Hello and welcome to year 12B of the James Garfield Miracle! “12B?” you ask, wondering if I’ve lost my mind. Yes to both. Because I don’t use the unlucky number so it’s 10, 11, 12, 12b, 14, etc. This makes perfect sense if you have as much untreated OCD as me. “Weird. But cool. ButContinue reading “Every year I say it will be the last and every year I am a damn liar. WELCOME TO THE ALMOST 14th ANNUAL JAMES GARFIELD MIRACLE!”
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The 12th (12th?!) annual James Garfield Miracle.
Hello and welcome to year 12 of the James Garfield Miracle! What is the James Garfield Miracle, you ask? You must be new here. Welcome! 12 years ago I walked into an estate sale and fell in love with an ancient taxidermied boars head that seemed so damn happy to see me. I did notContinue reading “The 12th (12th?!) annual James Garfield Miracle.”
The 10th Annual James Garfield Miracle!
Hello and welcome to year 10 (TEN?!) of the James Garfield Miracle! As you probably know, last year got gross when we had a few scammers show up and I considered just stopping the whole thing. Many of you offered to help this year but frankly there are already organizations who do this shit wayContinue reading “The 10th Annual James Garfield Miracle!”
A little pre-James Garfield Miracle post
So. If you’ve been here long enough you know that every year we do The James Garfield Miracle, a strange but lovely event where people who might not otherwise be able to give their kids a present during Christmas/Hanukkah/whateveryoucelebrate post their small wishlist and then strangers randomly fill their lists. It is wonderful. And terrible.Continue reading “A little pre-James Garfield Miracle post”
PLEASE SEE THE UPDATE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS POST – THE NINTH ANNUAL JAMES GARFIELD MIRACLE
So here’s my giant update: I made it almost 10 hours before running out of money and I was so happy to be able to help so many people. Even more wonderful was how often I’d go to fill a list and find it was already filled. Thank you. Thank you on behalf of theContinue reading “PLEASE SEE THE UPDATE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS POST – THE NINTH ANNUAL JAMES GARFIELD MIRACLE”
The Eighth Annual James Garfield Miracle.
Hey. You. Are you struggling to buy a toy for your child this year holidays? Are you wanting to help others? Do you like ecstatic taxidermied heads in santa hats? If any of these apply then you are in the right place, because today marks the eighth (EIGHTH!?) annual James Garfield Miracle. The backstory: IContinue reading “The Eighth Annual James Garfield Miracle.”
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