I noticed that I first wrote an entry on this blog twenty years ago. I figured that deserved some commemoration and recognition.
The blog started out as a personal blog (as evidenced by its early entries) and gradually morphed into being what it is today. I plan to keep writing it because it’s still fun for me and I can see that it’s helped folks out. First blog entry was naturally about starting the blog:
Subject? I don’t need no steenking subject!
At the time, I was using LiveJournal as they had a client app for Mac OS X and that made it easy for me to get started with blogging. Over the years, the blog moved a few times:
- LiveJournal
- Mac OS X 10.4.x Server’s Blojsom-based blog platform
- Self-hosted WordPress
- WordPress.com
I moved to WordPress.com in September 2008 and they’ve been graciously hosting me ever since. Thanks, folks.
I’ve been using MarsEdit for at least the last six years to write my blog posts, so thanks also to Daniel Jalkut at Red Sweater for putting out a quality product that helps me stay focused on the writing of a blog post and not the fiddly bits of how to post it.
For my past, present and future readers:
Thank you. This place wouldn’t be what it is without you.