What I Learned From… 2009
Yeehaw, y’all! Today is once again the first Monday of the month, and you all know what that means, don’t you? Yep; it’s time to kick off the next What I Learned From… groupwrite project! (sound of cheering)
Hey, since we’re pretty much at the end of the year, the choice of topic this time is probably gonna be pretty obvious, am I right? I mean, what would a year be like without a time of retrospection? Just think (sound of gears grinding) about all the great things you learned this year.
Besides, it’s almost Christmas, y’all! Think of this month’s WILF as your Christmas present from you to all of us: it’s your chance to give us your best, y’know?
Yessir; all those great posts you’ve written, the veritable plethora of lessons learned, not to mention all those wonderful memories you’ve stuffed into the ol’ memory banks. Well, this month, you have the opportunity to share the best of ‘em with the rest of us!
How It Works
So, your assignment for this month’s WILF, should you decide to accept it, is to compose a post listing your favorite posts (or your most popular, or whatever criteria you want; it’s your choice this month!) from your own blog posted during 2009. Simple, right? Hey, that’s what I thought!
Oh, and I’m aware some folks may already be doing something similar. If so, then just send me the link and I’ll include it. (In other words, it doesn’t have to be a new post.)
And, for each post you mention, for the sake of your audience don’t forget to include a word or two about why you chose it. After all, you want to give folks a reason to drop by and read, right? OK, now list your links in a post, include a few words about each, and post it at your blog. Then, send me the link to your compilation post. That’s all there is to it! (See? I told you it was easy!)
I’ll collect the links to your posts and post ‘em here. (NOTE: Normally, WILFs are open to entries for only one week. But this month I’m giving you lots more time since most of us are pretty busy around this time of year.)
What To Do [NOTE - UPDATED!]
NOTE the longer time frame this month! The project is open from now thru Sunday, December 27, at midnight (that’s midnight to me, which is GMT-5 time). I’ll post the entire list of entries on Monday, December 28, just in time for the new year.
And let’s not forget the details…
- Write a post (or send me the link to an existing post) on your blog with a link to THIS POST (uh, the one you’re reading now). By the way, feel free to be as eloquent (or concise) as you like.
- Send me an email (rhruzek@sbcglobal.net) containing your name, the title of your post, and the permalink of the post. (To make sure I don’t miss it.)
That’s all there is to it! Then on Monday, December 28, I will post the entire list of entries right here at the Middle Zone; be sure and drop by to check ‘em all out.
As always, we have just two simple rules around here:
- For the sake of the general blogging audience, please keep it G-Rated. (Also please note: this is a request, not a demand, since after all it’s your blog and you can do what you want. Fair warning: I can choose to link to you or not.)
- Be nice.
All right, ladies and gentlemen; you know what to do! Grab the writing instrument of your choice, dig into your archives, and get to it!
[Note from the Proprietor - I realize it takes a little time to write your entries, but would you mind too terribly not waiting until midnight on Sunday night, December 27 to notify me? Sometimes it can be difficult to get them all compiled by Monday's 6 am post time! I surely thank you, and as a token of my appreciation - have yourself a cookie!]
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Hey, Robert – if we wait until September 13 to send you our listings, that would kind of defeat the purpose of a 2009 round up, yes…?
(Check your final paragraph where you let us know that we shouldn’t wait until Sunday night, September 13 to notify you…)
I’ve sent you my link! This was a great inspiration to revisit my year… Looking forward to other folks’ best posts.
@Monique – Uh… oops?
Thanks for the head’s up! Amazing what gets through the 27 times I’ve read and re-read it!
It is always a good idea to think about what you have learned during the year… I just created a thread on my favorite forum to see what people learned during the year and it helped me a great deal.
@Tom – Sounds like a great idea!
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Dear Robert,
Here’s my entry:
http://geoffreyphilp.blogspot.com/2009/12/years-worth-of-posts.html
Have a Merry Christmas and a splendiferous 2010!
Peace,
Geoffrey
@Tommy – Uh, good for you, Tommy! But… isn’t there more to life than just money?
@Geoffrey – Thanks and a tip o’ the hat to ya, Geoffrey!
What I’ve learned this year is that people don’t like waiting for their first time home buyer tax credit. Our post on it has over 1700 comments and most are about the wait or something related. Interesting reading.
@Charles – Uh, surely that’s not the only thing you’ve learned, Bubba?
Howdy, Robert! Mine is ready and will go live on Monday, December 21 — since I already had things scheduled this week.
@Meryl – Thanks, and a tip o’ the hat to ya!
As far as 2009 is concerned…its a great year of my career. I have learned lot of things and hope it will be helpful for me in my future..
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