Today, April 10th, 2007, marks the three year anniversary of my blog.  What an amazing three years!  This marks the 504th post on this here blog.

Looking back over the past year I'm pretty happy with the many things that have been accomplished and the progress that I've made, both as a developer but also as a person in general.  Among other things, I've strived (more of late than usual) to not focus solely on computers, as it were, and more on life in general.  You could say I've ramped up other aspects of my life because I recognize that there's more to life than just sitting behind this monitor and keyboard.

For instance, I've taken up construction and woodworking (long time loves of mine to which I've not dedicated as much time as I would have liked before).  As soon as I clean out my garage I can really go to town.

Also, looking back on my blog, I've made some changes periodically and sporadically.  I've recently added Google Ads and a Google Search.  I hope those aren't visual obtrusive and annoying.  It's been interesting to see how many ad clicks are made and how many searches are performed daily on the blog.

You may have also noticed my download and rating controls.  I get notified each time someone downloads a file and/or rates a blog post or comment.  That's been a lot of fun to see at least one download a day by someone (most of the time I don't know who they are).  I've received but a very small handful of emails regarding issues with the downloads.  Have they been working for everyone?  I would assume so.  I've found it quite interesting to see that the Image Rotator Control is, by far, the most popular download.  I would not have expected that.

Well, enough rambling.

Here's to another fruitful, fun-filled year!  Enjoy!