On Monday, 4/14/08, Tug Ahoys were mailed to DB and
TS. Thanks a lot for the orders.
On Thursday, 4/10/08, a Tug Ahoys were mailed to PN
and HW. Thanks very much for the orders.
Today, Wednesday, 12/12/07, a Tug Ahoy was mailed to SNMI. Thanks
a lot for the order.
Today, Monday, 12/19/07, a Bona Constrictor cock ring was mailed to KL.
Thanks very much for the order.
Today, Wednesday, 12/5/06, an order was received from, and a Tug Ahoy
was mailed to, NH. Thanks a lot for the order.
Today, 12/3/06, two Tug Ahoys were mailed, one to GPS and one to RCG.
Thanks very much for the orders.
Today, 11/25/07, a Tug Ahoy was mailed to OS. Thanks a lot for the
order.
On 11/22/07, a Tug Ahoy order from OS and a Bona Constrictor cock ring
order from KL were received. Thanks very much for the
orders.
On 10/25/07, Tug Ahoys were mailed to RDR and DSK. Thanks a lot for the
orders.
On 10/17/07, a Tug Ahoy was mailed to RG. Thanks very much for the
order.
On 10/1/07, a Bona Constrictor cock ring was mailed to WO. Thanks very
much for the order. Sorry for the delay.
9/13/07: I have been remiss lately in processing orders. I've had
many extraneous things going on, including surgery and a six-day trip to
Colorado for my high school reunion. So I apologize for this. I
received an order, with money order, on 9/7/07 from RHA. His TA should
be mailed Saturday, 9/15/07. An order from ALH came with a personal
check on 9/11/0 7. His TA will be mailed on 9/25/07, after the check has
cleared. Another order received approximately 8 /31/07 has been
temporarily misplaced. I will find it ASAP and mail his TA.
Thanks very much for the orders.
On 8/2/07, Tug Ahoys were mailed to AJR and BG. Thanks a lot for the
orders.
On 7/17/07, a Tug Ahoy was mailed to CM. Also, another letter was mailed
to SZ. Thanks very much for the orders.
On 6/28/07, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to JAF, and a Bona Constrictor cock ring to
MR. Thanks a lot for the orders.
On Saturday, 6/16/07, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to HS. Thanks very much for
the order.
On Tuesday, 3/20/07, three Tug Ahoys® were mailed: to HW, MD, and
BI. Thanks a lot for the orders.
On Monday, 3/19/07, three Tug Ahoys® were mailed: to JC, MBH, and MH.
Thanks very much for the orders.
Today, Thursday, 3/15/07, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to DZ and KP. Orders are
due to be mailed to MH, JC, and MBH. Their TA's will be mailed in about
three days, after their shells have been made. Thanks a lot for the
orders.
On Monday, 3/12/07, an order was received from MH, and another from EWS, whose
order will be mailed after his check has cleared, in about two weeks.
Thanks a lot for the orders.
On Friday, 3/9/07, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to RN and MP. Thanks very much
for the orders.
On Wednesday, 3/7/07, an order was received from MD, along with a BofA
personal check. His TA will be mailed in about five days, after the
check has cleared and after I have found his size from an old order.
Thanks a lot for the order.
On Thursday, 3/1/07, three Tug Ahoys® were mailed, to TCK, RL, and KA.
Thanks a lot for the orders.
Today, Tuesday, 2/27/08, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to JPR. Thanks very much
for the order.
On Monday, 2/26/07, a Tug Ahoy® order was received from BL. His TA will
be mailed in about two weeks, after his personal check has cleared.
Thanks a lot for the order.
Today, Tuesday, 2/20/07, a Bona Constrictor cock ring was mailed to ST.
Thanks very much for the order.
On Friday, 2/16/07, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to JH. Also, a TA order was
received from MP, with a personal check. His TA will be mailed in two
weeks, after the check has cleared. Thanks a lot for the orders.
On Sunday, 2/11/07, two Tug Ahoys® were mailed to JRK. Thanks a lot for
the order. I hope it gets there before 2/14.
Today, Saturday, 2/10/07 , a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to NS. Tomorrow, two
TA's will be mailed to JRK. Thanks very much for the orders.
Today, Tuesday, 2/6/07, two Tug Ahoys® were mailed to JM. Thanks very
much for the order.
Today, Sunday, 2/4/07, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to HT. Thanks a lot for the
order.
