Did you notice the clues in my earlier blogs? Did you see the announcement on (5-27-06), Our Cyberplace #35, that this blogger will be cutting back on posting daily Web logs? It’s true, just as the Argus-Courier stopped producing a daily printed edition, and went to twice a week, and then once a week; this Cybernaut plans to do the same. It’s been a struggle, however; what do in the future? How to best express one’s thoughts on so many different topics and themes? How to organize them so that viewers can navigate the blog easily? It’s a puzzlement, for sure.
Making this transition won’t be easy. After averaging a blog a day for almost three months, the number of visitors has grown steadily. This past week, for example, the daily average is 30 times the average number of hits for the last seven days of blogging in March, and 10 times the average for the last week in April. The important thing is what to write about? I initiated a trial balloon using the title, The Sage of Petaluma. I was going to reincarnate “Dr. J. Abner Peddiwell, Ph.D., Professor, Petaluma State College,” and communicate through his persona. (Just as I have been doing on my historical walking tours as “Mr. William Howard Pepper.” What is a “sage?” OK, let’s check our trusty dictionary: sage (n) “someone who is regarded as knowledgeable, wise, and experienced, especially a man of advanced years revered for his wisdom and good judgment.” (That’s too egotistical; also unbelievable. Scratch that idea.)
Looking back over my list of blog categories, there are nine, and I just created a new one yesterday – Hammerhead. (Someone needs to have his “head” examined, or at least hit with a hammer to knock some sense into him.) How about this approach – let’s keep it simple – let’s make it easy – and not slight any of my areas of interest. How about calling it Bill’s Blog? We’ll put in a hyphen – and then identify the category and #. For example; Friday’s blog will be titled, Bill’s Blog – Remembering Bill Soberanes (#3).
Then, as time permits and if the creative juices continue to flow, additional posts will be made using category headings such as:
Our Cyberplace – Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in our daily lives.
Our Petaluma -Observations and comments related to “our sense of community.”
Our Web-of-Life – Connecting the dots between man and his natural environment.
Then and Now – Looking back at Petaluma’s history and related it to the present.
The Saber-Tooth Curriculum – Observations and comments about education.
Remembering Bill Soberanes – The world’s foremost “peopleologist.”
Personal Reflections – Miscellaneous “stuff” that does not fit elsewhere.
On Our Radar Screen – Looking ahead to what’s coming down the pike.
Of course, all this is subject to change. Who knows; maybe we’ll bring back The Sage of Petaluma some day. Stay tuned.