Ten days ago, I lamented that I wouldn’t be able to grab The Tick vs. Season One due to my being unemployed. So, I get home from an errand and there’s an Amazon box at my door. I figure that’s suspicious, since Melinda and I have pretty much stopped all online ordering over the last month and a half. I open it up…and it’s The Tick!

And I’ve never even heard of the guy who bought it for me. Never corresponded with him, never talked in comments, never chatted on the Message Board…nothing! He’s just a Monitor Duty reader from the Netherlands who wanted to say thank you for all the entertainment he’s gotten from our site.

Wow. Brings a tear to the eye.

And no, I don’t think he was smoking anything funny. I know, I know, it’s the Netherlands, but get your mind out of the gutter.

So wherever you are, Jeroen Mostert, thank you! You Rool N R 2 Cool 4 School! I’d send you an e-card, but your e-mail address wasn’t included in the packaging.