Hey guys, welcome to talk nerdy. I'm your host, Kara Santa Maria, and I wanted to open up this week's episode

saying thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for all of your incredible birthday wishes that you sent me on

Facebook and Twitter, I'm actually recording this intro late at night on my

birthday, October 19th. I turned the big 3 one today and all of your kind notes were just so

amazing and they really made my day. I also thank those of you who go to iTunes

and Stitcher. You download the podcast week after week, you rate and review,

that's a huge help.

I want to thank all of you who visit the Talk Nurdy store at Karas Santa Maria.

com slash store and, you know, pick up a t-shirt, a sticker, a slap bracelet here and there.

The profits from those actually go to help support the podcast and the last thing that

really helps support the podcast and keep it 100% free to download for you guys are the

donations that many of you have graciously made on my website, kara Santa Maria.com, so I want to give you some

shoutouts this week. The very first one to Gabriel Walters of a Gardenerville, Nevada.

Thank you so much for your incredibly generous

donation. I also want to thank Jordan Hall of Twin Falls, Idaho. I want to thank as always Rick Richardson of Elma Washington and I want to thank oh you

didn't even tell me your name but I know the company you work for which is Atomic

Insights also a very generous

donation there from Forest Virginia. I want to thank Michael S Bigelow for your

recurring donation. It's a huge help and your support is just so appreciated. I want to

thank Andrew Sanchez from Stephenville, Texas. Also, you know, a big fan who's

always interacting on Twitter.

Thank you so much for your support.

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