Blogiversary

I keep trying to pat myself on the back for managing another year of this blog. I missed the first Anniversary, last year, by two days. This year I have missed it by three. I only remember that I started it around the middle of August, and don't pay attention to the exact date.

That first day, I put up several photographs. I still wasn't sure what I wanted to write about; I just knew I needed to keep my hands busy.

You see, I wanted to quit smoking. I had decided to quit after I finished that last carton of cigs. I bought the first stage of patches, and several pounds of hard candy. I have friends who are very talented writers, and reading and commenting on their blogs encouraged me to think I had something worth putting out into the internet.

Thanks, Loretta and Lisa, for your encouragement!

(Of course, I was afraid to tell them for quite a while.)

I've always been known to run at the mouth, but the keyboard was quite another matter.

A lot can change in two years. Or, two years and three days, if you want to get really picky.

I now have several blogs, though the others don't get the attention this one does. I am an occasional guest blogger for Jones Alley Magazine. I write a bit at Helium.com, and have had several stories published at Elderstorytelling.

In short, I've turned into a writing fool!

And...I haven't had a cigarette since August 29th of 2005.