one year later…¹

K-PUNK IS ONE YEAR OLD!

Contrary to the plague of miserabilism that seems to have descended on blogdom (as identified by Robin), I know EXACTLY why I blog…

For much of the last year, especially when things got REALLY BAD, it’s been my only connection to the world, my only outside line… It’s reinvigorated my enthusiasm for so many things, and pricked my enthusiasm for things I’d never previously considered… (I say this especially to the currently disenchanted Marcello, who has done both; I remember being drawn out of a catatonic depression last year by reading through the entire Church of Me archives.)

It’s made me many valued friends, both online and (thanks to Luke’s brilliant walks) off too… Plus it’s put me back in touch with friends I’d lost contact with. (Yeh, there’s the occasional wanker, but I can honestly say, very few, almost none really, certainly there’s far fewer of them than the excellent, high quality correspondents.)

In short, and no exaggeration, it’s made life worth living…

I know it’s an awful cliché, but it’s really true, a blog is what you make it…

So heartfelt thanks to all of those who have contributed, by linking, commenting, reading or inspiring…