Nine Years of Meanderings
Nine years ago today I officially started my public-facing blog. I had done some personal blogging just for me before that (starting about a year prior) but it was Sept. 24th 2003 when I first said hello to the Lotus Notes and Domino blogosphere.
Blogging has been very good to me over the years. It’s been a creative outlet, a stress reliever, a matter of record, a gateway to paid writing gigs and a conduit to meet some people I’m very happy to call close friends. Starting to write and put it all out there is really one of the best decisions I’ve every made.
This year has probably seen my least productive output ever here on the blog. Obviously Facebook and Twitter have really kind of taken over the majority of my output, but this site won’t go away any time soon. I still need a place to go on my longer rants, I just need to find the time to write them.
For all of you that still subscribe to my RSS feed, find your way here via PlanetLotus.org, or just keep coming back to see if I’ve posted anything, thank you. I really appreciate it, and thanks for being a part of this for nearly a decade. I’ve always done this for me but it’s nice to have you along for the ride.
September 25, 2012 @ 6:59 am
As a big fan of WordPress I have to say that I love the site theme.
September 25, 2012 @ 10:04 am
Me again… which plugins do you use for Twitter and recent photos in the side bar?
September 25, 2012 @ 1:37 pm
Congratulations! I appreciate your site because I don’t think I would have met you (or even the courage to talk to you) if it wasn’t for your blog.
Here’s to you, my brother! PROST!!!
September 25, 2012 @ 2:25 pm
Much as I like blogs, I’m a firm believer in having a chat! See you on Friday! 🙂
September 25, 2012 @ 2:27 pm
John … Congratz on the anniversary, but you know, even Jerry Seinfeld put an end to his show after nine years 😉
hehe…j/k keep it up, you are a magnanimous gentleman !
September 26, 2012 @ 6:55 pm
Thanks everyone! I appreciate the comments, I always have. We have one of the best communities of people out there, so thanks. And Tony, I agree, can’t wait to see you in person again.
And Ray, thanks for telling everyone to congratulate me. I saw it on Twitter, G+ and here, it’s very much appreciated. And I’m thrilled that we got to become friends. That’s one of the best things blogging ever gave me!
And Darren, I’m using a theme from Themify.me They are a great site with lots of really cool adaptive themes and an underlying framework that sits on top of WP. So the plugins are the built in ones that come with the theme. You do have to pay for them, but I think they are definitely worth it. Hope that helps. Hit me up with any questions you may have.