Today marks the 20th anniversary of this here weblog, which means I’ve officially been blogging for more than half of my life. Whether I’m in your RSS feed or just a random post you stumbled upon, thank you for reading!
October 2, 2006, does feel like a whole lifetime ago. The Dow Jones hit a record high of 11,850, Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack” topped the Billboard Hot 100, and the Martin Lawrence animated film Open Season was #1 at the box office. Heady times.
I’ve reminisced before about my blogging journey at 10 years, 17 years, and 18 years, plus other blogging-related posts. At 10 years I picked out two posts from each year I was most proud of or best represented my interests at the time, so I figured I’d do that again for the 10 years since. (Dive into more in the archive.) Enjoy!
2017
Uncommon Type: a typecast review – A review of Tom Hanks’ book while deep into my typewriter obsession
Rhythm Sand Booms – Reflections on faith, fireworks, and the land of the free
2018
A skeptic’s ‘Glance at the Public Libraries’ of 1928 – Fisking a sardonic and sexist essay I discovered in H.L. Mencken’s American Mercury
Songs over notes: in praise of the Okee Dokee Brothers – From the first of many concerts of my favorite band
2019
Going to the movies is a gift – An ode to my favorite pastime.
The Big Country – Proud of this review of William Wyler’s 1958 western.
2020
Ghost Papas: Fatherhood in The Patriot and Interstellar
2021
Boomtown, the one-season wonder
My favorite presidential biographies (so far)
2022
Courage & Camaraderie in Band of Brothers
The Legend of Ball Under Table
2023
How Hairspray and Once made me love musicals
Why the Nicole Kidman AMC ad matters
2024
Schrödinger’s Parent, or when you can’t “cherish every moment”
How (not) to decide what movies to watch
2025
The seven year etch, or why am I paper resistant?
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