Saturday, June 25, 2011

Happy blogiversary

I put my first post up three years ago.  It wasn't particularly good, but you learn by doing.  4000-odd posts and three years later, I find myself heading out to a blogshoot with a lot of friends that I've never met In Real Life.  Actually, by the time you read this we'll be done, and searching out some of that barbarous (but still yummy) Texas brisket BBQ.

The Internet is a strange place, and is strangely described: a maze of twisty web sites, or a series of tubes that help your shoulder thing go up (well, the gunblogging community, anyway).  I think of it as a bunch of people, who can now meet friends they never new they had, even though they're thousands of miles away.  Even though they may never meet In Real Life.

You meet in the way that really matters.

In a couple of weeks, the odometer here will roll over half a million hits.  Seems like a lot, and it's certainly gratifying.  But what really counts is all of you who I've met here, or over at your blog.  All of you friends who I may or may not have met In Real Life, but who I am proud to call my friends nonetheless.

It's you - we - the people, who make the Internet what it is.  Thanks.

21 comments:

Bob said...

Happy blogiversary!

Irish said...

Congratulations oh wise and well-written Blog brother! :)

Have fun today.

doubletrouble said...

Keep on truckin' pal!

Rev. Paul said...

Happy blogiversary - and it's my honor to have 'met' you. Keep going, sir; you make us proud.

Guffaw in AZ said...

Congratulations!
And thanks for your wisdom, help and support!
gfa

Jester said...

Congratulations!

SiGraybeard said...

4000-odd posts and three years later some of them odder than others - but one of the best signal to noise ratios in the blogosphere.

As you say, we are a community. This virtual neighborhood is as real as any physical one. There are many people whom I've never met in meatspace, who are closer friends than people I've lived next to for a decade. You're no more likely to have much more in common with your physical neighborhood than any randomly chosen person in the country. In this community, we choose our neighbors and put them in our blog roll.

Congratulations on 3, and good luck with more!

Wally said...

Yay Borepatch! Congratz on the blogiversary!

North said...

Happy blogiversary! I'm honored that you link to me. You are certainly a great every-day read!

Josh Kruschke said...

But, I didn't get you anything.....

Happy , blogiversary!

Josh

NotClauswitz said...

Jeebus, Magdaluca, and Jehosephat, time fibs! Oh how it lies.

AnarchAngel said...

'grats senor patch

Borepatch said...

Thank you, everyone. This place wouldn't be the same without you.

Sabra said...

Happy Blogiversary! Sooner or later we'll have to get you to branch out beyond the brisket.

Kevin said...

Congratulations! Here's to many more!

scotaku said...

Congratulations. And... and thank you - not only for the words you post, but also for the words you share. You rock.

Borepatch said...

Scotaku, as you well know, the blogosphere isn't "me", it's "us". There are a lot of people behinfd me, and you know a lot of them.

Heck, you *are* one of them. Thanks.

soulful sepulcher said...

Congrats, your posts make country music somewhat tolerable LOL :)

Borepatch said...

Stephany, it's all part of the service! ;-)

Jim said...

Congrats, Borepatch!

Hat Trick said...

Congrats on the blogiversary.