I barely remember "Old Yeller". I couldn't tell you much of anything about most of the movie. But the ending is forever seared into my consciousness. I saw it when I was about 9. I hated that movie. It made me cry at a time that crying was NOT cool. And it wasn't fair that the dog had to die at the end, and the boy had to do it. But you know what? The dog had to be put down.
OK, now that I've drawn out the setup way too much, let's relate it back to this blog.
The blog has to be put down.
It's served me well. It's a good old blog. It's loyal. I can leave it abandoned for weeks on end and I come back here and it's still there, wagging its tail.
OK, enough with the analogy. Back in '03, when I started this blog, it was fun. I didn't start it as a career move. Heck, I didn't even put it out there who was running the blog for the first several months. I didn't really publicize it, but it got out there, and it evolved into an unofficial
Third Day weblog. Then we started an "official"
Third Day Weblog and I wasn't sure what to do with "This Guy Falls Down". I just kept plugging along.
Meanwhile the whole scene changed. Over the years, blogging got more popular, and became a part of a bigger movement called "social media". Blogging grew up, but "this guy" stayed the same. While that's charming on a certain level, it bores me to no end. And if you're bored, it's time to either change your circumstances or change yourself.
So I'm going to change. I'm going to take this blog out back and - KAPLOW! - do what needed to be done a long time ago.
But I don't think I'll cry too much. There's nothing to take the sting away from losing a pet like a new puppy. I bet that kid in Old Yeller even got a new dog out of it when the dust settled.
I think I'll just start a new blog. Details to come...