One year ago today

It was one year ago today that I started this blog. Of course, the darn thing has undergone a lot of changes since then. So has the author. A year ago I wasn't quite sure of the form or content. Posting was sporadic, and so was the quality. Still, I gotta laugh at the first posting:

Another quiet night in Waukesha
The first domestic dispute was reported (according to the Waukesha Freeman)at 11:57PM. Then 12:46 AM and 2:15 AM. If people would just go to bed at a decent hour there wouldn't be any trouble.

Today, the quality has become a bit more consistent. There are a lot more than three people reading this blog on a daily basis, I've added features like comments (gotta fix that this week), trackbacks and links to other blogs and websites that I read and enjoy.

I still haven't found a niche or a theme, but what people have been getting is what they'll continue to get: me. This blog is no different than conversations that I have with neighbors, friends and family, and people who are stuck with me in line at the grocery store.

So, on my anniversary, I'm going to have cake. In the meantime, I leave you with one other post from that first day:

Waukesha?
Hard to believe I live in Waukesha, sophisticated urbanite that I am. But let's face it. When the worst crime overnight is "A suspicious resident was carrying a stick and yelling at residents in the 800 block of Eales avenue" and he does it at the reasonable hour of 6:34 PM, THAT'S where I want to live.

And as for the guy who was reported to police for carrying garbage bags and mumbling to himself at the county courthouse, I hear you brother, I hear you. I hate the garbage rules too. But the aldermen are at another location.

Of course, in many cases they're the same people, so spilling your trash at the courthouse might not be a bad idea.

posted by James Wigderson at 8:16 PM June 18, 2004