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BuckPshrink
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Lot of us outa-towners would like a V-poker tournament! Could even have a room in the arcade w/ admission by paypal? Just a thought. 
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BuckeyeSkins
Go Bucks/Hail to the Redskins!!
Check is made out, in the mailbox waiting for the postperson to pick it up. Glad to help as always.
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Weekend Total: $675
Good initial surge but we have to keep it rolling!
Please post when you contribute so we can lavish the rep and praise :)
Good initial surge but we have to keep it rolling!
Please post when you contribute so we can lavish the rep and praise :)
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Come on gang, most folks here can afford to chip in $5-$10 via PayPal...just think how bad it would suck to not have BP.
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Absolutely right MILI !MililaniBuckeye;846325; said:
This is cheaper than having your own website. I know because I do.
There are some great Buckeye fans here so you are in great company.
I usually don't donate to anything but I did here.
So dig in and help, you can't go wrong.
This is not a paid political endordement.
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Just as a quick aside, and thanks to all involved, I have an appointment set for tomorrow to have the 'urgent' tooth looked at by a local dentist. This is only possible because of this drive, which is one of those situations where 'thanks' doesn't really cover the sentiment.
The drive is also going to help us make better and more frequent back-ups of the site (which doesn't impact our day to day use, but will be nice if we ever suffer a catastrophic event with the server), and will allow us to introduce a new feature once Jelsoft is done with it. Moreover, it's going to allow us to implement some 'SEO' (Search Engine Optimization) software, which will increase our unregistered eyeballs, which will increase our adviews, which will help get rid of the monthly loss we represent to Sportswar currently -- the benefit there is doing what we can to help them survive and prosper, as this does the same for us in the face of steadily growing expenses.
Finally, we will still be taking a % of the donations and giving to a local cause. Unless there's good support for some specific alternative (and I'm open to anything), that will probably be a Columbus-area no-kill shelter. There are tons of worthwhile causes out there, but this allows the biggest bang for a relatively small number of bucks.
The Spring Drive is about contributing to BP (and more recently, my situation, which has been both regrettable, but also a saving grace), but that has never come with the sole stipulation that it be money. The bpWiki needs YOUR knowledge. A little bit of sharing and typing goes a long way, and represents another opportunity for the community to create its own content.
So thanks again! Will let you all know how the appointment goes tomorrow. If I'm lucky, I still just need a root canal. :) See? Another reason to give -- if you hate me, then some of your money goes towards my pain! Win win!
The drive is also going to help us make better and more frequent back-ups of the site (which doesn't impact our day to day use, but will be nice if we ever suffer a catastrophic event with the server), and will allow us to introduce a new feature once Jelsoft is done with it. Moreover, it's going to allow us to implement some 'SEO' (Search Engine Optimization) software, which will increase our unregistered eyeballs, which will increase our adviews, which will help get rid of the monthly loss we represent to Sportswar currently -- the benefit there is doing what we can to help them survive and prosper, as this does the same for us in the face of steadily growing expenses.
Finally, we will still be taking a % of the donations and giving to a local cause. Unless there's good support for some specific alternative (and I'm open to anything), that will probably be a Columbus-area no-kill shelter. There are tons of worthwhile causes out there, but this allows the biggest bang for a relatively small number of bucks.
The Spring Drive is about contributing to BP (and more recently, my situation, which has been both regrettable, but also a saving grace), but that has never come with the sole stipulation that it be money. The bpWiki needs YOUR knowledge. A little bit of sharing and typing goes a long way, and represents another opportunity for the community to create its own content.
So thanks again! Will let you all know how the appointment goes tomorrow. If I'm lucky, I still just need a root canal. :) See? Another reason to give -- if you hate me, then some of your money goes towards my pain! Win win!
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If only 1/4 of the active membership (not total membership, but active membership) gave just $5, we'd more than meet our goal...
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Just got back from the dentist, who was even better than the last one.
It seems I had been abscessed for about 7-8 months. Bad, I know. Worked it's way up into or around my sinuses, and had tried to dig a hole out through the side of my gums. Anyway, we got in there today, were in a chair immediately, and after a single xray, he went to work. As I sit here, the tooth is filled after a root canal, he was able to salvage it (HUGE news, particularly considering I almost pulled it out myself two days ago, had sterilized a pair of channel locks and everything (I know how stupid and dangerous that would have been, but sometimes you have to face certain realities and opt for the lesser of two evils)).
