Whew! Happy Thanksgiving, folks! After a long crazy weekend where I’m working over 10 days straight and I opened at midnight on Black Friday, I could certainly use this free Mercy Ships calendar to try to figure out what day it is again.
It is Sunday now, right? Geez, I have no idea anymore…
Yep, that’s a month of hair and a week of beard growth. And the eyebrows are back! I’m thankful for two out of those three.
I’m a private guy by nature. Heck, my sense of humor is a textbook case of having developed as a shielding mechanism. But it feels silly now that I ever debated keeping quiet on my health situation.
I was already in the middle of treatment when I wrote that post. I remember hitting publish then flopping over onto the bed for a smooth 10 hour nap. The next time I loaded HIF, the comment count had skyrocketed into the hundreds and I was shocked. I actually didn’t read them. I didn’t even look at them. I was terrified there’d be a heavy dose of negatvity (I mean, we’re talking about anonymous Internet comments here!) and I was already having enough trouble smiling.
The worst period of all occurred a week later when a perfect storm of side effects culminated. For three straight days, my dog and I lied in bed staring at one another, trying to will the other into venturing out to find food. I finally mustered the energy to get out of bed, but the kitchen felt lightyears away, so I sat down in front of my computer and loaded the comments.
You punks had me crying within minutes.
And that was it. That was the lowest I ever got and everything from there was an improvement. It sounds corny, but knowing I had thousands of complete strangers out there rooting for me was encouraging in a way I’d never thought possible.
Suddenly I wasn’t fighting this damn thing alone! I knew my family and friends had my back, but I never expected in a million years that people I’d never met would care as well. Every corner of the globe seemed to have a vested interest in vanquishing my tumors. I got emails from Canada, India, Ireland, Australia, Japan, and countless others. HIF doesn’t even post freebies for those countries!
I wasn’t able to reply to everyone individually, but I read and appreciated each and every comment and email.
And I’m thrilled to say that I’m now officially in remission.
I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it again, but thank you. Y’all were phenomenal to me throughout this and knowing that I didn’t have to post freebies every day was a giant load off my back for a few months. So, again, thank you for the kind words and thoughts and prayers and love and every ounce of goodwill channeled in my direction! It made a huge difference and I’ll never forget it.
Now go find some turkey, enjoy the day with family and friends, and have a Happy Thanksgiving!
If you’re still out shopping on Black Friday when the sun comes up, I think we all know what you need: Frozen sugar. That’s why you need to stop in for some free Dippin’ Dots from 5 to 10 am. Just take in this printable coupon and you’ll be set for at least another few hours of running through the mall.
[thanks to aggiegrad for sending this in!]
The image above for the Country Buffer birthday freebie makes it seem as if my name is Ryan Heyitsfree.net. How awesome would that be?
Signup Freebie: $3 off a regular adult dinner with the purchase of a beverage.
Birthday Freebie: $3 off a regular adult dinner with the purchase of a beverage.
Remember, we have a full list of free birthday food!
Want 90 free Recyclebank points? Sure, why not. Log into your account then click “Earn Points” and look for “The Green Your Seasons Contest.” Follow the prompts and you’ll soon have your points. It’s as easy as eating cereal out of a bowl. At least that’s what I’m told. It’s always seemed too hard to me, so I eat it straight out of the box. I’ve got to be fast because milk does a number on cardboard!
It’s been over three years since I last posted these free Trojan condoms. Unfortunately something PG rated to say about them still eludes me.
EDIT: These ran out pretty much right after I posted them.
Is it just me or has there been a lot of coffee samples lately? Case in point: this free Cafe Escapes K-Cup coffee offer on Facebook. I have almost six years worth of freebie data sitting here in a database, so I’m sure I could plot all the freebies on a chart and cross reference the coffee versus non-coffee offers to see if there was a recent spike. But frst I would have to learn how to do all that, so for now let’s just stick to anecdotal evidence!
The giveaway page is loading extremely slow, so you might have to try a few times.
[thanks for sending this in Kristina!]
I think the faux wood is what makes the card above fantastic.
Tiny Prints is giving away a free birthday greeting card today as long as you ship it to your house. If it’s sent anywhere else, you’ll have to pay $0.44 for postage. Use code FREEBD at checkout and you’ll be all set.
I’ve been working out again. Yup. After all of my posts saying that I’m going to do it, I actually have been. No, I don’t mean leaning over to pick up a donut box, but I figure turning on bad movies and sitting on our exercise bike is something, right?
So why would I turn off Kull the Conqueror and turn on one of these free fitness DVDs? I don’t think I could turn off anything Kevin Zorbo is in. Seriously.
A few weeks ago, there was an offer for this free THiNQ energy drink. Now? Looks like we can get it all over again. And just in time for Black Friday too! That midnight opening shift at work isn’t looking too bad now…
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