Notification of Donation Received: Total amount: $1.00 USD.

In the gmail today — a $1 Paypal contribution along with the following text, entered in the Paypal form:

Purpose:

Althouse needs to continue delivering news.

Message:

Do remember unbiased coverage of the news will consistently cause anger. If there is no anger the matter is likely to have been trivial.

Now, I really appreciate that. It's only $1, but I can see from the purpose and message that it's somebody who likes the blog, and it's a nice example of a micro-contribution. If everyone who values this blog would throw in a dollar now and then, it would add up quite well.

The PayPal button is always in the sidebar, and I see the donations in my gmail along with whatever the message is.