Published 2025-08-10
tag(s): #useless-facts #blogging #meta
I was doing the rounds on my bookmarks, and found out Jack Baty's
blog turned 25 today. Doing
25 years of anything that you like is an achievement. So, you should totally visit his post,
and then drop him a congratulations email.
Chances are that you already know his site, because he is a prolific and very well regarded
blogger.
A few minutes ago, Colorado Rapids finished their game against Minnesota United, and I was thinking about that Jack's achievement and wondering for how long other people in my bookmark list have been blogging. And then I realized this blog had it's anniversary in July!
My very first blog, focused on Emacs on Windows, had a grand total of 3 posts (maybe 4) before I abandoned the idea. I had two drafts disappear, among other weirdness with the GitHub-based blogging software[1], and I just gave up on the whole enterprise.
Years later came Gemini, and I jumped in after finding out that Source Hut has support for
it.
I just checked: the capsule existed for a year, and I wrote exactly 13 post in it. For
comparison, this is post 118 of this blog (although, to be fair, at the exact year mark I was
at 111).
I still think ease of posting is one of the biggest things that helps me keep going.
Also, unlike with the very first site, I don't write thinking of the content being useful, but
just drop whatever is going in my head at the time.
Last couple months, I started putting a pin on random thoughts, when I think it can be
interesting to elaborate on them more in writing later.
I was already married, and a dad, and living in Denver. And I hadn't met yet the two closest
friends I made in this country, despite living here for so long.
Was barely starting to get interested in free software, but still used Windows full time.
I still hadn't attended my first fútbol game live, but I didn't know how important it would be
that this hadn't happened yet :)
On the work side of things, I was still using C# full time, doing things here and there with
Python for my own use. Was transitioning from an (allegedly) full managerial position to more
of a team lead role, in a different line of business for the same client.
I was still married, but we had a brief separation in 2020. Moved to Jersey City, after
facing unemployment for the first time in my career. Turned from Go developer to full time
Python developer.
All my devices used Linux, except the phone (a compromise).
It was also the year I started licensing my open source stuff with GNU instead of MIT. Yes, I
went full crazy :D
One of the things that pains me the most about moving is not attending every home game for the
Colorado Rapids. And I am not joking...
In a story that I might share another day, the threat of relegation and how much it "worries"
me[2], made me realize that Vélez Sarsfield is my true argentinian team.
Rapids won :D
Vélez lost on Thursday (Rapids did too, but we were already eliminated from that tournament
anyway).
And related, I wonder...with fútbol, I know I am a newbie, that there are finer aspects of the sport that I don't understand, or don't notice. But that I still feel OK sharing my thoughts and trying my best to analyze things etc. Putting myself out there.
Similarly, I know I am not the best writer. I know I still haven't made a post in Spanish (I might never, I have no idea). I know that it's been just 1 year instead of 5 or 10 or 25. I haven't done one post a day, or per week[3] or follow any particular cadence.
BUT!
I know I have readers (no analytics, so no exact numbers). Exchanged emails with other
authors, not many but still. Heck, once I got an anonymous email asking me if people were
emailing me 🤣.
And I've been keeping this thing more or less active for a bit over a year.
So...
...is it too soon to call myself..........a blogger?
Maybe not. Like with fútbol, all it takes is a dash of overconfidence, and being OK being
wrong. In this particular case, I will be wrong if the site dies soon(ish).
(I guess a good goalpost for "I am real blogger" is finally adding the goddamn tag navigation)