Blog Anniversary — 13 Years Later

Today 13 years ago this blog, ‘Compatible Creatures,’ became self-aware — April 24, 2007. “Woo-hoo!” the two-word content of the original post. Later that self-same day, my first ‘real‘ post, with a comically-strainedĀ title, ‘Word.’ Actually a few words, short and sour, however, zeroed-in on one word: In an age where events are known so fast…

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Birthday

In this insane era of constant shit-storms, even the most-conscientious, working-to-be-astute person can forget major events — yesterday, my outlet into the ether, ‘Compatible Creatures,’ turned 10-years-old. Although the anniversary has been on my mind on-and-off this whole year, the flush of the reckless, nutcase era of the T-Rump, with a frightful, breakneck 24/7 episodic…

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Long Ago

Nine years ago today was a Tuesday. Late in the afternoon on April 24, 2007, “Compatible Creatures,” clicked into virtual life. Utilizing Wi-Fi atĀ Linnaea’s Cafe in downtown San Luis Obispo, a few miles east of California’s central coastline, and via a then-brand-new Dell laptop, I published my first post, titled, ‘Word,’ about some shenanigans in…

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Eight Years Afterwards

Sometime this morning will mark eight years since this blog — ‘Compatible Creatures‘ — appeared online, and ironically continues hopefully beyond the next typed word or two. We entered the InterWebs early on April 24, 2007, with just two words, ‘Woo Hoo!‘ — apparently, excitedly exclaimed, though, and observed metaphorically, naive to the techno-abyss lurking…

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