Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Ten Years After


Ten years ago tomorrow, December 3, I was coming to the end of my first year in Michigan and wondering why I had left the American West.  I had been hearing about blogs so I decided to start my own.  To this day, this has been my semi-anonymous blog as I don’t talk about work and spend little time talking about family.  Over the past decade, I have posted poetry, satire, memoir, book reviews, travelogues, recipes and a few memes (thank God that fad has seemed to have faded).  I have a few readers who have been with me since the early years and I appreciate them and learning about how their lives are changing.  There have been a few readers who disappeared and I learned later that they had died.  The world is a sadder place.  And then there are many who kept blogging for a few years before they threw in the towel, but I am thankful for what they shared and their comments on my blog.  Some of the later, I have kept up with on Facebook (which is why my blog is only semi-anonymous). 

In honor of my first decade, I am posting this photo of me.  The photo of me with a dark beard was taken in a few years earlier on a cross-country ski trip across Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah.   Now, gray has taken hold of my beard and the top of my head no longer sustains hair growth.   I have always liked hats and sunglasses.

In case you ever wondered, I like classic rock and debated on whether to call this post "Ten Years After" after the British blues-rock band (remember their classic, "I"d  Love to Change the World") or Decade after the classic Neil Young 1977 album by the same name.  I had that album on vinyl and wonder what ever happened to it.  There was lots of good music on those three LPs:  Cinnamon Girl, Sugar Mountain and the haunting "The Needle and the Damage Done."  


I will close with a photo of this evening’s sunset behind the marsh on my late afternoon walk (taken on an iphone on the panoramic setting.  This country is so different from Michigan and Utah!   Cheers!  


18 comments:

  1. congrats on 10 years...i am a few behind you....ha.
    i only started cause a friend told me to...
    and i love me some classic rock...

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  2. Beautiful photo, beautiful blog. My compliments and congratulations, Sage.

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  3. Good long run! Excellent. I like most of the songs you mention here. I should go listen to a few of them.

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  4. It's hard to believe ten years has gone by so fast. I'm a little fuzzy on when I found your blog but I'm guessing it was definitely in the very early years. It has been a pleasure reading it throughout that time and I look forward to doing another ten years of reading it.

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  5. I've been coming here for a few years - I think I found you via Ileana's blog. It's always a pleasure and I'm delighted for you that you and your family are living in such an enchanted place!

    And the gray looks good on you, my friend!

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  6. Ten years? Wow, hard to believe but I guess I must accept the truth. I have enjoyed the posts, pics, and musings.

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  7. Here's hoping for ten more wonderful years!

    My camera is the Canon SX40HS. I'd like to upgrade one day, but it does an adequate job.

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  8. Congrats on your tenth anniversary! :-)

    Greetings from London.

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  9. I do remember that band! What a blast from the past. Blogging is joyful, but also can intrude on daily life. When I get too busy, I post maybe once or twice a week. Congrats on ten years! I am on year 7.

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  10. I can't believe you've been blogging for ten years. That's amazing! Congratulations!!!!

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  11. Best of luck for the next ten.

    There was a time a few years back after I found out my father had died that keeping up with blogs was a blessed relief.

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  12. Happy Ten Years! I bet you've seen a lot and done a lot during that time. I've really enjoyed reading about all of your adventures. Here's to another ten!

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  13. Happy Ten Years of Blogging, Jeff. I wish you many more years of fine posts. Beautiful sunset. And that guy hasn't changed overly much. :)

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  14. And so time flies by. I started blogging only 4+ years ago. So you had been going full steam for a long time before I found you. What I consider most appealing about you is your intrepid nature, and I'm remembering your journey by train around the world. Closer to home, I also feel that I've accompanied you on a good many hikes and boating trips. Time well spent.

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  15. Congrats on a full decade! Sounds like an exciting ten years. I tagged you on my blog today--no pressure. I just like to introduce bloggers!

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  16. Congrats on ten years! That is a lot of water under the bridge. Or trestle...
    I spent many hours reading the accounts of your train travels. I truly loved every minute. I also like your blog these days and through it all, you've been a good person. Eyes and ears open, exploring and enjoying your life.

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  17. amazing, huge congrats on 10 years blogging! It's a huge commitment but so rewarding.

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