Saturday, October 13, 2007

Blogs First Birthday

Today is the first anniversary of this blog. When I started this a year ago I wasn't really sure where I would go with it or whether I could post often enough to keep it relevant. One year later I have have obtained some clarity in direction (though it may not be readily obvious to the reader) and some consistency in posting.

I thank all of you who have read my words here and those of you who have felt compelled to share your views and comments, even those who strongly disagree with some of the things I post. I may not always respond to broadsides but I welcome them none the less.

To celebrate Blogs First Birthday, I have added a few new items such as the banner photos at the top of the page. I chose these two historical markers, one from Columbia and one from Ellicott City because I found a certain irony in each. First of all, the marker in the "new town" looks old while the marker in the old town looks new. The Ellicott Mills historic marker has it's own special irony. It is not even located in Ellicott City. This marker sits at the entrance into the community of Oella in Baltimore County.

The other new features are Scene This Week in Columbia and Scene This Week in Ellicott City. Taking inspiration from Hayduke with his One Daily(ish) Shot, I will endeavor to update these images every week. We'll see how that goes.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on a year of contribution to the public good via blogging, providing yet another forum in which to discuss issues affecting our community.

While I often find myself of an opposing view to your posts, they and the ensuing exchanges provide us all an opportunity to more deeply consider best paths forward.

wordbones said...

Thank you Anon 10:06 and all other anons out there as well!
-wb

Anonymous said...

Happy Blog B-day! I love the pic of those white townhouses (or whatever type of house they are) on Wilde Lake. My favorite view of them is from the dam on the side of the lake nearest LPP. I also like that stone house (not pictured) that looks like a castle.

Anonymous said...

Happy Blogiversary! I've really enjoyed reading your blog over the past year and am looking forward to what lies ahead.

Great pics, too -- thanks for picking up my slack on that.