What’s wrong with me? I can’t seem to remember important anniversaries and milestones.
And I missed one from three months ago and didn’t even notice until now.
It was February 15, 2015. On that date, I wrote a blog post about how I had paid off the loan on my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS, affectionately known as the “Blackbird,” with the loan completed three and a half years ahead of schedule. Yeah, that was a milestone in and of itself.
But the date – February 15, 2015.
No, it wasn’t because it was the day after Valentine’s Day.
The real significance of that date – February 15, 2015 – is that by posting an article on that day, I completed my 2,000th consecutive day in providing a new blog post to the Times Union’s blog portal.
Today? This would be my 2,140th day of consecutive blogging. What’s that, nearly half a Ripken?
I don’t know why I didn’t remember this. Maybe it’s one of those three signs of old age. You know – loss of memory, I forgot the second sign, and loss of memory.
But man, 2,140 consecutive days of blogging.
There’s something very satisfying about this. It’s the thought that I could keep this consistency without missing a single day. And why would this even matter? Why would anybody care about any of this?
And in those moments, I am reminded of the words of William Kennedy.
No. I don’t equate myself to the author of Ironweed. But I do recall some wisdom he passed to me.
I was at a lecture of his many years ago. And during his lecture, he said that if you want to be a successful writer, then remember these three words.
WRITE ONE PAGE.
Because if you write one page every day, at the end of a calendar year you will have written the equivalent of a book.
Wow. Mind blown.
So with that in mind, I know that if I discipline myself and always create a new blog post each and every day, then I will have entertained you, my readers, each day without fail.
And that’s good in and of itself.
So today I’m celebrating my 2140th consecutive day as a Times Union blogger.
And next time I’ll make dang sure to remember when my 2500th day of consecutive blogging will occur.
Yeah, some time around the year 2018 or so… 🙂
Chuck The Writer 
Congrats!!! A day without a post from you would be unthinkable!!!!!!
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Chuck – I’ve always been envious by your passion for writing – it’s inspiring whenever I get writer’s block!
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Congtrats Chuck !! Great job too! Always look forward to your stories and photos. You are truly an inspiration.
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Congrats, and post a little index card in an irritating location (i.e., next to bathroom shelf, behind closet door) with dates you need to remember.
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Do what I do in my primary blog, which is to post titles on things you want to write about ahead of time. Oh, August 6 is the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima, and the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. I’ll be writing about both of those, posting one a day early.
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