The latest online fad appears to be online donations and "tips." Everywhere you look,
Web site owners are flashing up PayPal buttons, begging you for donations. I've been against this trend for a while now, mostly due to my own personal reasons. I don't like hand-outs, whether it means I'm giving them or asking for them. Especially the latter. So I won't ask you to donate money to me. However, many of you have asked me to make this available. So who am I to turn you down?
Please note that THERE IS NO OBLIGATION STATED NOR IMPLIED by this service. LKyLC.org will always be free to read online, for as long as I am capable of making it. This service is available strictly for those who wish to make use of it. I prefer to look at it as grateful people giving a gift of appreciation to someone they feel as a deserving. If you don't want to give (or just can't for whatever reason), then don't feel bad. It's strictly voluntary.
The Donation Calculator
You can use this little JavaScript form to see exactly how much I'll be getting of your donation, minus the service provider's fees. (Paypal takes out a certain percentage to allow me to use their services.) To use it, type in a dollar amount in the first box, and the other box show my share of the transaction. (The input box will have to "lose focus," so you'll have to tab out of the box, or click outside it using your mouse, before the calculation takes place.) It works the other way around, too; if you want to give me a specific amount, put that in the provider of your choice, and it will calculate how much you need to specify on their form. (All values are in US dollars.)
