November 08, 2005

Astonished Head was there when the universe began.

So writes Mr. Sullivan. No, not that one, this one. And no, not that Universe. This one. The blogospheric one.

Now, I'm not entirely in agreement that the blogosphere began on September 11, 2001, but the events of that day certainly gave impetus to this site, and became a rallying cause for many others. In February, it'll have been four years since Astonished Head hit the web, a few months after 9/11. I haven't been particularly prolific. My "Greatest Hit" is a parody of a television commercial for an anti - depressant. And I've yet to find the "one thing" that so many other bloggers have found, the one issue, the niche, whatever you want to call it. My site traffic peaked sometime last summer, and is probably a tenth now of what it was then. I take unannounced breaks. I ignore the site for days at a time.

But I bumble on, mostly trying to keep myself entertained. I thank those that have wandered by, and have also been entertained.