Thank You

I appreciate your support

Nearly a year ago, I decided to create this Substack newsletter to connect with patriots and activists in the Treasure Valley. After following national politics for many years, I came to the conclusion that our best investment of time, energy, and money is at the local level. My intent was simply to add my voice to the conversation, but the results have far exceeded my expectations.

The simple act of transforming my thoughts into words on a screen has opened so many doors. I have gotten the opportunity to meet and converse with political leaders from across the state, met many wise and interesting people, and learned so much about the political process - how it works, and how it does not. It has given me a platform to help shape the discourse in our state, and I feel honored to have these opportunities.

I am so grateful for those who have taken the time to subscribe, share, and comment on my work over the last year, and I am especially humbled by those who have chosen to support me through paid subscriptions. I feel a thrill every time I see a notification of a new subscription, as each one brings me one step closer to allowing me to write as a full time job.

Each paid subscription reminds me of the burden I now carry to deliver quality and informative work. When I was writing a blog that very few people read, the only pressure I felt to deliver was my own sense of duty. Now I have people who are sharing their hard-earned money with me, so I therefore feel a much greater imperative to deliver consistent and high quality work. I will do my best to fulfill that imperative!

I thank you all for taking this journey with me. To show my appreciation for my paid subscribers I commissioned a neat little piece of swag. I think it turned out great! I will keep one for myself to be my tea mug on future livestreams.

I will be reaching out to paid subscribers to figure out how best to deliver this in the next few days. I have been wanting to make something like this for some time, both as a way of saying thank you to those who have encouraged me along this journey, as well as some shameless self-promotion at the same time.

Thank you so much for all your support. Thank you to paid subscribers for giving of your selves to help me make this happen. Thank you also to everyone who subscribes, shares, or comments. Without you I am just a random fellow shouting into the wind. This is only the beginning, and I believe the best is yet to come!