I have been operating this website since February 2005, and it started off in traditional blog fashion, complete with me pontificating about whatever the hell I was thinking and feeling at the exact moment a post went up. Since then, I’ve rambled about politics, theology, my family, my friends, and music. I’ve posted pictures from my two summers working at a Boy Scout Summer Camp, along with various attempts to concoct a screenplay and young adult book series. I’ve also published my commentaries-as-bible-studies on the book of Genesis and other selections from the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. This place has been many things to many people, but I’ve always tried to make it an extension of how I see the world.
Thus, I am proud to say that this is my 1,000th post here at Dryvetyme Onlyne. And yes, you can now cue the balloon-drop, streamers, whistles, funny hats, and cake. This is a celebration.
Many of you have been with me from the beginning, while others of you only found me since I shifted the scope of this website to being that of almost full-time music criticism/journalism back in January 2008. What began as one meager Blogspot site soon expanded to four when I tried to diversify my writing, and then thanks to long-term friend/confidant/technology guru Nathan Slatter, everything was eventually compressed into the site you see today. Other friends have provided untold and unsurpassed support along the way, including Lauran Kerr-Heraly, Andrea Rosselle, Robert Ham, Travis Ziebro, and the fine folks at Burnside Writers Collective. Last but not least, my mother, father, brothers, and wonderful girlfriend have provided me with countless hours of prayer, love, and encouragement as I pursue my passions and chase down my dreams.
So, thanks to you, dear readers, many of whom I know only as a mere tracking statistic, for sticking around and reading all of these days, months, and years. Here’s to 1,000 more posts!
