Hello hiptop Nation users new and old. It's great to see so many people enjoying the site. If you'd like to learn how you can get some custom site features while supporting the person behind this site, please read on!

This summer I'll be riding my bike across Maine to help raise money for the American Lung Association. You can help by sponsoring my ride with a small donation here. If you choose to make a large donation instead, I won't stop you :)

Anyone who donates any amount will get a custom hiptop Nation URL shortcut to their personal blog. So, instead of telling people your blog is at http://hiptop.bedope.com/index.php?FILTER=jdjuikej@gznvy.com, you can simply say something like hiptop.bedope.com/yourname

If you donate over $50, you can get your blog to show up at your own subdomain - yourname.bedope.com

If you want some other sort of customization/request, contact me and we'll work it out!

Thanks in part to the generosity of hiptop Nation users, I raised over $1,000 on last year's ride (see above link for pics and report).

Thanks again to all, and I will be blogging live from the ride this June.