LOL Kathy, it's no problem really. You probably don't remember, but you did help us out. I knew from other people's problems (remember the lady who needed money to buy a headstone for her husband?) that it would be futile to ask for money. What I did instead was put up on offer all of my services -- editing, proof reading, website building, plus some of my programs that pay an immediate direct return. Your help came because (like you always do when asked) you posted my offers in your forums and let all your friends know about what was going on.
Admittedly out of all that, the only thing I had to show for it was a single $50 website sale through Netfirms. I appreciated the sale, but with a combined total of almost 10,000 people (judging by the overall "network" that should theoretically exist through my friends' networks) viewing my offers, it wasn't an encouraging return.
Don't take it personally. People are just like that.
And don't worry. Your kindness over the years will come back to you in large measure. Tara and I are doing some stuff online that's going to pay us very well by next spring, and we're going to fund your way in to that program. For now, unfortunately, we're still living on my musician's wages and Tara's (soon to expire) disability payments. Should be an interesting Christmas...somewhere between having not quite enough, but knowing we're going to have more than enough soon...weird feeling.
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