Today, Wednesday, 1/31/07, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to KN, DJOB, PA, and JJB.
Thanks a lot for the orders.
On Saturday, 1/27/07, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to CB. Thanks very much for
the order.
Today, Wednesday, 1/24/07, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to PA. Pending are
orders to CB and KN; these will be mailed in about two days. Thanks a
lot for the orders.
Today, Tuesday, 1/16/07, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to AG. Thanks very much
for the order.
On Wednesday, 1/10/07, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to PS and TS. Thanks a lot
for the orders.
On Monday, 1/8/07, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to BKJ and MA. Thanks very much
for the orders.
On Tuesday, 1/2/07, a Bona Constrictor cock ring was (finally) mailed to JB.
Sorry for the delay, and thanks a lot for the order.
On Monday, 1/1/07, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to SE. Thanks very much for the
order.
On Saturday, 12/30/06, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to JR. Thanks a lot for the
order.
Today, Friday, 12/29/06, five (!) Tug Ahoys® were mailed, to AM, CH, RE, EIW,
and TB. Tomorrow, I will work on JB's Bona Constrictor.
There are orders pending from JR and SE, which may be mailed tomorrow.
Thanks very much for the orders.
This website was screwed up for 10 days, in spite of five phone calls to
Affinity's tech support and repeated promises that it would be working
properly pronto. I was unable to post notices during this time. So
the following two notices were actually uploaded on 12/21.
On 12/13/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to GW and JCJ. Thanks very much for
the orders.
On 12/18/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to PM, MK, and DG.
Thanks a lot for the orders.
On Sunday, 12/10/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to WC and DY, and an outer shell to
BL. Also, a Bona Constrictor order is pending to JB and will be mailed
in a few days. Thanks very much for the orders.
On Saturday, 12/9/06, an order was received from MK. His TA will be
mailed in a few days.
On 12/6/06, an order was received from CH with a non-BofA personal
check. His Tug Ahoy® will be mailed about 12/20, after the check has
cleared.
On Monday, 12/4/06, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to GTB. Thanks a lot for the
order.
On Sunday, 12/3/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to JH and JDN, and an inner shell to
RMM. For the moment, my health seems to be stabilizing, and now, for the
first time since August 30, I am finally caught up on orders. An order
has been received from DG. His TA will be mailed approx 12/11/06, after
his check has cleared. Thanks very much for the patience of
everyone. I will do my best to not allow delays to develop in the
future. Thanks a lot for the orders.
On Saturday, 12/2/ 06, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to JC. Thanks very much for
the order.
Today, Friday, 11/31/06, a TugAhoy® was mailed to BS. I now have new
inner shells sanded, wires inserted, and dipped once in the coating
material. I will be mailing them out in two days, after the last two
coats have been applied. The reason for some delay now has been that I
again had a relapse of pancreatitis; it is not as severe as before, and seems
to be getting better. I am back on a very limited diet. Thanks a
lot for the order.
Today, Friday, 11/24/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to RA and DST. Now there
are just three pending orders: RMM (money order for outer shell), BS (BofA
personal check for TA), and JDN (non-BofA personal check for TA). The
first two will be mailed in several days, after I make some more inner
shells. The one to JDN will be mailed in two weeks, to allow time for
the check to clear. Thanks very much for the orders.
Although it hasn't cleared up completely, my pancreas problem
is gradually getting better.
Today, Tuesday, 11/21/06, I mailed the Bona Constrictor to WC. Thanks
for your patience and order.
Today, Monday, 11/20/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to AL and AJ. The BC for
WC will be mailed tomorrow. Thanks again for your patience and orders.
Today, Saturday, 11/18/06, Tug Ahoy® orders were mailed to SMK and AZ.
Thanks a lot for your patience and orders.
On Monday, 11/13/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to BL and MW. Thanks very
much for the orders
Today, Thursday, 11/9/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to TRM and PS.
Presently, there are four TA orders which are due to be mailed: AJ, SMK,
BL, and AL, also an outer shell for AZ, and a BC for WC. All of the
pending orders are about half finished, and so should be mailed in 2-3 days,
assuming my health holds up. Thanks again for the patience and orders.
Today, Wednesday, 11/8/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to WCB and JCW. Thanks
for your patience and orders.
