Where have all the bloggers gone?

Today marks 18 years since I started this blog. 

There were plenty of blogs back then. 

Some people used their own website instead of just the default blogspot address.

What's the difference?

I can still see what I wrote in 2008.

Many links have died as the blog owners dropped out and the majority of their thoughts vanished.

There's Substack for longer conversations and X or Facebook for shorter messages.

When I want to remember my first Insta-lanche, I can find it.

Much of life has moved on. 

I'll maintain this portion of the internet going forward.

Sweet Sixteen

The blog hits its 16th anniversary today.
Started as Obama was on the road to victory.
Now hoping that Trump gets his second term.
That will make for an entertaining future.

14 years down, more to come

The input of this blog as slowed, but it's now been 14 years since the start.
What a wild roller coast ride.
Looks like 2022 will be a good November.
More interesting topics to come.

Limping through year 13

Today is this blog's 13th anniversary. 

The 13th year hasn't been great - fewer posts. 

 The blog world has changed much since I started in 2008. 

But we'll keep the lights on. 

Especially if Glenn Youngkin pulls out the big win next Tuesday.

Ready for a 13th year

 My blogging has dropped greatly this year.

What more can be said about coronavirus and Trump?

Besides, I'm not thrilled with our posts look with the latest Wordpress upgrade.

But Tuesday marks the end of our 2020 nightmare.

What nightmare awaits in 2021?

We'll know soon enough.

X marks the spot

A decade ago, things looked dark.
Barack Obama loomed as the likely presidential election winner.
Democrats held both houses of Congress.
What did the future hold?
On this day in 2008, I started this blog.
Are you better off now than you were 10 years ago?
If so, it's nothing I did.
But starting a blog helped me get through the early days of the Obama era.
I saw new viewpoints and interacted with others with similar views.
And a few times, my views got a wider audience.
It's been great to ride the wave these 10 years.
On to more.

Milestone or millstone

As life speeds up, posting on the blog slows down.
I used to shoot for 100 posts per month.
Then to post at least once a day.
And I haven't always met that.
But this is post 12,000 since October 2008.
I'll keep pushing on, with the 10-year anniversary looming.

Number nine

This blog hits a milestone tonight - nine years on the internet.
The pace of posting has slowed as life gets busier.
But with Donald Trump as president, life promises to stay interesting for the near future.

Great eight

This blog has made it to eight years.
It's been a scary eight years.
And who knows what lies ahead.
But we stand strong and move on.

Another milestone

It's been a slow slog in recent months, but this blog has hit 11,000 posts since 2008.
Hopefully the posts will pick up over the next few months.

Scratching the seven-year itch

Legal Insurrection started his blog just over two weeks before I signed up on blogger.
His anniversary post reminded me to note the seventh year on the internet.
Hoping the next year finds us closer to a strong Republican era.

One zero, zero zero zero

We've reached a big milestone for the blog.
Post number 10,000.
It took just under seven years to get there.
So if it takes another seven to get to 20,000, we are talking about 2022.
Yikes.
Let's get started.

Now serving number 9,000

Just over six years into this blog, we've reached 9,000 posts.
It promises to be an interesting run to 10,000 in the new year.

Six and time to celebrate

This blog started in 2008, in the depths of despair before the start of the Obama presidency.
Looks like the sixth blogaversary comes at a much better political time.
Which means the next two years will be so much better.

Rolling up to 8,000

Another milestone post.
It's number 8,000 since the blog started in October 2008.
Now to see how fast I can reach 9,000.

7,000 down, more to come

In just under four and a half years, this blog has reached 7,000 posts.
More good stuff to come, I hope.

Four more years

It's been four years since the first post here at Fishersville Mike.
Here's to hoping the next four years are a lot better for the country than the last four years.

6,000 posts down, more to go

It's time for post 6,000 at FishersvilleMike.
Looking forward to celebrating post 7,000 sometime next winter, after Obama leaves the White House.

Cantor - better than the Boob Czar

We have a new record day for hits on the blog - thanks to Instapundit linking my post on Eric Cantor's primary selection in Illinois.
He posted it just before midnight, giving it the prime spot atop the page for seven hours.
It jumped over 10,000 shortly after 4 p.m., not bad for a 16-hour period.
The post surpassed the previous record - the Boob Czar - but that didn't make the page until late morning.
I hope Rep. Cantor is happy with the interest.
UPDATE: Linked by SWACgirl.

Into the blogosphere, rode the 5000

It's post number 5000 for this blog.
I just passed three years of the blog last week, meaning I've averaged four and a half posts a day for the span. I'm trying my best to keep the Google servers busy.
It's been fun. I've made friends locally and across the country.
And I'm looking forward to the coming year - the last one of the Obama administration.
I look forward to sending them out with a bang.