Jim, didn't invite us. We just barged in and took over his family room, living room, bedrooms, bathrooms, porches and the kitchen.
Our monthly donation to Free Republic for most us is the best dollar value we invest each month. It works out to pennies per hour on line.
Now give me one of Jim's beers, pass his cheese and his Moose fritters over here. You know Jim with all this money we donate, should have better beer, cheese and Moose fritters.
okay, that conversation convinced me. i spent a couple years parked on Jim's porch swing
just, well, being a grampa on a porch swing, having an occasional cold beer and trying
to pay attention to the amazing collective wisdom, intuitiveness, and spontaneity of those who
hang around here.
i've got to admit that FR provides mental sustenance to those of us who put in 40+ a week,
and don't want to sacrifice our kids' and grandkids' futures to the likes of tiny tom dashole,
little peter jennings, dan "what's the frequency" blather, and the entire hitlary, rosie, babs crew.
i didn't even know what an anti-federalist was until i started hanging around Jim's place.
all-in-all, the beer's cold, the food's great, and the company and companionship,
though sometimes cantankerous, is wonderful.
i freeploaded for four years, so i don't feel too bad about carrying a few folks who, like me,
might end up liking this place and become regulars. if every FReeper gave a buck a quarter,
we wouldn't need fundraisers.
so if i give a buck a day, i can help subsidize around 90 others, and some of them just might
realize what we've got here, and pick up what they can (and are comfortable with).
well, that's about it from the porch swing... i guess i'll talk to BADJOE and rottibiz now.