Blogiversary posts were frequent in the early days of OTB, while blogging became in its relative infancy and plenty more communal. I haven’t written one in years and often overlook to jot down even about our anniversaries. Dave Schuler’s weblog, The Glittering Eye, is one of the few I read. He’s celebrating 15 years today. When I started posting at The Glittering Eye, most blogs were impartial, non-business ventures produced by single people, as this blog remains. A lot has changed in 15 years. Nowadays, most blogs are institution blogs, and bloggers have become newspaper columnists. Media businesses, businesses, and agencies incorporate much of the alleged content being produced. Facebook has taken over most non-public blogs.
Nowadays, on average, I write five posts an afternoon. Over the 15 years, I have written nearly 16,000-character posts. It is still a form of therapy for me, keeping me engaged and fascinated. I plan to maintain this weblog as long as I have the attention and energy to do so. I nonetheless have stories to inform.
He’s also written another 2,374 posts at OTB and was a regular participant in the past due, lamented OTB Radio throughout much of its run. Dave’s one of the few bloggers I nonetheless study every day. His politics are tough to figure out, and his interests are, to mention the least, diffuse. His takes will probably help infuriate readers from both the left and the right, such as each supporter and detractor of our modern President. But he’s continually thrilling and thoughtful. So, congrats to Dave on his blogiverary, and here’s hoping the awareness and strength preserve themselves for many more excellent years yet to come.
