We're in Abingdon VA on our way to Maryland. We're going to celebrate Gretchen's 50th birthday with her family and friends. We're also going to run around Baltimore and catch an Orioles game. Last night, we stayed in a retro motel called the Alpine Motel. Sparse but comfy. I'm going to post a picture. Cheers!
Category: Blog/Blogging
Xanga Revisited
Well, I see Xanga is still fighting for it's survival. I guess that might be a good thing, but I do think it's a losing effort. They've extended their deadline for continued existence by two weeks to the end of July. They've raised 38K to keep them going, although they still need close to 65K, …
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200th Follower
I just got my 200th WordPress follower and I'm excited. I started this blog two years ago after coming over from Xanga, and it's been a long time coming, but now I've got 200 followers and I appreciate each and every one of them. That said, #200 is Stories by Mercilo Daviss, a blogger who …
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Xanga: The Passing of an Era
I first started blogging in early 2004 on Xanga, a blogging site where it seemed like everyone I knew had a blog. I was living in Knoxville TN and literally every person I met had a Xanga blog. Everyone went by their usernames. I blogged daily, for years. I enjoyed it immensely and found quite …
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Passing 10,000 Page Views
Hi there. I just wanted to write a short blog celebrating the fact that I've passed 10,000 page views of this blog as of last night. Currently, my blog has been viewed 10,072 times since I started it on June 20, 2011. 10K views may not be a lot for some people, people who blog …
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