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I have nearly 17k posts on DU, and was reading it long before I joined up.
In the years I have spent here I have seen my life go through many changes - from getting my first house, to my mom dying along with many others, to my wife getting diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, etc. and so on.
And while I have had friends in real life and family as well I can say that I have been touched more by folks on Du than I have many in my offline life.
Thanks to the vision of Skinner and the work of his Admins we have a little corner of the net where people can come together and call 'home'. Not the traditional home of course, but an online one where can each be ourselves and talk about life and rant/rave about things.
You have all seen me through the worst years of my life. You were there for me when mom died, when things were tight, when it all seemed lost. I had somewhere to turn to, and some people to talk to when I felt at my loneliest.
And I have talked to others here on their worst nights.
When the shit hits the fan we drop all the BS about who we are voting for, the primaries, gun rights, etc, and we have each others' backs. It is like a family reunion every day where no matter what we might argue about in the end we are there for one another.
We argue, we disagree a lot, we fight about everything it seems. But in the end we come together for one another.
I can't donate right now, hopefully I will be able to by the weekend - but with starting a new job and trying to get on my feet it is not easy. If you can I hope you do - because it is an investment for so many here who need this place to sound off on.
We might kick each others' ass once in a while here, but I am damned thankful I have a place to go where I can voice my views. Even when I turn out to be wrong.
This simple little website has gotten me through many a dark night, as it has others.
So here we are, another fund drive to raise money to keep it going.
Not really for Skinner, but for us all.
Yeah, it's just a website to read for some.
But for others here it is so much more. It is an anchor that helps us weather the storms we are in.
It is an online home, filled with an online family we talk to on a regular basis.
It is the little site that could.
Thank you all for the years of great memories and kind words and help. You and this site have made a difference in my life.
-TSS
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