WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
About Gerard’s newer site
byVanderleunonMarch 8, 2023
Here’s the link to Gerard’s newer site. Unlike with this original site, Gerard left no instructions for me. I’m also unfamiliar with the platform there, so I’ve been learning the ropes of navigating the back pages.
I’m fairly sure I’ll be canceling that site some time within the next two weeks because it costs money to maintain, and in the meantime I won’t be posting anything new there anyway. I believe that, when I cancel it, all the paid subscriptions will automatically stop. I sent the site an email asking whether that’s the case, and I have yet to hear from the people in charge.
But till then, I noticed these instructions:
Portal makes it easy for your members to manage their subscription directly from your publication. Once they’re logged in, members can edit their name and email address, change or cancel their plan, update credit card information, and control their newsletter subscriptions.
Sorry for the delay, but there have been a lot of tasks – sad tasks – connected with all of this.
My brother died the same week as Gerard, and I’m the one handling his estate, which does not include anything at all online. That would be an extra complication.
I understand the immensity of the tasks that need taken care of.
It’s easy for me to say, since I have no contact with his new site, but take the time you need to do the things you can, at your own pace.
ThisIsNotNutellaMarch 8, 2023, 4:32 PM
I cancelled my subscription there ca. first week of February. Doing so was so simple that I cannot recall anything about the process except that I just did it and it took all of (I guess) 60 seconds.
It won’t be hard for anyone to unsubscribe. Just take things nice and slow, read around, click around until you find what you need to do and then just do it. Don’t Panic.
Phil in Mount DoraMarch 9, 2023, 8:59 AM
Neo, how much money does it cost to maintain? Maybe we could chip in for another six months of life so we can take a couple more laps around the track. Meanwhile, I’ll be going there to make sure I’ve read and re-read everything so that it feels like Gerard is not fading away so fast….
Please give us the one-day warning before you shut down New American Digest. I will make a point of unsubscribing so I don’t have to count on an automatic stop to my subscription.
Thanks for all your work tidying up, thanks for the open threads…
AnonymousMarch 9, 2023, 3:51 PM
Just unsubscribed. I know the light was already off but now I’ve regretfully closed the door. Nothing left to see anyway … but I kept hoping my eyes would adjust to the dark.
We should all light a candle and give a helping hand.
Phil in Mount DoraMarch 20, 2023, 6:32 AM
I cancelled my account at New American Digest and found that it means it will not renew when the current subscription expires in September 2023. Good enough – it will remain active until then or until NAD is taken down. I feel better having explicitly unsubscribed rather than relying on them to automatically cancel the subscription. Still adjusting to Gerard’s departure.
Real World Address for Donations, Mash Notes and Hate Mail
Gerard Van der Leun
1692 MANGROVE AVE
APT 379
Chico, Ca 95926
Green Pants Interior by Klahn
Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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My brother died the same week as Gerard, and I’m the one handling his estate, which does not include anything at all online. That would be an extra complication.
I understand the immensity of the tasks that need taken care of.
It’s easy for me to say, since I have no contact with his new site, but take the time you need to do the things you can, at your own pace.
I cancelled my subscription there ca. first week of February. Doing so was so simple that I cannot recall anything about the process except that I just did it and it took all of (I guess) 60 seconds.
It won’t be hard for anyone to unsubscribe. Just take things nice and slow, read around, click around until you find what you need to do and then just do it. Don’t Panic.
Neo, how much money does it cost to maintain? Maybe we could chip in for another six months of life so we can take a couple more laps around the track. Meanwhile, I’ll be going there to make sure I’ve read and re-read everything so that it feels like Gerard is not fading away so fast….
Please give us the one-day warning before you shut down New American Digest. I will make a point of unsubscribing so I don’t have to count on an automatic stop to my subscription.
Thanks for all your work tidying up, thanks for the open threads…
Just unsubscribed. I know the light was already off but now I’ve regretfully closed the door. Nothing left to see anyway … but I kept hoping my eyes would adjust to the dark.
Anonymous–nice piece!
We should all light a candle and give a helping hand.
I cancelled my account at New American Digest and found that it means it will not renew when the current subscription expires in September 2023. Good enough – it will remain active until then or until NAD is taken down. I feel better having explicitly unsubscribed rather than relying on them to automatically cancel the subscription. Still adjusting to Gerard’s departure.