More With Les is one year old today.
It was January 23, 2007. I worked late in a hotel room in Richmond, Virginia, with WordPress to create this blog. I was speaking at a conference of the Virginia Commission for the Arts. That audience was the first to know that I was beginning my blog to learn more about social media by becoming an active participant in it.
I have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge, insight, contacts, and friends by doing this blog. It has become a great joy in my life. Thank you for that.
Congratulations, fellow one-year blogger! I thought we launched on the same day as your archives indicate post #1 was Jan. 24. I guess you really were working late and it got past midnight without you realizing it…Keep up the great and insightful work.
Happy birthday to More With Les! When I read your blog, I can hear you talking. I like that you write like you speak. Three cheers for your blog’s first birthday.
Congratulations on the milestone, my friend. Here’s to many more years of thought-provoking conversation, knowledge-sharing, professional camaraderie and personal friendship.
michael clendenin
Les:
Congratulations on the milestone.
I had the honor of meeting you at an IABC leadership event 12 or 13 years ago, and I knew then that you were an admirable man who was much more concerned about the people around him than himself. I discovered your blog a few months ago, and have come to conclude that you’re still the same person. In your blog, I hear that warm southern drawl that wraps every word, and I still sense the charm and conviction that I did at that first meeting.
That’s the sign of a good blog, in my humble opinion!
– Mark
Sue, Tiffany, and Michael, thank you for your thoughts. I deeply appreciate your support in this effort.
If nothing else, my blog birthday post proves that I CAN write a short post.
Mark True, what a pleasure it is to read your words. Thank you for remembering me and for finding your way to MWL. It is wonderfully heart-warming to hear from you after all this time. Me, the same person? Well, essentially, I guess. But the mileage is way up, and I am out of warranty. But I keep on going.
I might wear out, but I will never rust out.
Mark True, Michael, Tiffany, Sue…it is because of friends and colleagues like you that I love what I am doing and want to continue doing it forever. Thank you.
Congratulations, Les!
Your work has been very informative and insightful, and I’ve enjoyed interacting with you through the blogosphere.
Keep up the great work!
Meg
Happy birthday, dear MWL, happy birthday to you!
And many more…..
Les, my brother, the blogosphere — like the rest of the world — is a better place with you in it. Congratulations.
Sorry to chime in so late, Les. I’m trying to limit my time online — not an easy thing given so many smart folks with so much to share. Congrats on making that first year and thank you for being such a vital part of the conversations. Onward!
You add a level of reason, passion and professional quality to this space. I may have swiped the name for my blog, but you, Les, are a class act. I’m looking forward to your second year.