So that is outstanding. As I sit here, I'm still numb, but there's no pain. I'm on a week's worth of antibiotics to clear the infection, and I get to consider myself lucky that I didn't end up with sepsis and/or endocarditis because of it. Little question that unchecked pockets of spreading liquid toxicity is a bad thing. :)
Again, this simply would not have been possible without this drive, so once again, I owe this community more than I can fully understand, adequately express, or even properly reciprocate. I don't think I realized before how much of a nagging presence the pain and threat of the obvious infection played in the back of my head, I felt like I left the office with about 100 pounds removed from my shoulders.
Still more work to do, but this office is fantastic. They're right around the corner, and they just said to call whenever I'm having a 'good' enough day that I can make it over, and they'll try to squeeze me in. Compare that to the last place who told me not to bother calling again after we missed a second appointment (one where we ended up in the hospital instead while trying to get there), and I think I found a home.
So to give an unsolicited good word to an outstanding dentist, office, and support staff -- anyone who needs any sort of work done would do well to visit Dr. Bradley Blair at 1101 Norton Road, Galloway (614) 878-8303. The guy is a self-proclaimed 'rabid' Buckeye fan as well, and hopped on to the site after our appointment, so if you're reading this, thanks so much, HUGE relief to have this done, and I literally look forward to returning. If you register, let us know so we can give you some vBux for making those xrays free as your own contribution to my embarrassing cause. :)
The whole root canal and related work couldn't have taken more than an hour, and it was entirely uneventful and painless. He was attentive and quick, talked me through what he was doing and when, was pleasant and professional -- you literally can't ask for more from any health care provider.
Before anyone thinks I'm getting freebies for talking him up -- nope, lol, I'm just giddy that this is one less thing that could turn into a bigger disaster. I really didn't expect it to be salvageable, I mean, half of what was above the gum line had broken off and away. It's also nice to have one less thing causing pain.
So thanks again everyone, so much. And on that note, I'm going to go sleep for half a day to recover, amazing how hard getting around kicks my ass.
It seems I had been abscessed for about 7-8 months. Bad, I know. Worked it's way up into or around my sinuses, and had tried to dig a hole out through the side of my gums. Anyway, we got in there today, were in a chair immediately, and after a single xray, he went to work. As I sit here, the tooth is filled after a root canal, he was able to salvage it (HUGE news, particularly considering I almost pulled it out myself two days ago, had sterilized a pair of channel locks and everything (I know how stupid and dangerous that would have been, but sometimes you have to face certain realities and opt for the lesser of two evils)).
So that is outstanding. As I sit here, I'm still numb, but there's no pain. I'm on a week's worth of antibiotics to clear the infection, and I get to consider myself lucky that I didn't end up with sepsis and/or endocarditis because of it. Little question that unchecked pockets of spreading liquid toxicity is a bad thing. :)
Again, this simply would not have been possible without this drive, so once again, I owe this community more than I can fully understand, adequately express, or even properly reciprocate. I don't think I realized before how much of a nagging presence the pain and threat of the obvious infection played in the back of my head, I felt like I left the office with about 100 pounds removed from my shoulders.
Still more work to do, but this office is fantastic. They're right around the corner, and they just said to call whenever I'm having a 'good' enough day that I can make it over, and they'll try to squeeze me in. Compare that to the last place who told me not to bother calling again after we missed a second appointment (one where we ended up in the hospital instead while trying to get there), and I think I found a home.
So to give an unsolicited good word to an outstanding dentist, office, and support staff -- anyone who needs any sort of work done would do well to visit Dr. Bradley Blair at 1101 Norton Road, Galloway (614) 878-8303. The guy is a self-proclaimed 'rabid' Buckeye fan as well, and hopped on to the site after our appointment, so if you're reading this, thanks so much, HUGE relief to have this done, and I literally look forward to returning. If you register, let us know so we can give you some vBux for making those xrays free as your own contribution to my embarrassing cause. :)
The whole root canal and related work couldn't have taken more than an hour, and it was entirely uneventful and painless. He was attentive and quick, talked me through what he was doing and when, was pleasant and professional -- you literally can't ask for more from any health care provider.
Before anyone thinks I'm getting freebies for talking him up -- nope, lol, I'm just giddy that this is one less thing that could turn into a bigger disaster. I really didn't expect it to be salvageable, I mean, half of what was above the gum line had broken off and away. It's also nice to have one less thing causing pain.
So thanks again everyone, so much. And on that note, I'm going to go sleep for half a day to recover, amazing how hard getting around kicks my ass.
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