am

Howzabout “If you’re a regular reader of this site, pay the man already. Or pith off.”
Jeff G. says:

January 5, 2011 at 9:51 am

Thanks, John H!
Jeff G. says:

January 5, 2011 at 2:57 pm

Thanks, David L!
Jeff G. says:

January 5, 2011 at 4:16 pm

Thanks to James L.!
cranky-d says:

January 5, 2011 at 5:01 pm

That’s me at 17.
Dewclaw says:

January 5, 2011 at 10:28 pm

Jeff, maybe the degenerates here would be interested in a “Classical Liberals Calendar” with Classical Liberal hotties in sexy poses and revealing clothing.

Where are all the smoking hot Classical Liberal hotties at?

:)

…. or you could hold a carwash with Hooter’s girls. I’m just saying…
Jeff G. says:

January 5, 2011 at 10:43 pm

Thanks, Dave O’C!
Jeff G. says:

January 5, 2011 at 10:43 pm

I’ll do the calendar, but only if I get to pose in the background of each month….
Lost My Cookies says:

January 6, 2011 at 7:41 am

If there’s a calendar, I want to be October. So I can pose in my assless Batman suit. I’ve had it for years and I’ve only been able to wear it a couple of times, and I’m worried that it’ll go just that little bit out of style and I’ll have to buy a new one. Nipples and Chuck Taylors are still “in” for assless Batsuits, right?
Dewclaw says:

January 6, 2011 at 7:51 am

OK… it is possible that made me “lose my cookies.”

;)
Lost My Cookies says:

January 6, 2011 at 8:02 am

So that’s a firm “no” on the Clooney nipples?
Jeff G. says:

January 6, 2011 at 8:47 am

Thanks, Thomas!
John Bradley says:

January 6, 2011 at 9:33 am

This thread has sort of a Romper Room magic mirror vibe going on.

“I see Happy, and Nishi, and little Billy Yelverton down in Tennessee… Oh, and there’s Patrick in Los Angeles, with his briefcase!”
Mueller says:

January 6, 2011 at 9:50 am

Once again I find myself having to deal with the dark underbelly of society and my own depravity in order to raise funds. Damn good thing crack addicts are so needy. Soon as I dump this mint 2006 Buick LaSabre I scored for fifty bucks and some rock, I’ll send you a couple of bucks.
Jeff G. says:

January 6, 2011 at 9:55 am

Thanks, Brad M!
Jeff G. says:

January 6, 2011 at 4:08 pm

Thanks, Charles and Fred!
guinsPen says:

January 6, 2011 at 5:36 pm

I’ll kick in as soon as I verify that CHKDSK has indeed compacted my security descriptor stream.

So, tomorrow.
Pablo says:

January 6, 2011 at 6:09 pm

Thanks, Barack! I just got laid off. Happy New Year!
newrouter says:

January 6, 2011 at 6:15 pm

mr. pablo think of it as “funemployment”. good luck.
guinsPen says:

January 6, 2011 at 7:17 pm

Don’t don’t donate, say yeah!
bh says:

January 6, 2011 at 7:23 pm

Shit, sorry to hear that Pablo.
Jeff G. says:

January 6, 2011 at 7:59 pm

That sucks, Pablo. What business you in? Maybe we can network you.
Jeff G. says:

January 6, 2011 at 7:59 pm

Thanks, TerryH!
Pablo says:

January 6, 2011 at 9:36 pm

Telcom infrastructure. Design and/or build, whatever we can get our hands on. Which ain’t so much these days. We ain’t been stimulated.

Fuck it. I’m going to Disneyland! Where I’ll gaze longingly over the fence. Maybe I’ll leave a bobblehead Obama as a sacrifice.
Jeff G. says:

January 6, 2011 at 10:18 pm

Thanks, Stephen!
Mueller says:

January 7, 2011 at 7:11 am

Sorry to hear that Pablo.
BJTex says:

January 7, 2011 at 7:26 am

Oh, man, Pablo, you and I will speak soon on this. My heart goes out to you.
Jeff G. says:

January 7, 2011 at 7:37 am

Okay. Who here has connections in telcom? I have friends who work in sales, but not in infrastructure. What do your prospects with other companies look like, Pablo? My only frame of reference with Telcom is that my friends would move from company to company every few years, depending on who was “hot” at the time.
Jeff G. says:

January 7, 2011 at 7:55 am

Thanks, Patrick!
Pablo says:

January 7, 2011 at 8:26 am

My only frame of reference with Telcom is that my friends would move from company to company every few years, depending on who was “hot” at the time.

That’s not far off the mark. Thing is, on the construction end, nobody’s hot right now. We were fat and happy for years with FIOS, but that’s winding down as far as the outside contractors go. At least around here.

