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So after my post about getting ripped off over Thanksgiving weekend, I wasn't really all that mad. More like just mildly melancholy that once again, humanity had raced for the bottom, and achieved that goal. I was griping about it, because, fuckit, my blog.
What I was not expecting was a reader to suddenly drop a C-note via PayPal to me. Wow. That was beyond awesome dude. In the realm of "it's the thought that counts" both the thought, and the implementation of same...that really kicked ass.
On a larger scale, that's the kind of thing we all can do. Not just for me, but we all know people who had a shitty holiday, or are going to have one, for economic, emotional, whatever reasons. It doesn't have to be a large gift, or one that is hand-made from spit-shined T-Rex corprolites. A paypal donation, a gift card, shit, a ten spot in a hallmark card for that matter. Or just a phone call even. Even something that takes almost no real effort or work can make a monstrous difference to someone in a jam.
If you want my idea of "charity" that's what it is. Doing something small to help someone you know out. Even if they don't technically "need" it. Sometimes, the thought behind the gift is even more important. I know it was for Melissa and I.
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Posted by John C. Welch at 12:42 | Permalink
©2003-until I'm fucking dead and then some. you steal my shit, and I will fuck with you like you were a lonely shepherd's slowest sheep.
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