Category: Friends and Family

Grandson #2 just put in an appearance, over in Johannesburg.  Everyone is doing fine.

Yes, I think a little single malt is called for.

…as the moneylenders say.

This is the last week of the annual “Stop GlobalMegaBankCorp From Throwing Kim Into Debtor’s Prison” fundraiser.

Give like it’s the last call before the Apocalypse*.

*Okay, I’m not quite sure what that means, either, but imagine that this poor girl needs clothing, and give accordingly.

I’m helping a good family friend move house today — from an apartment in Richardson (just outside Dallas) to somewhere the other side of nowhere — between Anna and Paris, TX as far as I can make out.

I didn’t even know there were people out there.  Anyway, I have my passport if necessary.

Blogging may be a little light tomorrow, depending on how long the whole thing takes, but there ya go.

At least I’ll get to stop at Buc-ee’s on the way back for a pulled pork sammich…

As we enter Week 3 of the annual Help Keep The Repo Man From Kim’s Door event, please let me first thank all those of you who have made donations already, from the blogger who I happen to know is himself struggling, to the Regular Readers whose names I recognize, and to the Readers whom I don’t.

Thank you, one and all.

And to those who haven’t yet stepped up to the (collection) plate, please do so if it’s at all possible.

Honestly, it’s your responses and donations that make blogging worthwhile — I don’t do this for the money (or else I’d have ads and paid advertorials all over the place), nor do I write these daily missives for some kind of self-justification.

But it really is nice to be appreciated, and your generosity shows me that, in spades.  Thank you.

One last thing.  This website is having increasing issues with connectivity — I get those “dropped connections” notices often, sometimes as I’m writing the posts themselves and sometimes when I try to respond in Comments.  Even my emails crash when I try to respond to messages. It’s not my wi-fi at home, it is very definitely happening at Hosting Matters, so please be patient as TS II and I try to resolve the thing.

I have no idea why this is going on — it’s a damn nuisance — but I am aware of the situation.  If you’re having problems commenting, just wait a few minutes and try again, as I do.  Sorry about all that, but it’s outside my control.

Over at the brilliant Day By Day website, Chris Muir has been forced to bring forward his annual fundraiser because of the current Biden economy…

…and so have I.

I cannot tell you how much the economy — most specifically, Bidenflation — has eaten away at my paltry income.  Over the past two years, the value of my safety net account has dropped by over 70% as New Wife and I have struggled to make ends meet.  And believe me, we’ve pared back on our spending, whether it’s on groceries, clothing or anything else that one needs to keep alive.  Forget luxuries.

I’ve sold all the guns I can, a couple at a loss even, and there’s nothing else left to sell.

The only small consolation is that we’ve managed to keep our credit card balance really low, so as to minimize the monthly payments.

Now we’re at rock bottom, where any kind of unforeseen demand will push us over the edge.  We can’t afford to put any large expenses on a credit card because then we’d be unable to make even the minimum payment.

This website is my only source of income.  Those of you who make a monthly contribution to Patreon have my eternal thanks, because that amount has oftentimes kept us afloat.

Now I’m asking for your help, and I hope everybody can be at least a little generous.  Yes, I’m aware that everyone is under financial pressure, so what I’m asking may be too much.

And yes, it hurts to be so needy, and so desperate.  But there it is.

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For the next couple weeks we will be hosting New Wife’s son and daughter-in-law as they flee (temporarily) their South African home for springtime in Texas.

None of that matters, because they will be bringing our* precious granddaughter with them:

…so the fortnight will be spent in Grandparent Heaven, and posting may be a little light other than the regular features such as the Caption Competition, Monday Funnies, Art / Culture Saturday and Classic Beauty, which I’ve already pre-loaded.

*I say “our” because my own kids have proven to be completely useless at the Grandchild Production business, so I take them where I can.
There’s another grandchild lurking in the above pic, but we won’t be able to see that one until it’s born in August.