Twenty-Two Years of Blogging
Yes, it’s been twenty-two years of blogging at QueerJoe. It’s hard for me to believe that I’ve been writing this for so long.
What More Can Possibly Be Stated After Twenty-Two Years of Blogging?
Not sure, but I’m going to find out, and I hope you’ll join me in discovering all that’s next.
As of today’s post, I’ve published 2,919 blog entries. That’s an average of about 133 blog entries per year, or over two and a half blog posts per week. With over 1.1 million words logged so far, I’m thinking I need to rename the blog to GasBagJoe.com. Here are some statistics for those of you so inclined.
| Year | Total Posts | Total Comments | Avg Comments per Post | Total Words | Avg Words per Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31 | 2 | 6,862 | 221 | |
| 2003 | 171 | 8 | 0 | 81,604 | 477 |
| 2004 | 181 | 3 | 0 | 84,196 | 465 |
| 2005 | 183 | 15 | 0.1 | 81,777 | 447 |
| 2006 | 167 | 82 | 0.5 | 75,727 | 454 |
| 2007 | 138 | 1,801 | 13.1 | 65,442 | 474 |
| 2008 | 111 | 1,210 | 10.9 | 41,314 | 372 |
| 2009 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 44,221 | 451 |
| 2010 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 34,551 | 432 |
| 2011 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 24,703 | 374 |
| 2012 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 36,146 | 354 |
| 2013 | 127 | 2 | 0 | 37,688 | 297 |
| 2014 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 32,123 | 312 |
| 2015 | 97 | 10 | 0.1 | 28,749 | 296 |
| 2016 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 35,078 | 331 |
| 2017 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 44,328 | 382 |
| 2018 | 145 | 83 | 0.6 | 60,574 | 418 |
| 2019 | 146 | 450 | 3.1 | 65,061 | 446 |
| 2020 | 172 | 651 | 3.8 | 66,472 | 387 |
| 2021 | 146 | 732 | 5 | 54,723 | 375 |
| 2022 | 145 | 542 | 3.7 | 55,667 | 384 |
| 2023 | 146 | 543 | 3.7 | 55,273 | 379 |
| 2024 | 142 | 438 | 3.1 | 47,991 | 338 |
| Total | 2,919 | 6,579 | 2 | 1,160,270 | 397 |
Honestly, I’ve always been incredibly gratefully for the blog-reader community. You have always been incredibly supportive and make me feel very much appreciated.
Current Knitting
I was correct in my assumption that my current knitting project would be slow and steady. Here’s the incremental growth of the double-layer, linen stitch scarf so far.
I have moved it to one circular cable needle, so it’s going a bit faster. But only a bit.
One other benefit to knitting it as a tube, I don’t have to be overly careful with how I weave in my ends. Once I’ve bound off, you’d have to cut the scarf open to see if it was neat or messy!
I find it hard to believe that in 2012, 2014 & 2017 your blog received no comments at all. Were you using a different software program? Or is it just one of those glitches?
I have used different softwares over the years. Each time I convert to a new software, I risk losing some of the history of the blog, including comments. I was just looking at the internet archives to see if there were any comments in those years, and I don’t even see them there. I have a feeling blogspot lost some of them at one point as they “upgraded” their systems.
Hi, Leslie!
Hey, you!
-L
Congratulations, Joe, on your blogging anniversary. I enjoy every word you write and you are always an inspiration.
Here, here, Ron! I would even write, “Amen,” though I don’t mean it in a religious way.
Joe, long may you wave, and wiggle. Your comments and projects continue to be an essential part of my week.
I have enjoyed your blog and look forward to it. Congratulations on 22 years!
Congratulations Joe. Here’s to 22 more years of your blog.
Amen is fine in my book since it means so be it! And so may you continue to share and educate!
I don’t comment often but I do enjoy!
Wow, so many year of blogging! Congratulations!
I don’t know how I never found you before (this is my first time here), but here we are. Hope you’ll aim for another 22 years 😉
Yay and thank you!