Friends,
Today is the ninth anniversary of this little mess and I’d like to thank both of you for hanging in there and continuing to follow along. A lot has happened over these last nine years, of course. I lost a marriage and lost a house, then got a house and a new community to go with it. Lost too many family members and gained a bunch of little ones. Lost a dog and got a dog. Lost a job, then got a job, then lost some of that job again.
In the state, we recalled a governor then got a minor movie star to replace him, then we got our old governor back again. We lost our budget surplus, some wildlands burned (sorry, Smokey), then gasoline nearly reached five dollars a gallon.
Some might say that the timing of this anniversary suggests that the blog started as a belated reaction to 9-11, like so many other warbloggers. The follow-on wasn’t so much because of the beginning of the war, but that blogging tools were starting to mature then and I still needed a place to write after the loss of my copywriting gig. I will admit, though, that some of the pieces I posted did have a squirmy, chickenhawk flavor to them. I was in favor of invading Iraq before I was against it, for instance.
I’m now focusing my time here on other things, mostly local news and events. I tend to get less hate mail that way. Cute pictures of cute things seem to also grab my attention lately, whether I take them or not, so they’re going to continue. It’s been fun so far and I’m trying to pick up the posting pace as we approach the ten year mark. It’s hard to believe that our little blog is nearly all grown up. *sniff!*
So along with the Idyllwild Weather Clam and Mme. Puppy Dog, I thank you for stopping by. The next year should really be something.
Your best pal in the whole wide world,
– bob