A Ten-Year Anniversary Message

Believe it or not, this blog is ten years old today! Gee, time flies when you’re busy posting an endless parade of vintage Reddy Kilowatt ads.

Originally, I wasn’t even going to mention the anniversary today. Why? Because after ten years of blogging, I often feel like I'm squeezing an empty tube of toothpaste, trying to make it last a teensy bit longer. I’ve covered so many Lorain topics in ten years that I’m running out of things to write about. Plus, I’m often afraid that my posts about the “good old days” and “what might have been” are merely rubbing sea salt in the economic wounds suffered by my beloved lakefront hometown.

But after my Flintstone blog post last Friday, it seemed appropriate to celebrate the event with Fred and Barney singing the anniversary song, just as I did when the blog hit the five year mark.

On a positive note, my move to Vermilion last summer has provided me with the opportunity for brand new topics and increased exposure to boot. (My recent series on Lake Haven Park resulted in an all-time record of more than 450 hits in one day – compared to my usual twelve! But I value those twelve just as if they were 1200.)

So as I slowly run out of gas, I can only ask you to continue to drop by in the hopes that you’ll find something interesting once in a while. I do have some long-postponed topics planned (that do not include the Pueblo).