Today, Tuesday, 11/7/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to TR, MJD, and DZ. I am
feeling a little better, and am now able to do a little work. I hope to
mail two TA's tomorrow and the next day. After six attacks, I'm hoping
I've seen the end of acute pancreatitis and that the pseudocysts will
eventually heal. After 18 days, I'm still on the diet in which the only
food is digested animal hides and sugar, to avoid stirring up the pancreatitis.
Today is two months and six episodes of acute pancreatitis. Thanks for
your patience and for the orders.
Today is Friday, 11/3/06. I had another attack of acute pancreatitis on
Wed. 11/1; but this one doesn't seem quite as severe as the previous five. Just posting this notice is very difficult and exhausting.
I'm hoping that I will be able to do some work on TA's and the one BC by
tomorrow. Thanks for your patience and orders.
On Tuesday, 10/31/06, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to MB. The last three orders
were mailed before some others which came in sooner because I had already made
shells of the size for these last three, but not for some that came
earlier. Thanks for the orders.
Today is Monday, 10/30/06. Now, after five days of this latest (fourth)
episode of acute pancreatitis, and spending virtually the whole time in bed
asleep, eating only the digested animal hides and sugar, I am not as ill as I
was, although far from well.
Today, I mailed Tug Ahoy® orders to MRH, JC, and TS. I
also received new orders from TRM (BofA personal check) and MB (money
order) Thanks very much for your continued patience and for the orders.
What's happened Mon 10/23 to Wed 10/25 is posted below.
As of Wed 10/25/06, I have received the following orders, in this order; all
but the first in the past two weeks: MJD, TR, DZ, JCW, TS, WCB, PS, and
JC. As soon as I am able, probably tomorrow, I will begin work of making
and mailing these.
On Monday, 10/23/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to JB and BRP. Thanks a lot
for your orders and your patience.
By Friday AM, my pancreatitis had seemed somewhat better. But later in
the day, it became much worse again, with pain with walking and deep
breathing, and excruciating pain with coughing or sneezing, and moderate
severe tenderness throughout my abdomen. So I went on the only diet
which wouldn't make it worse. It is made worse by eating protein or fat
or starches. So I went on the only fairly complete diet which won't make
it worse: sugar plus pre-digested proteins (ie, amino acids from
pre-digested animal hides. Yuck!).
So over the weekend it got better on that diet. On Monday, I saw the
pancreatic specialist, who told me that small pseudocysts like mine usually
will resolve with time, if a strict diet is maintained a (although even he
hadn't thought through the fact that the diet I went on is optimal, although
he agreed that it is.)
So, with nearly 24hr/day sleep and this diet, I slowly
improved until last (Tuesday) evening, it seemed that finally by today, I
would be able to devote a good deal of time and energy by this AM (Wednesday
10/25) to making devices. But this AM, I got a lot worse again because
of a (relatively soft) blow to the abdomen; this pushes activated pancreatic
juices into the pancreas and pseudocyst, so the juices again begin digesting
the pancreas, and greatly increase the pain. After sleeping seven hours
more, I am a little better. Posting this note has pretty much exhausted
me, though.
(Please read the notes below re my
illness and the reason for the delays.)
Today, Saturday, 10/21/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to CB, as well as GLW (to
whom I forgot to include a note that he is receiving a smaller inner
shell. The smallest outer shell is attached to it.) Thanks very
much for the orders. (Please see notes below re pancreatitis.)
On Friday, 10/20/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to MG and KCL. (Please see
notes below re pancreatitis.) Thanks again for your patience, and thanks
a lot for the orders.
Today, Thursday, 10/17, I mailed Tug Ahoys® to AC and MB. I again
apologize for my tardiness, and thank you very much for the orders.
I have found out why my weakness and fatigue persist, in spite
of it being 6 weeks since I came down with acute pancreatitis, and it has
become somewhat better. I have a pancreatic pseudocyst. (For the
squeamish: don't read the following.) A pseudocyst is a cavity which is
filled with a fluid, in which the fluid consists of pancreatic enzymes, which
are in the process of turning the pancreas and surrounding tissues into
liquid. Normally, all the food we eat is digested by enzymes which are
secreted by the pancreas, and become activated in the duodenum. In
acute pancreatitis, these enzymes become activated while they are still in the
pancreas, and start to digest it.
I will be seeing a gastroenterologist in a few days and see
what the outlook is for the course of the problem and treatment. At the
moment, I feel much better than I did, and will make a commitment to mail at
least two Tug Ahoys® daily, and will try to find an employee to help me.
