mitch's meanderings

I can’t really remember when it started, but I think it was 2001 when I pressed the publish button, sending my first post into the blogosphere. Using an early version of Movable Type I began crafting the blog that became known as dotDrivel. Initially an online journal, dotDrivel eventually morphed into collection of musings and links related to technology. It wasn’t huge—the “cool kids” didn’t hang out there—but at its peak I had a few dozen followers. Sadly, when I switched to Dreamhost a few months ago, dotDrivel ceased to exist (although it is safely archived and may be reanimated someday).

Shortly after moving to Oregon in 2005, during what seemed like a season of change in nearly every area of my life, mitch’s meanderings began life. I switched to WordPress mostly because of the positive buzz surrounding the platform, but I also had a desire to learn PHP. The overall tone was much like my original blog, once again focusing mostly on technology.

I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but somewhere along the line, blogging stopped being fun. Finding the time, and even something I felt passionate enough to write about became a chore. Days between posts became months, and soon my blog was nothing more than an automated posting of del.icio.us links. Even that came to a stop late last year. It seems I was suffering from burnout, or as I like to call it, Blogout™.

But there’s change in the air. The sun has begun to shine, and once again I feel a desire to express myself online. The posts are beginning to spring forth, and I’m full of inspiration (or something). This time things will be different. Going forward, there will still be lots of technology related topics to discuss, but I also plan to include more about the things that are important to me (family, friends, church, music), and living life here in Portland.

So come on in. Make yourself comfortable. Let’s talk.