. . . as we used to say in the Navy. Here’s the deal. I started bloggin in 2004, when the world was young and we were all full of idealistic fancies. Blog and Mablog also started out with a platform that was not going to be able hold all the verbal pig iron that I was eventually going to pile onto it. Since that time, I have posted over 7,000 times, and the total word count (not counting your astute observations in the comments) is within shouting distance of 3 million words. Heh. As Solomon would have said, had it occured to him, of the making of blog posts there is no end, and something around here constitutes much weariness and striving after ones and zeros, I mean wind.
But here is the important announcement part. Starting in 2010 (as in, say, tomorrow) Blog and Mablog will appear to most of you in a completely different format — we have completely remodeled this puppy. I bring this up to beg your indulgence in two particulars.
One is that the Internet is kind of funny about this kind of thing, and so some of you might not see the changes for a day or so. It sometimes takes a while for the cached word to get around.
The second indulgence I crave from you is this. This new blog format will be mangaged by someone (me) who was born (barely) in the second half of the 20th century. This means that my birth was closer to the close of the First World War than it was to my 12th wedding anniversary in 1987. And that means, in its turn, that I was not born (as kids today are) knowing how to do computer things. I can do it, but I have sit here staring at the screen with beads of desperate sweat on my brow, and my tongue sticking out of the side of my mouth. When confronted with challenging computer issues, I generally have the look of a kicked spaniel. I bring this up because this new and improved Mablog will have many electronic nooks and crannies for me to get lost in. You will have to be patient, which incidentally is also urged upon you in Gal. 5:22.
All the old content will be brought over, including the comments. The categories will be a bit different, and navigation around the site, once you get the hang of it, should be much easier. When we shift over, your commenting account should have been preserved, but you may be asked to reset your password. But I am sure we will have enough foul-ups to grant us our alloted quota of consternation. See you tomorrow.