Happy Anniversary

So September 20, 2008 was my first post here.  Of course, I forgot!

Which reminds me, I think I need to team up with Bschooled and get out our collection of Belated Cards for every Occassion.  (My Belated Mother’s Day card)

Anyway, when I started this, it was just a depository for some of my cartoons.  And even though I get excited when I have a record breaking day for hits, I get more jazzed about all the comments.  Thanks to all for all your support the past year.  And for you lurkers…start talking.

Bearman Charity Drive Update

Last week I started the Charity Challenge that allows you to do things like blogroll me, follow me on twitter, tweet about the challenge or post a blog about it.  Details here.  Any of those activities would raise money for the local FreeStore Foodbank to help those in need.

Well week one was a great success and I thank all of you for your efforts.  Keep it going because the challenge runs till the end of June.  Here is a list of all the activity that was generated thanks to your efforts.  Please let me know if I missed anyone on this list.

$10 for Posting about the Challenge:

• NobblySan at the Mad Hatters Blog
• Christina Bledsoe at The Star Celeb Blog
• Clair Collins at Claire Collins Blog
• YorksNBeans at Two Yorks and a Bean Blog
• Tannerleah at the Stop Annoying Me Blog
• GrumpyGeek at The Grumpy Geek Blog
• And even though it wasn’t a true post (because it wouldn’t fit into the style of his fictional life blog) Alan at the Sick Days Blog did fit my challenge into his comments on at least 3 different occassions this week so we’ll add him to the list.

 $10 for Adding me to their Blog Roll:

• Soupalaxy
• Claire Collins
• The Star Celeb
• Two Yorks and a Bean

$2 for Following me on Twitter: (if there were more that followed b/c of the challenge let me know)

• @AmericanHell
• @thegrumpygeek
• @clairecollins
• @mekellie
• @hilbury
• @frustratedfakes
• @cooldads

$2 for each day You Tweet about the Challenge (up to 5x):

• 5x - @cooldads  the first to post on 5 different days about the challenge.  Thanks Jim
• 1x – @thegrumpygeek
• 1x – @thestarceleb
• 1x – @barelyknit
• 1x – @hilbury
• 1x – @addanaccity
• 1x – @AmericanHell
• 1x – @cincybeacon
• 1x – @clairecollins
• 1x – @spudcomics
• 1x – @I_am_Raven

 For a Week One Grand Total of $156.  Thank you all.

If I inadvertantly missed your efforts from last week, please indicate in the comments section so I can correct. 

 
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Don’t forget your efforts cost me money… so spread the word about my charity challenge. Click the image below for details.

Donating to the Freestore Foodbank

Looks like several Cincinnati based blogs are challenging each other to have their readers donate the most money to the Freestore Foodbank (a local organization that provides food and clothing to those in need). See The Cincinnati Beacon, The Cincinnati Blog, and County Commissioner David Pepper’s Blog.

Given that I have started archiving my toons here, I put out my own challenge to the bloggers. The first ten blogs that link back to my site in their blog roll, I will donate $20. Just email me if you do. Hoping to be able to donate $200.