I keep on forgetting these blogiversaries. First, I have to give a nod to Sister Toldjah and Ed Morrissey for hitting their 8th blogiversaries (note the plural) 2 days ago. They’re both good friends of mine; ST has guest-blogged here (and I over at her place), and Ed has for reasons beyond comprehension given me a key to Hot Air’s Green Room.
That leads me to my own blogiversary. 6 years ago today, I decided (more like was dragged by the unfortunately-absent GBFan) to open up shop after getting an invite onto the dearly-departed WisconsinSportsBar. I’ve gone through fits and spurts, moving from Blogger to a less-than-satisfactory stay at Yahoo Small Business while hosting WordPress to a long, though not profitable, tenure with BlueHost. Along the way, I’ve picked up way too many friends to count, a very-successful-in-the-real-world co-blogger in Shoebox (we could tell you how successful, but first we’d have to kill you), and even some notoriety.
Lately I haven’t been doing as much blogging as I really should. Oh well; like Jib, and decidedly unlike Robert Stacy McCain, I’ve never saw it as a means to a financial end (which reminds me; if you can rattle your favorite bloggers’ tip jars if they have them, they all would appreciate it).
Thank you, the readers, for being around for the ride, and let’s see if we can make it another 6.
Steve, congrats.
Buy yourself a drink tonight. Way to go.
Thanks for being there for us part time bloggers. Keep up the GREAT work.
Congrats!
Congratulations. :)
All the best Steve. However, leaving out Blogs.4Bauer.com means a towel for you.
Congratulations Steve!
Your attention to detail in your posts is second to none that I see in the blogosphere!
You are by far the most generous and encouraging/supportive person I know in blogging today!
Happy Blogiversary!!! Thanks SOO much for what you and Shoebox do here…always informative and often hilarious. Keep up the outstanding work! :)
P.S. – If not for the blogging, I would never have met you two – another bonus! :)