Tuesday, February 26, 2008
100 Posts So Far
This post marks the 100th post I have written for Adjunct Advice. Some posts are short; some posts are long; some posts are little more than giving props and a quality link. I like it that way.
So far, Adjunct Advice has served me well. I can only hope it has also served you, the readers, well. I have learned a lot about tech stuff and Gmail; I have interviewed a number of exciting, polite, and generous colleagues; I have networked more than I thought possible; I have maintained a pretty regular writing rhythm. All of these are possible because of this blog. How can I not be grateful for all those benefits? And, on top of all that, Adjunct Advice is a little over six months old and has had over 50,000 hits. That is pretty astonishing.
Equally astonishing is that I have even more questions now than I ever had before. I am less the total-newbie than I was when I began, but I sense the breadth of my ignorance better than I did before. This inspires me, and it fuels my lust to know more.
Just as inspiring are the potentials that emerge from this kind of blog. It embodies efforts to actually engage in change instead of simply talking about it or whining. While I understand these efforts are small, they are essential. And the more people who engage in this kind of work, the more people who share their insights, errors, experiences, and tips, the better off the rest of us who listen will be.
There are many people who deserve thanks—too many to list. The short list, however, includes Dieterich, Nick Carbone, Rachel Losh, Kim Hampton, and David Ayers. To you I offer my appreciation and thanks.
Now I have to go grade papers.