A half-century of blog posts
I started this little blogging project back in January and I have to say I’m pretty pleased with how things have been going. Two things especially come to mind as I reflect back on the 50 or so posts I’ve written so far.
First, my thoughts on what I would blog about have really developed. Initially, I felt compelled to write a deep, lengthy post every single day. But there’s only so much of that to go around. I’ve discovered that my blog is kind of a reflection of my life in that sometimes it is deep and serious, and sometimes it’s lighter. And it’s the quality of a post that matters so much more than the quantity. There’s so much to read out there on the interwebs that shorter is sometimes better.
The second thing that just amazes me every day is the people you get to "meet" as you write your own blog and read those of others’. And not just like-minded people all writing the same stuff in different ways. For instance, I now have among my friends and acquaintances:
- A programmer in Southern California who writes about productivity and family life. Brett and I exchange email, IMs, pics of our little ones, and stories about parenting.
- A school counselor and aspiring administrator in Oregon. Rick has promised to help me migrate my blog to WordPress over the summer. I’m going to hold you to it, friend!
- A college professor in Minnesota. Scott’s the one who got me hooked on this whole blogging thing in the first place. And gave me excellent advice when starting my Ph.D. program.
- An exemplary math teacher in Santa Cruz. Dan is my younger mentor. If I could go back in time and start teaching math to high school students all over again, I’d be using Dan’s lessons and presentations as my standard.
So as I set out to begin my next half-century of posts, I’m thankful for the people I’ve met along the way and the opportunities I’ve had as a result of starting this blog.
