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June 01, 2008
Today Is The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life...
...Or at least the beginning of the next six months of blogging once a day, each day for a year!
Where was I?
Oh yes. The Big Challenge.
Two years ago, during one of my infamous web surfing moments (which aren't really moments at all; they can be really, really long moments) I found a group of people who were taking part in National Blog Posting Month, or, NaBloPoMo. And guess what? They even have a website! No, seriously, it's quite a big deal. Visit them here. So during NaBloPoMo, all you have to do is blog once each day during the month of November, which, for the past two years, I did. (And I did it well, if I do say so myself, which I just did.)
Well, the good folks over at NaBloPoMo have issued a challenge. They have thrown down the gauntlet, and like the sucker that I am, I picked it up, and relayed the challenge to Megan, who offered her support. (Not that she doesn't always, but I was a bit surprised at this, but I was also in no position to turn down her support!) The challenge is called Blog 365, and all you have to do is post each day for the entire year of 2008. Fearing a hearty giggle and much finger pointing from my wife, she smiled, and said, "I will help you! We can come up with themes; we can do this!" And so, we're off. Two days in, and it's tough already. What will it be like on day 125, or 242, or 365? Will we even see those days? Can we do it? I think we can.
With a few rules from Blog 365...
Rules:
- Blog everyday for 365 days.
- Feb.29th is a Free Day and will be the Blog365 day of rest!
(Thanks Leap Year)
- You do not HAVE to post to the same blog as long as you post everyday.
- No internet? Write your post locally and post it once you are back on the grid.
- Computer Broken? Grab some paper and do some old school blogging.
- A post is a post, not everything has to be in writing. Photos, YouTube videos, and the like are all considered content.
- Have fun, because that's the whole point!
Note:
If you post offline work, consider changing the date on the post to reflect the day you actually created the content.
And here are a few more, from me. We may just post pictures of the Boys. We may just post once. We may post twice, thrice, or more, so stay tuned! Also, since I am not 'blog savvy, everything currently posted says 'Posted by Jon" at the end of each post. Some of the posts will be posted by Megan, who hopefully will identify herself, until I either become 'blog savvy, or my Brother-In-Law helps me out! (But if you can't tell by now that she's a MUCH better writer than I can ever hope to be, we need to talk...)
So here is a preview of what's to come...
Jonah's third birthday.
Rants.
Fire and life safety education. (I know, it sounds boring, but I love to educate, so there!)
Pics of Joshua.
Pics of our family.
Posts from the Boys, which will look something like this: jkdhfksgdiuhsbdig
Maybe even a video, if I become 'blog savvy. (Hah!)
And whatever else pours from our keyboard.
We hope you'll stick with us, and wish us luck!
Jon and Megan
Posted by Jon at June 1, 2008 03:31 PM