I’ve got some places to check with, and if push comes to shove I’ll go sling drinks someplace. I also need to figure out why the terms “underground economy” and “remote cabin” keep appearing in my head. But first, I’m going to Cali!

Thanks for the love, y’all.
Jeff G. says:

January 7, 2011 at 8:29 am

I have a friend who works for either Quest or Comcast in that line, Pablo. Here in CO. Give me the word and I’ll give him a shout out.
Jeff G. says:

January 7, 2011 at 8:38 am

Thanks, Don!
Pablo says:

January 7, 2011 at 9:16 am

Thanks, Jeff. I’ve got contacts at Comcast in MA, and they’re on my list. I’m not looking to relocate just yet, but I’ll keep that in mind.
BJTex says:

January 7, 2011 at 9:19 am

Pablo: Check your E-Mail.
Lost My Cookies says:

January 7, 2011 at 10:23 am

Pablo,

Know anything about datacenter design? Storage mostly.
Pablo says:

January 7, 2011 at 10:48 am

LMC, my datacenter experience is largely limited to connecting them to the rest of the world.
Lost My Cookies says:

January 7, 2011 at 11:17 am

Shit. Company I work for is very big in MA.
Jeff G. says:

January 7, 2011 at 2:29 pm

Thanks, Adriane!
guinsPen says:

January 7, 2011 at 7:56 pm

in lieu of personal gratitudes to us,
grat instead all the little penguins,
without whom we would not be possible.
…
please.
guinsPen says:

January 7, 2011 at 8:06 pm

*sniffle…*
guinsPen says:

January 7, 2011 at 8:37 pm

and where is sacheen littlefeather,
now that we really need her?
Jeff G. says:

January 7, 2011 at 9:12 pm

Thanks, guinsPen!
guinsPen says:

January 7, 2011 at 9:37 pm

you blew
my robert
gordon orr
Jeff G. says:

January 8, 2011 at 12:22 pm

Thanks, Nancy!

I’m at my son’s wrestling meet today, then going to his birthday party later this afternoon. Have a good day, all!
Big Bang Hunter says:

January 8, 2011 at 1:02 pm

***Breaking News***

– FOX is reporting that Arizona Congresswoman Giffords has been shot.
Rupert says:

January 8, 2011 at 9:15 pm

Sorry Jeff, all my teams are losing. I wish that wrestling was on the betting cards. It is the only sport my family cleaned up on. I should do well on Purdue and Wisconsin basketball fun. Some of the people I lost to are getting interested in your writing – but what do they know.
Mueller says:

January 9, 2011 at 6:23 am

I got to part out that buick ’cause it doesn’t have a clear title. I’m dumpin the parts out in Indiana and Iowa through a third party who wants to be paid in crystal meth. The biker dudes who deal meth want to know if I can fence some Harly parts. This is getting more complicated than I planned.
Diana says:

January 9, 2011 at 7:30 am

There you go, Jeff. That’s the last for a little while … I just got laid off.

Sorry to hear of yours, Pablo.
Jeff G. says:

January 9, 2011 at 8:18 am

Thanks alpuccino and Diana!
Jeff G. says:

January 9, 2011 at 9:01 am

Sorry to hear that Diana. How are your prospects? You’re in Canada, aren’t you?
Diana says:

January 9, 2011 at 9:56 am

Thanks, Jeff. Prospects dim at my age for “being employed”, thanks. Yes, Canada … hence the icon “BendoverBear”. I’ll just re-re-create myself and go back to working for me … it was much more satisfying. I’ve got some mad skilz. I’ll be fine.
Jeff G. says:

January 9, 2011 at 11:40 am

Thanks, Lamont!
Jeff G. says:

January 9, 2011 at 12:08 pm

Thanks, Brett!
guinsPen says:

January 9, 2011 at 4:06 pm

He just can’t help himself with the repeated lewd texting, can he.

And repeated lude retiring, too.
guinsPen says:

January 9, 2011 at 4:22 pm

he retired a Vike
or two
in his time.
godspeed mister faver.
Jeff G. says:

January 10, 2011 at 8:19 am

Thanks, Matthew!
Jeff G. says:

January 10, 2011 at 9:13 pm

Thanks, Bill!
Jeff G. says:

January 10, 2011 at 10:24 pm

Thanks, Evan! (For some reason, I didn’t receive a notification this afternoon. Apologies for the delay in responding.)
Jeff G. says:

January 11, 2011 at 7:43 am

Thanks, Sarah!
alppuccino says:

January 11, 2011 at 9:13 am

Thanks alpuccino and Diana!

Great. Now everyone knows I put my name on Diana’s gift.

There must be another more foolproof strategy.