I started this little old weblog in October of 2001. (Yes, I know the
archives start in November 2001. I deleted the first many posts I published.)
Over the last few years, I have read a lot of bitching and moaning about
Blogger. Some of it may be justified and some of it may just be bellyaching for
the sake of complaining, but I've always stuck with Blogger through thick and
thin. When they launched Blogger Pro, I signed up. When they offered Blog*Spot
Plus, I signed up. Many people have jumped on the Movable Type train. I've
considered it a few times, but it's really not an option for me. It sounds like
a wonderful tool and I'd love to try it out sometime, but I've always been very satisfied
with Blogger.

It's had certain limitations and problems in past, but I never cared about that
stuff. It has always been easy to use (as long as you don't screw up your
template...which I have done a few times) and I admit it...I'm a sucker for the
orange and white B logo. Also, it's always seemed like the underdog in the
blogging world and I love rooting for the underdog.

I really like the changes Blogger made yesterday. (Not too crazy about the
rounded logo, but eh - I'll live.) The interface (or dashboard) has a nice
layout and is super easy to understand and user friendly. I think the community
building aspect is a good step in the right direction. The comments feature is
cool. I know a lot of people will be happy about that one. Although I'll
continue to use my own template and design future ones, I like the new designs
available. Very fresh and funky. Like the Blogger of yore.

Kudos to the gang at Blogger! I think they do an outstanding job. And don't
forget, you can always watch
them hard at work.