I actually get periodic emails from Google Analytics (Your Google Analytics Performance Report) with information about how the Chappell Family Website is doing in terms of how many visitors have visited which pages, how long they stuck around, whether they visited another page, and much more. These are matters of interest to “webmasters” or “web developers” as they assist them with their SEO (Search Engine Optimization) strategies to get more visitors (traffic), especially for websites that have commercial objectives (getting money). I got one of those reports recently and, interesting as it was in regard to such matters, I was most struck by a reference to a page entitled The Blog is Open. At first, I wasn’t even sure there was such a page. So, I clicked the link, and there it was! I posted it on March 30, 2004. Being now 75 years of age, it took me a moment to do the arithmetic that told me that was twenty-two years ago. Twenty-two years! More arithmetic informed me that I was a mere 53 years of age back then. 53!!! That’s still young! It’s only about 3 years older than my son is now. Good God A’mighty, how time has flown by, gone up in smoke, been flushed down the… Actually, I’m not sure time getting flushed is an aphorism in general usage. Since 2004, two grandchildren have been born and grown to teenagers, one nigh onto 18 and the other hot on her heels. Well, as I ponder this, I sense symptoms of depression trying to get hold, so I’m going to quit this particular “post” and find something else to do for a while.
agetime
22 Years
June 22, 2026
Life, Memory Lane, Wisdom
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John Chappell
I actually get periodic emails from Google Analytics (Your Google Analytics Performance Report) with information about how the Chappell Family Website is doing in terms of how many visitors have visited which pages, how long they stuck around, whether they visited another page, and much more. These are matters of interest to “webmasters” or “web developers” as they assist them with their SEO (Search Engine Optimization) strategies to get more visitors (traffic), especially for websites that have commercial objectives (getting money). I got one of those reports recently and, interesting as it was in regard to such matters, I was most struck by a reference to a page entitled The Blog is Open. At first, I wasn’t even sure there was such a page. So, I clicked the link, and there it was! I posted it on March 30, 2004. Being now 75 years of age, it took me a moment to do the arithmetic that told me that was twenty-two years ago. Twenty-two years! More arithmetic informed me that I was a mere 53 years of age back then. 53!!! That’s still young! It’s only about 3 years older than my son is now. Good God A’mighty, how time has flown by, gone up in smoke, been flushed down the… Actually, I’m not sure time getting flushed is an aphorism in general usage. Since 2004, two grandchildren have been born and grown to teenagers, one nigh onto 18 and the other hot on her heels. Well, as I ponder this, I sense symptoms of depression trying to get hold, so I’m going to quit this particular “post” and find something else to do for a while.
agetime