Anniversary of this blog


Today marks the eighth anniversary of this blog. My first tentative post was on January 26, 2005 at my former location on the blogging platform provided by my employer Case Western Reserve University. I moved to FreethoughtBlogs on January 10th of last year so this month also marks the first anniversary of my move.

I must say that I have enjoyed blogging far more than I thought I would when I started doing it. For one thing, it has enriched my own education since the effort needed to research topics in order to provide informed commentary and analysis requires me to read around subjects a lot more than I would have otherwise. I feel that I now know far more about a lot of topics. The act of writing regularly and so much has also benefited me in that I think I have greatly improved my writing ability, enabling me to put my thoughts into words more quickly and efficiently than before.

It has also put me in touch with many people from around the world who have added greatly to my knowledge and broadened my perspectives on issues.

I often wonder when (if?) it will happen that I will suffer from burnout, when blogging will cease to be fun and seem more like a chore. I know that this has happened to others. But so far, there seems to be no indication of that. In fact, I am writing more now than when I started.

So, onward and upward to year nine and beyond, spurred by the immortal and inspiring words of Linus, “Sydney or the bush!”

Comments

  1. grumpyoldfart says

    Congratulations. I enjoy your blog and appreciate the effort you put into researching the various topics. You’ve taught me a lot.

  2. mnb0 says

    Your writing ability is excellent. I have one complaint though -- I want more physics! After all I teach that subject. The series you did on your own blog were excellent.

  3. ned rosen says

    Congratulations Mano. I enjoyed your previous blog and this one as well. Please keep doing it for a long time!

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