I am eternally thankful for the Dkos community for their generosity and understanding. We received 81 donation over paypal totaling almost $3200.00 from my desparate plea in my last diary, at Soapbox4truth, and at Conyersblog (Titled, ATTENTION: CB Colleagues and Fellow Bloggers! on page 2, scroll 2/3rds down). The response to my plea has enriched my faith in humanity and the netroots community.
My apologies for the delay on the final update. I certainly had a busy weekend, which was complicated by my ISP shutting me down for-- wait for it-- non-payment. Can you believe it?
Many many thanks to he kossacks here at dkos! My family and I are in great debt to the kindness you have shown. I know we are mostly strangers and only know each other across cyberspace. We would even know it if we passed each other walking down the street. But even so, you opened up your hearts to our plight and for this we are truly touched. Know well that your efforts have bought us the necessary time for us to reach stable ground and I know it is time I cannot waste. I must move with a purpose and I must find stable ground and employment or lest I waste everyones generosity.
Part of the creed of an military officer is that his/her word is his/her bond. I will not waste the time you have bought. On this you have my word.
Patience does not seem to be a word people are familiar with right now. One thing I have learned from my military career is that there are times to "move with a purpose" and there are times when patience is the call and it is a wise person will learn and know the differnce. For those who must know, I had a one-time job of removing a tree. When the job was finished last night I had: one cord of wood, a little cash, and a completely exhausted mind and body.
So I took the time to reflect upon the events of the last 96 hours and come away with some lessons learned, which I will share with everyone in this update. It is only in this way people and organizations can improve as a person and a group. [And isn't this what's truly wrong with America today? The inability for individuals or groups to accept responsibility and correct what went wrong.] I hope everyone else will do likewise.
The first thing I came away and have learned is the power of suggestion truly is a powerful tool, even if it is intended or not.
Here we go again... (46+ / 0-)
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It's only a matter of time before you guys start getting scammed. It's as though no one learned their lessons from the Buffy ordeal.
by kos on Thu Nov 16, 2006 at 06:53:20 PM EST
of which I recommended and replied
I had serious misgivings (14+ / 0-)
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about doing this. Only after encouragement from some close friends at soapbox4truth who are also kossacks did I decide to do this.
I understand the concern of being scammed. Therefore, I will email you verifying information to set a precedent.
by wolverine 06 on Thu Nov 16, 2006 at 07:11:57 PM EST
Secondly, it has also been said that these types of diaries detract from the true political diaries. IMHO, these types of diaries are a direct result of the neglect that social programs have suffered under the Republicans. It is a political statement that we will take care of our own and is a positive alternative substituting for what is now lacking in America: a viable safety net for families when things go wrong. Politicians and our government should be ashamed that these types of diaries even exist.
Finally, for those who think, for whatever reason, I was/am attempting to scam the Dkos community like "Buffy", I will bare my soul one last time. However, I also want to re-emphasize one more time, that I wrote this diary from my heart and because I knew of no other recourse. I felt I had no other options. I would not even be able to write this update if it weren't for the care and concern shown by the dkos community.
UPDATE:
I just uploaded these to my ISP:
Commission
Notice to Quit