6000 Posts and 16 Years Ago - Welcome to WaterWired!

Okay - it's only 5,957 posts, not 6,000.

Here's what I wrote on Sunday 7 January 2007. 16 years ago? Who'd a-thunk it? Certainly not I!

Thanks for stopping by and reading the initial post of WaterWired.

My objectives in establishing this blog are:

1) Providing my perspective on today's water and related issues, regardless of where they may be - the Pacific Northwest, the rest of the USA, or the developing/developed world;

2) Illustrating the many facets of water - as a life-giver, commodity, resource, nuisance, weapon, vehicle for cooperation, instigator of conflict, subject matter for literature/art, etc.;

3) Soliciting and listening to your perspectives on water;

4) Satisfying my desire to be a "writer" (gees, I guess "blogger" is the proper  term);

5) Educating and entertaining my readers (and myself!); and, above all

6) Stimulating thought and generating controversy (though never for its own sake!)

Again, thanks for visiting, and I hope you will return frequently.

"In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water.
            Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong,
                there is nothing that can surpass it."
                            -- Lao-tze, 6th century BC

Even had some comments:

Thanks to both Emily and Yubi.

As I reflect back on 16 years and an average of a post per day I realize that I have become more of an 'aggregator' as opposed to an 'originator' or 'creator'. I started out with the intent of writing original material on a daily basis. I realized that was an onerous task and I could not keep it up, certainly not on a daily basis while I was working full time  I tell myself that I will revert to an 'originalist' (channeling the late Antonin Scalia) but I doubt that's possible, even with my impending retirement from OSU (June 2023). I want to start posting on my personal blog, Campanastan -originally called 'Aquablog' - which has languished in the past five or so years. This blog preceded WaterWired by two weeks.

For now, I am not going to worry about where the path will take me. I am a firm believer in serendipity and so far, so good.

One thing is for sure - I will still be wearing this T-shirt!

Stay tuned - I may post my first 'real' post!

"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” - Yogi Berra       

Comments

[Maven]

Congratulations!

Best regards,
Maven