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Yesterday, after seeing the new CR blog formats, I scrolled down the page to see 55 pages of previous entries (55 x 10 = 550 entries).  That number greatly surprised me because I only started my blog May 22nd of 2007.  I know that until David B came along I was likely the most prolific blogger on the featured page, but 550 entries in 570 days isn't remotely close to the reality of it after my pace slowed this year after leaving CR.  So I went back and starting going through the blogs.

It turns out that parts of two other blogs were merged into my history.  One I can take credit for, the other I can't.  When the new CR site and blog software rolled out months ago I had noticed a few TrevRob blogs mixed in with mine.  They are obviously his as they talk more poker, resolving to do something, then resolving to do something else, and offering some good advice for newer players.  The other entries that were grouped in with mine are from the 2007 WSOP.  I kept the official CR blog that followed CR members while I was in Vegas.  I would update it several times a day during that 10 day period.  

The title of my very first blog was "Tales from the Middle Ages" (as I had just turned 40). 

The first lines...
Confession no. 1 - I have never wanted to have a blog.
Confession no. 2 - I have never written a single entry in a diary in my life.
Confession no. 3 - I have never enjoyed being in the spotlight.

It's interesting to look back on the experience.  I never knew that I would enjoy it so much.  I started it to show and inspire other people that you can blog regularly, and ended up showing myself that I have a voice.  It wasn't the most popular blog.  It wasn't the most poker appropriate.  Rodeo often complained that my blogs were too long and wordy (tl;dr).  It wasn't filled with images and videos (except the occasional Friday music videos).  It was just my thoughts, observations and shared life experiences.   Most people expected me to quit the blog after my February departure from CardRunners.  But after a hiatus, I resumed it with similar gusto.  It has been a good outlet to share my journey with Poker Curious.  The site development has taken longer than I expected but we are in the home stretch now.   I'll be blogging on the new site, possibly double posting it here, so I hope those who have enjoyed it come visit me there in a few weeks.