Also, although I have been remiss in the past, I will begin reading new
e-mails. In the meantime, I appreciate your orders and patience.
Today, Thursday, 10/12/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to KPS and WO. Thanks
very much for the orders and your patience.
The new Tug Ahoys® are mostly completed, and I will begin mailing some of them
tomorrow. My recovery from my long bout of acute pancreatitis has been
slower, and plagued by much lower levels of productivity than I had hoped and
expected. The new TA's are mostly finished. Thanks again for your
patience.
Today, Thursday, 9/28/06, I for the first time able to do some work on making
devices. I have just finished drilling holes in, and sanding the inside
and outside of 112 shells, in preparation for making inner shells. I am
afraid I overestimated my speed of recovery. As I should have known, I
have required a lot of sleep and rest in recovering from this serious
illness. I will finish and mail the devices as soon as I can, but it
will probably take about 3-4 days. I again apologize for the delay, and
thank you for your patience.
Today is Tuesday, 9/19/06. Just a quick notice. After my 11 day
absence, I became very ill with acute pancreatitis. After a week of
eating no regular food, I was better, but then relapsed. I can't stay
out of bed and focus attention long enough to make and fill the orders due for
shipping. These are from MJL (I need his size and address), CB, GLW, WC,
JB, MG, KCL, BRP (I have his correct address), and AC. Also still
pending from before my absence are orders from CT, KS, and MB. I'm very
sorry for these delays, but making the devices requires a lot more skill and
concentration than I have available now. Probably in two more days I
will be able to start making devices. I also have two likely candidate
employees I will be trying out so I have a stock of finished devices, and
there won't be any more delays.
Thanks for your patience.
Jim
Today, Wednesday, 8/30/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to CEA, BCL, SL, GMF, and WL.
I am going out of town for 11 days, returning Monday, September 10.
Sorry, the Tug Ahoy® factory will be closed until then. There are two
pending orders, waiting for their checks to clear, from KS and MB. Their
TA's will be mailed after I return. Thanks a lot for the orders.
Today, Saturday, 8/26/06, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to EDE, and Bona Constrictor
cock rings were mailed to SKM and NAD. Thanks very much for the orders.
On Wednesday, 8/23/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to MDM and SAN. Thanks a
lot for the orders.
Today, Tuesday, 8/22/06, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to JB.
Tomorrow, TA's will be mailed to SAN, EDE, and MDM.
Also pending are TA orders to GMF, KS, and WL, as well as Bona Constrictor
orders to SKM and NAD. These orders will be mailed in about three days,
after I finish making the devices.
TA orders to BCL CEA will be mailed 8/26 and 8/24, respectively.
Thanks very much for the orders.
On Thursday, 7/20/06, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to NP. Thanks a lot for the
order.
On Monday, 7/17/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to NG, MS, and KS. Thanks a
lot for the orders.
On Wednesday, 7/12/06, I mailed a Tug Ahoy® to SM, and a Bona Constrictor cock
ring to BS. Thanks very much for the orders.
On Monday, 7/10/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to KPM and BS. Thanks a lot
for the orders.
A strap set was mailed to RR on Saturday, 7/8/06. Thanks very much for
the order.
I apologize for some delays over the July Fourth long weekend. I was out
of town for five days. During that time, orders came due for RR and
SM. The order for RR will be mailed Saturday, 7/8/06. The order
for SM will be mailed in about three days, after his size shell is finished.
Today, Friday, 7/7/06, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to MBC. Thanks a lot for
the orders.
On Thursday, 6/29/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to NP and DK. [I am 90% sure
that I mailed the TA to NP (of UK), but failed to record that I had. I
wanted to e-mail him, but can't read the address. I googled his name,
but no e-mail address.] Thanks very
much for the orders.
Today, Sunday, 6/25/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to the following six men:
RC, RC (two of them), RT, MID, ADS, and SWR. Thanks a lot for the
orders.
Today, Friday, 6/16/06, a Tug Ahoy® was mailed to CP. Thanks very much
for the order.
Today, Wednesday, 6/14/06, Tug Ahoys® were mailed to CG and BG (whom I
previously misidentified as MG), and a new shell was mailed to RR. Also,
an order was received from CP, along with a money order. His TA will be
mailed in two days, after I have finished making his inner shell. Thanks
a lot for the orders.
