Monday, December 28, 2009

One Year and 200 Posts

One year ago today I wrote this and my adventure into blogging began.  I never considered myself a social networker, and I am still not much of one.  Blogging, Facebook, and all the other things that were so popular were not for me.

I thought I was from the old school. I liked my friends within arms reach when talking. I preferred regular old email if they were far away.  Writing on different peoples wall and commenting on their daily activities was for other, mostly younger people.

I started this blog as a curious experiment. I only wanted to see if I could get enough people to read what I had to say to make a little extra cash.  I learned that was not possible in about 2 seconds.  In order to make any money at this whole internet thing you have to be a lot more talented and dedicated than myself. Still I found it enjoyable to have this new outlet for my thoughts. It allowed me to spew my individuality without offending everyone I know.

Then I finally got a comment on a post.  Then I got two comments.  Then I found Dad Blogs. That is when I did finally do some social networking and started meeting people. Now I am proud to say that I have literally dozens of imaginary friends out there in cyberspace. Amazingly many of them have stuck with me and listened to all I have to say for months on end. I get a crazy impression that some of them even enjoy my little web page.

To all of you who visit my site I want to say thank you for making this 200th post possible.  Without some feed back I would have been discouraged and quit writing long ago.  With Braden turning one and becoming more active by the minute I don't think there is any chance of me running out of material any time soon. So if you are willing to go with me I plan on shooting for 200 more posts and beyond.

Happy Birthday Life of a New Dad.

7 comments:

NukeDad said...

Congrats, Otter! Love the new header! Well, I haven't been around in a while, so I'm not sure how "new" it is, but I still like it! Keep up the good work.

Anonymous said...

Congrats man, very glad to have met you through these crazy blogs we write. Looking forward to the next 200+

Brian Miller said...

congrats man! many people give out well before 200! hope you and your fam had an amazing holiday and wishing a happy new year!

rxBambi said...

200 is quite an accomplishment. and yes, feedback definitely helps :)

Looking forward to reading more

Mike said...

That is great about making the year! I am 2 weeks behind you.

I like your blog because it is a nice little shot of morality in a world of rants and perverts like myself!! LOL!

Melisa Wells said...

Happy Blogoversary! So tell me, what did you get yourself? :)

Darryl said...

Congrads on the 200th...I'm just getting acquainted but they've been good reads...