Today marks The Digital Cuttlefish’s one year anniversary here at Freethought Blogs–my first post here went up July 21st of 2011, a few days before the network went public. Thanks, Ed and PZ, for creating this space and populating it with these people. And thank you, readers and commenters, for the reactions that keep me addicted to writing here.
From one year ago:
The gods have taken many guises;
Fathers, mothers, monsters, friends,
Tricksters bent on bold surprises
Schemers bent on selfish ends
That’s how we’ve known ‘em.
We’ve done our best to try to please ,
To understand as best we could;
For eons we had bent our knees;
Then questioned gods, then boldly stood,
And now, outgrown ‘em.
I took this photo at the Temple of Isis at Dion, in the shadow of Mount Olympus. Long-time readers with photographic memories might remember me using it once before. It must have been a beautiful temple; it certainly is a beautiful swamp.
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niftyatheist, perpetually threadrupt
July 21, 2012 at 12:18 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Happy Anniversary, dear Cuttlefish!
Randomfactor
July 21, 2012 at 12:33 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Congratulations on the anniversary. Like the statue in the swamp, you do class the place up a bit. :)
Kylie Sturgess
July 21, 2012 at 12:43 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Happy anniversary xxxxxxx!
SherryH
July 21, 2012 at 11:25 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Your blog here and I share a birthday! Many happy returns, and keep on keeping on!
Cuttlefish
July 21, 2012 at 11:32 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Happy Birthday SherryH!
Crudely Wrott
July 22, 2012 at 12:32 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Here’s to many happy and rhyming returns.
*raises a cold pilsner*
Badland, delurking for a bit
July 22, 2012 at 2:09 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Happy anniversary FtB and Cuttlefish. Always a pleasure
lcaution
July 22, 2012 at 8:35 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
FTB is darned lucky to have a poet like you on board!
Cuttlefish
July 22, 2012 at 8:44 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I’ll take your compliment, lcaution, but of course it couldn’t have been luck: this place was intelligently designed!
Daniel Fincke
July 22, 2012 at 9:41 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Happy Anniversary Cuttlefish! Was so hoping to meet you tonight in the Google Hangout! Disappointed again!
Cuttlefish
July 22, 2012 at 10:46 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Sorry Daniel–Glad Kylie could do so well, though!
Taslima Nasreen
July 23, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Happy Anniversary! You’re a wonderful poet, Cuttlefish!