I started my blog in 1999, so it was a different world. I guess it's a story of right place, right time more than anything else. At that time it took some REAL

I started my blog in 1999, so it was a different world. I guess it's a story of right place, right time more than anything else. At that time it took some REAL effort and at least a little bit of skill to get a blog going. But I'm here because I started that silly little blog. I got my first real programming job because I was able to show that I could do real programming from having that blog. My second job, more or less the same thing. That blog led to me starting my own tiny little hosting company. And because I had some decent tech cred on my resume, I got yet another job. Then, finally, that got me here. That didn't happen over night, it took from 1999 until 2013. I couldn't be happier with my current position and hope to never change jobs again. Almost every professional job I've had since the 1990s was because I liked Slashdot in 1999 and wanted a site just like that. So, thanks CmndrTaco!