It’s Thanksgiving today, the quintessential American holiday that involves eating too much, watching too much football (both college and pro), and napping on the couch thanks to an overdose of tryptophan. No celebration of Thanksgiving would be completely without actually giving thanks, and since this is my first Thanksgiving as owner and operator of PopFi, I figured I may as well be a little thankful.
First and foremost, I have to thank the people who started this site, and who worked so hard to get it off the ground before I even joined up. Specifically Adams Briscoe, the guy who came up with the idea of the site and who worked tirelessly to get it up and running (and who still chips in to help me out when I’m having technical problems or when I need advice). I’m grateful that you even saw fit to let me take over the ship before I bought it, buddy.
Also, I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank the hardworking writing staff, all of whom are still hard at work at sites of their own. So Trace (Newscoma), Steph (The Squirrel Queen), and AJ (Stalking With the Stars), thank you all for all the hours you put into the site, writing articles, finding stories, and generally busting your tails months before I joined the crew. I’d also like to thank Andrew, RJ, and Liz for all their hard work back in the day.
Stephanie gets extra-special super-bonus thanks for keeping PopFi active and breathing, even after it seemed like the site was going to dry up. Trace gets extra-special super-bonus thanks for pestering Adams until he hired me on as an extra writer. Plus, they both get tons of gratefulness and a round of beer on me for being such good friends to me, and for their unflagging support. I also owe thanks to friends like Jade, Kathy, Jaime, and lots of other people who I’m forgetting (sorry!) for sending me links to whatever weird stuff you find. You guys are awesome.
You know who else is awesome? You guys, the readers. Every eyeball that comes across this site is super important and without you guys there’s no way I could possibly do this. So thanks for reading, thanks for linking, thanks for Tweeting, and thanks for telling your friends.
For all those that celebrate it, have a happy Thanksgiving. For those that don’t celebrate it, have a happy Thursday. Posting will resume in earnest tomorrow, but now it’s time to gorge myself on turkey until I pass out.
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