Two years and running….

Over the weekend, the Promote the Progress blog turned two. I started the blog on January 21, 2004, just days after Nipper and Sorocco started blogging (each of them reminds me frequently that I was the last to get started, even though they best me only by a matter of days…).

Anniversary posts seem to be obligatory in blogging. I’m not sure why. Maybe bloggers see it as an opportunity to remind the naysayers of the progress and growing significance of blogs. Or maybe it’s just a source of easy content. Either way, I follow the trend.

Last year, I used the anniversary as an opportunity to consider the question “Why do I blog?” My one year anniversary post was a brief answer to this question, which, by the way, is the one I receive the most. The answer to that difficult question is the same today as it was a year ago — passion. Read that post and you’ll understand.

But, over the course of this second year, something has changed. Pursuing my passions through the blog has produced opportunity, connections, and even friendships. I’ve met some tremendous people through the blog and new relationships seem to start every day. So the blog gives me a vehicle to pursue my passion, and produces tangible and meaningful results.

Maybe this year I’ll start answering the “Why?” question with a question of my own - “Why would I stop?”