Happy Birfday!

No, not me.  The blog!

One year ago today, I posted my first blog at this here address.

Today, 372(!  Damn, I’m a blabbermouth) posts and a bit over 1000 comments later, I’m feeling more than a little bit of (probably unjustified) pride.  I like what I’ve got goin’ over here, ya know?  A lot.

And a whole lot of that is due to a bunch of people who I’ve somehow managed to get to know over the past year.  That means you.   I couldn’t possibly list all of ya without doing somebody a disservice, but if you look in my blogroll you’ll see some of the people I’m talkin’ about here.

I’ve been doing this here interwebby thing for about ten or fifteen years now, and I can honestly say that I think my crew of readers here is the best damned group of people I’ve ever associated with.  Y’all are smart, funny, thoughtful and thought-provoking, and just downright good human bein’s.  I’m lucky to have known ya.

That said, I wanted to tip the hat to a few folks.

I would be remiss in neglecting to mention Vix, who during an email exchange based on a few of her blogs said as an afterthought: “You write better than most of the male bloggers I’ve come across. Have you thought about starting a blog? Please, we need more articulate and thoughtful guys out here in the blogosphere.”  And that was just enough for me to go, “Hmm…yeah!  A blog!  Maybe I should…”

Some who were here almost from the get-go, Sue and Becca the Chaotic Kitten, who followed me over from Vix’s comments section.

A few others from Vix’s comments who were there almost from the beginning, but whose blogs have sadly gone idle or just plain bye-bye…  Late Bloomer, Ash, and Foxxypiratestar.

One who was there from the beginning, my bud Rogue.

But of course my greatest thanks need to go to my lovely wife, Dyskinesia, who has not only graciously provided me with time, understanding, and support for this little alter-ego of mine, but some of my best blog fodder as well.  You’re the best, babe.

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So, what next?  I’ve been inspired by various things recently, and I’ve got some new ideas and some new projects in the works that will hopefully be of interest to all of you – some biker stuff, some relationship stuff, some stuff that’s a bit more personal than my typical post.  But don’t worry, I’m sure that in between there will be a whole lot more of the snarky observations on life that have seemed to be my stock in trade, here.

Anyway, I just wanted to celebrate the moment for a bit.  So here’s a little song I like that I think describes in a strange way how I feel about this whole blogging gig.  Hope you enjoy it, and thanks to all of ya.

Junkyard, “Simple Man”

(And yes, it’s a sheer coincidence that I once resembled that blonde guitar player before I cut my hair off.)