The donation to reach the Keep TBP Fighting annual goal was just made in honor of El Coyote (EC) by a generous long-time TBP contributor. I’m blown away by the generosity of everyone who has donated their hard earned money to support this dysfunctional, raucous, intellectually stimulating family of shit throwing monkeys.
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As you may or may not have noticed, the Keep TBP Fighting Thermometer blew its top today. I went to my PO Box and it was flooded with envelopes, along with a box containing delicious fudge and caramel toppings and a nice craft beer from Dan. I have been flabbergasted by the generosity of you all. You don’t realize how much I appreciate your financial, moral, and intellectual support. Everyone who writes, comments, reads or donates to this site is part of the TBP family. You all makes this site what it has become – our very own Cheers – where everyone doesn’t know your name – but they know your alias.
You may find it hard to believe, but I’ve kept every envelope and personal note written to me over the years. I promise to destroy them when the DHS is using a battering ram on my front door. Even though I’ve received dozens of generous donations and a few more people have signed up to the monthly subscription, I’d like to give a special shout out to Hugh – who has donated a phenomenal amount of money to the cause this year and in prior years. But every person who has contributed gets my appreciation. Every dime is being used to enable me to eventually do this full-time.
When I am sitting in bed writing something or finding something interesting to post I don’t normally think about how thousands of my virtual friends will be reading it or chuckling at some goofy picture or cartoon. Knowing there are thousands of people out there like myself is sustaining during this crazy time in the world. It gives me hope. I’ll keep plugging away and I hope you keep stopping by.
If you look at the Keep TBP Fighting Meter on the right side of the page you will see that the $10,000 needed to pay the annual expenses of the site has been achieved. I received two extremely generous donations in the last two days that pushed the total to our goal.
I can’t thank all of the generous people enough for the support you’ve shown to me over the years and particularly this year when it looked like I had lost my battle with the forces of evil trying to silence the truth.
I’d love to post all your names, but that would make it a lot easier for the NSA and DHS to round you up for the long trip to the TBP FEMA Camp. Boy will we have a good time there someday talking about all the good times on TBP.
Running this site on a daily basis can sometimes be depressing. The last week has been very difficult. Now, whenever a regular commenter doesn’t make a comment for a few days I get worried. Where are you Sensetti and Hope?
You get to see what I’m thinking every day. Avalon can confirm that I can be a moody son of a bitch and it is reflected on the site. I go through weeks where I can’t bring myself to write anything and then some days I feel like writing five articles. Those are the ups and downs of life.
I hope I’ve created a forum where people feel comfortable discussing whatever they want to discuss. The lack of moderation and censorship is a choice I’ve made for better or for worse. Those with a thin skin or aversion to foul language will probably not stick around. But these are tough times and sometimes require rough language and bluntness, not allowed on mainstream media sites.
I hope the expensive steps we’ve taken to protect the site from attack will succeed in deterring the bad guys, but we all know the NSA, Google and the rest of the corporatocracy will stop at nothing to protect their power and wealth. I’m sure a future article will piss someone off enough to focus their ire on TBP again.
Again, I thank all of the great people who have saved this site from extinction through their generosity. You deserve a big round of applause.
And a special thank you to AWD. Until we meet again Doc.
Before I enter the two day whirlwind of family and friends coming and going at the Quinn household, I wanted to post a Christmas greeting and thank you to all TBP readers, members, contributors, and commentors, who have contributed to this truth seeking effort. I read many other excellent blogs, but only TBP has the kind of intelligent, funny, and sometimes nasty commentary that is both entertaining and informative. I think the average IQ and social intelligence of the average TBP reader/commentor is far above what you will find among the unwashed masses. There are a few dolts among our members, and they know who they are (bb). I know you have taught me far more than I’ve taught others.
Personally this was an extremely heart breaking year for me and my family as we lost my father-in-law Ray Romano, my young niece Jen Romano, and my son’s best friend Tyler Rizol far too soon. These tragic deaths, along with other family medical issues, made this one of the saddest years of our lives. But life must go on. The entire Romano clan will gather at our house today and we’ll honor the memories of the patriarch and my niece. We’ll light three candles on the center island as a remembrance of those we’ve lost.
I’ve had plenty of issues with the site this year and had to switch server companies for the 3rd time. The technical side of running a website is not interesting to me. The site loading problems and attacks from outside parties (yes NSA- I mean you) almost convinced me to throw in the towel. But, it seems some patchwork done by a couple new vendors has fixed the issues. That, and paying ten times as much for my server as I did in previous years, has allowed people to actually log-on and read the site.
TBP will end up 2013 with over 5 million visitors. That’s not bad for a blog I do in my spare time, with most of the articles written on my laptop while I sit in bed watching Duck Dynasty (just kidding). Sometimes the daily grind of keeping the site interesting can wear me down. I’m particularly crotchety on those days. I really appreciate when the other great contributors post their insights. It takes the load off my shoulders. AWD, Stuck, Harry P, and the other regular contributors are all owed a round of applause for their effort.
Lastly, I’d like to thank all of the generous readers who have supported TBP with their kind donations. I would like to list everyone by name, but I think most want to be anonymous. I’ve kept every letter and envelope that has ever been sent to me. They are piled up next to my computer. That will make it much easier for DHS to track you down when they kick in my door and take me away to the FEMA blogger camp.
I hope the readers of TBP have learned something over the last four years. I consider my efforts to be a crusade on behalf of my three sons and their future unborn children. I try to stay focused on the big picture and not be distracted by the day to day minutia from the propaganda arm of the establishment. I think we’ve opened the eyes of some people. I think we are starting to turn the tide. I think we’re on the right side of history. A tipping point will be reached and I don’t think it is too far away. I’ll keep slogging away and seeking the truth. There isn’t much more I can do.
Thank you for keeping this place interesting. I hope you all have a joyous fun-filled Christmas. There will be plenty of time for doom in the new year. For now, just enjoy the embrace of your family and tell them you love them.
