Happy Blogaversary to me! 2001 seems like a long time ago. I had tired of just reading about blogging and decided to try out some of the tools, some months before. But that summer I got into a habit of posting regularly, starting June 11, 2001. Partly inspired by the new ways of thinking I was learning in my classes on product design and business strategy at MIT, partly reflecting the changes in my life at the time, and partly looking to connect during what was a pretty lonely summer, the blog took off and started to be a real thing.
Over the last year I’ve mostly just written. Lots of music writing, a few cocktails and other posts. I haven’t updated the design of the blog in years; it’s interesting to look back at the one truly hand-rolled theme I ever made, which was buggy but had its own charm. I’m not going to go back to wrestling with CSS any time soon, but I miss certain things about the look and feel (mostly the small caps).
I also miss having the time to write more. Things don’t seem to be slowing down much as I age. But I suppose that’s better than the alternative. And really, no matter how much has changed, there are some important things that are true: I love music and writing, I love cooking and food, I love being here on this earth. All those are good things, and I look forward to continuing to write about them and share my thoughts with you for many years to come.
I’ll leave with another plug for a happy musical interlude that I published last month; I find I’m liking it more and more as the summer goes on. (You can listen to all my recent playlists on my Soundcloud.)