There were many interesting things happening a year ago today, A fellow named George Bush, who was apparently president of the United States, was urging unity for his party so that they might prevail in the upcoming November elections. How did that work out? The television writers’ striker was nearing an end, and we’re all thrilled that those ridiculous reality shows that filled the void, like”The Biggest Loser” and “The Girls Next Door,” are no longer sullying the airwaves. Kirk Radomski, the fellow who peddled steroids and other performance enhancing drugs to ballplayers in the New York area was given 5 years probation, enabling us to put that whole nasty steroid story behind us.
But of course the most noteworthy event on this day was the first post of this blog. Those of you who have been following this compendium of wit and wisdom from the beginning will no doubt remember the fine post I wrote where I gave my coveted endorsement to an obscure senator from Illinois. How did that one work out? I’m not saying that I put that skinny fellow over the top, but I urge you to look at his poll numbers before and after that date.
As I alluded to on the occasion of this blog’s 100th post, I will confess to worrying a little bit about appearing to be self absorbed and self aggrandizing. Those who know me well are aware that it is far too late for those types of concerns.
So as I think back on years worth of on and off blogging, I have to say that it has been a lot more fun that I thought it would be. I started this thing mostly as a technical challenge—I just wanted to know how the whole blogging thing worked. I also thought it would be a nice place to put up the occasional interesting link to share with friends and family. What I hope for in the next year is that I can keep up the momentum and maybe even coax a few people to read this thing.
