About a year ago this month, enough crazy things started happening in the world at once that I could no longer remain a lurker at Daily Kos; I simply had to help raise a fine stink about what the FCC likely had in mind for the Internet, what Comcast likely had in mind for Keith Olbermann & Rachel Maddow, & for that matter what the new freak farm of Republicans definitely had in mind for the entire country.
The Kos community has been as lively, friendly, & helpful as I had hoped it would be. From the lovely fireside gatherings in CityLightsLover's Keith & Rachel discussion diaries, to the wit & wisdom of Ellid's Books So Bad They're Good, to Translator's great & richly detailed rock history series, to TexDem's legendary Mojo Friday, to the rhetorical brilliance & good humor shown by many Kossacks when responding to attempted community disruption (going at least as far back as the late '06 Night Of A Thousand Kerry Diaries), to slinkerwink, MinistryOfTruth, & all others here who have never, ever stopped telling the truth in a world full of vile political lies — Daily Kos provides a home for a clever, driven, & creative host of progressives who I am honored to call friends.
The driving point of this burst of admiration below the Kos Wingding...
To whoever it was who gave me a Lifetime Subscription late last night, I'd just like to say thank you, & I only hope that what I can contribute to this generous community in the future can come close to repaying you for your kindness.