As you all know, blogosphere bandwidth, like fine diamonds and Grey Poupon, is incredibly expensive. In a recent study by foxy commentatrix Michelle Malkin, the cost of bandwith for some nearly staggers the imagination.
Case in point: it takes a cool $8.95 each and every month to keep this blog humming. You heard me right: nearly nine U.S. legal tender smackerinos. And if you did the math, or had a calculator, that'd probably figure out to close to $100 year or something.
Sure, no problem if you're a deep-pockets poobah like Bill Gates or Lileks, but for us struggling scribes who don't have elite five-figure incomes and and army of VC angels, it can mean deciding between a hot meal and voicing our opinion.
What's worse is that the $100 that I personally have to spend to keep this blog going comes directly out of my budget for Pabst Blue Ribbon, or, as I like to put it, "research." And at $9.99 for a 30 pack, that's nearly 300 cans of Milwaukee's classic that could have gone directly into improving my blog-product.
So today, hat in hand, I am asking you to pledge to keep the lights on at iowahawk. Give what you can, but if you can you will be eligible for many fine premiums:
For a donation of a 30 pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon: I will print your name, right here, on the actual blogosphere.
For a donation of a quart or more of Jagermeister: I will refrain from printing your name.
For a donation of a prescription slip for Vicodin or Oxycontin: I will stop blogging altogether for probably two straight weeks.
Remember: give, and give, and give some more, or I will start shilling for Kerry.
Change your moniker to IowaCYCLONE and I'm good for two 30-packs.
Posted by: DarthVOB | July 29, 2004 at 02:44 PM
I'd never seen a picture of the Ass Bandit until yesterday. Have you seen the size of his arms? What's your guess, weight-lifting or power wanking?
Nearly 9 smackerinos, eh? Well, you can always sell the Vespa.
Posted by: spongeworthy | July 28, 2004 at 01:35 PM
How about I throw in a date with Ben Affleck to seal the deal?
Posted by: Rusty Shackleford | July 28, 2004 at 09:43 AM
You get nothing from me until they build a bypass through Ottumwa. It's a drive through HELL!
Posted by: blogbudsman | July 28, 2004 at 07:16 AM
So, um, where is the tip jar? I'll pay big bucks to a Hawkeye to keep him off the Jager.
Posted by: Patrick | July 27, 2004 at 10:10 PM
How about I name my next cat after you?
Posted by: Laurence Simon | July 27, 2004 at 10:04 PM
Gat damn boy, don't you know it's expensive to set up an LLC? What a turd-burgler that man is - literally and figuratively.
Posted by: fat kid | July 27, 2004 at 12:53 PM