Happy Birthday!
...or Anniversary!
My first post on this blog was one year ago today. And I’ve
been posting every day since then.
Okay, I did cheat a couple of times. One time I forgot
and another time I fell asleep before posting a blog for the day. Both those
times I posted within half an hour or maybe an hour at most of midnight. And
then I back dated the blog an hour or so.
Last month I was on the road for several days, and I wasn’t
sure I’d be able to get online to post. So before I left, I did posts for those
several days and set them to post automatically on those days I’d be gone. But I
don’t consider that cheating.
Anyway, with those exceptions, I’ve posted something every
day for a year, some days more than one post. And I have to say, it’s not
always been easy. There’ve been several times when I doubted I’d be able to
keep up the daily posting rate. And there’ve certainly been days when I was
lazy and posted something that took relatively little effort. But I’d challenge
anyone to do a daily blog that dealt with a specific subject matter and was not
just a re-blogging thing, like tumblr can be.
I think the chief difficulty is that I’ve generally wanted
to do something worth posting, something different than previous posts, and something
as good or better than previous posts. I don’t think I’ve always succeeded in
that. But I accept that always doing something different and better isn’t
possible. I think that’s just part of the nature of such frequent output: it’s
probably inevitable that quality will vary at times.
I was chatting with a new friend recently about the blog.
She was looking at it for the first time and was telling me posts that she
liked, and a favorite so far. I’ve done so many posts that I’d have a hard time
selecting a favorite. Then again, in life I’ve often been reluctant to pick
favorites, unless it’s something with a small number of options—like seasons. (I
think my favorite season is fall.)
But I’d love to know what posts are other people’s
favorites, and why. Or least favorites—also instructive.
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Earlier this year, in the spring or early summer, I
decided that I would keep up the daily posting until today—you know, assuming
that I made it this far. I did, so yay me! From here on, I will not be posting
every day. But I am not ending the blog, nor taking it down. I’ll keep posting
whenever I have something to post.
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One big thing that’s come out of this blog is an
increased interest in photography in general. I’ve been taking lots of pictures
of various things. But mostly that’s been a solitary endeavor. And I’d really like
to make it less solitary—work with people, take pictures of people (naked or
not), and share pictures with people. I don’t know where I’ll end up in the
future, but if I’m near you, get in touch and maybe I’ll take your picture.
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So...Happy Cake Day!
