Jeff's Back
It never fails. Less than a week after I added the dread "Inactive" label to his entry on my blogroll, and following an absence of almost three months, Jeff has posted something new to ArchaeoTexture. However, while I'd like to think that the Gazette has that kind of influence, in reality Jeff was moved by something more fundamental and personal.
His latest entry is a tribute to his longtime colleague and friend, Gayle Hill, whose untimely passing a few weeks ago at age 45 lessened our community a bit. I didn't know Gayle other than through her media appearances, but that was enough to recognize the tributes that Jeff praises via the sharing of his memories.
Welcome back to the blogosphere, Jeff. I hope you'll be a more frequent contributor.
which got me to thinking about my own presence on the blogosphere
Don't tell me you've also renewed your aspiration to mediocrity. I hope not, because there's really only room for one truly mediocre blog in this market, and I'm pretty sure I'm filling that niche. ;-)
Posted by: Eric at December 21, 2005 08:14 PMAbout the publisher
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Eric, thank you for the kind write-up ...
As for what got me back to blogging ... let's say it was a bit of both ... yes, I did want to share my thoughts of Gayle with others, and offer some small tribute of my own ...
At the same time, though, I DID notice that I was listed as "Inactive" on the Gazette ... a totally appropriate designation, and I'm just grateful you kept me around as long as you did ...
There was something else you did, earlier this month, when you were posting "OK, so where were we?" (http://www.ericsiegmund.com/fireant/archivesmt/002498.html) which got me to thinking about my own presence on the blogosphere ...
Eric, keep up the good work .. as large as it might have seemed, the number of comments you received on that post is, really, just a small indicator of the impact you and the Gazette have on the rest of us ...
Posted by: Jeff at December 21, 2005 05:14 AM