A year ago today, I wrote “Is this thing on?” as my very first blog post. And now, 218 posts later, here we are. Truth be told, I wouldn’t have even remembered if I hadn’t read Lemmonex’s post from yesterday today about her second blogiversary.
This is how this whole thing got started:
“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry and porcelain.” — John Adams
(I, like many, had just watched the HBO miniseries John Adams, but I already knew that quote from way back. It’s one of my faves.)
A little pretentious, I admit it. But, maybe, we as Americans have been studying too much poetry, music, statuary etc. over the past couple of decades and need to get back to studying mathematics, philosophy and natural history. It might be a good way for us to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and right the ship, so to speak and to mix a metaphor or two.
I’ve gotten to know a lot of great people through writing The Foggy Dew – not The Liffeyswell as the Express insists on calling it (ARRRRGH! Those warthog-faced baboons!). People like her and her and him, and her and her and him and her and her and her. Hopefully, they’re not too embarrassed to be mentioned here. (And, wow, are there just a whole lot more women blogging than men? Or are they just more interesting?)
I’ve written about politics, national security, art and love along side piss, puke, phlegm, penises and pussies. (Strange, I've covered four of the five major and one of the minor TMI "Ps", but never poo. Perhaps I should be grateful?) Gay rights, space travel, searching for a job and tales of both the misdemeanor and felony stupidity of our fellow man have graced this space.
Also, I’ve gotten a chance to show off my pictures. I’ve really enjoyed that. Up until last July, the only people to really see my pictures were the ones who actually visited my home. Now I get to throw them out there for everyone to see. (I’m not going to dig out the links, but here are all the “pretty pretty pictures” posts.)
All in all, it’s been pretty fun. I think I’ve strayed a bit from my intended course – politics and government – but that’s OK. I write about what seems important or silly or stupid or interesting to me at the time and, hopefully, someone at the other end of the Interwebs finds it just important, silly, stupid or interesting enough to take a moment or two to read.
Thanks for reading everyone, hope to see you back here soon.
The Foggy Dew
10 comments:
Happy 218! (Or is this 219?) Rock on. :)
Congrats, my dear. It's an honour to be mentioned...and yes, we are more interesting. Aren't we?
lacochran - It is 218. Hmm, but now that I think about it, not counting the first one it would be 217. Eh, well, that's why I became a writer.
Fearless - No one's more interesting than us, my dear. No one. Be interesting to see what the next year holds...
Hey, congratulations! That's excellent!
And I'm glad I made the list. Personally, I do think that women tend to be more interesting than men - or anyway, one can find them in greater quantities. Not that I'm biased.
But this always, always makes it a delight to know interesting men!
Congratulations!
Hooray and Congrats...I love reading and knowing you.
Lisa - Even if you were biased, I wouldn't hold it against you. Like all men, I know this: Pregnant women are always right.
heartbreaker - Thank you, thank you.
Lemmy - I never knew our versaries were only a day apart. How cool. Also, same back at ya. The day isn't complete without some Mire.
happy blogversary!! and keep them coming
Titania - Thank you and I promise to.
I even clicked the 'her' links in the hope that one of them would be me.
Alas.
Here's to a second year, Foggy!
(Love that Adams quote, incidentally. I've gone and pasted it in a few places :)
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