Mar 20 2008
Birthday
A confession…today is my Birthday 
Firstly, here is some trivia, today in History, March 20th..
1727 Isaac Newton fied, aged 84.
1969 John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar.
1990 Nambibia became an independant nation.
1999 Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones became the first to fly a hot-air balloon nonstop around the world.
And one year ago today I was seriously ill, and thought it was my last Birthday..I was later diagnosed with a Psoas Abscess, possibly they said as a result either of appendicitis attacking through the rear into my back muscles, or a bacterial infection, such as Staphylococcus aureus. What? Sorry, I guess that is a little unpalettable going into the Easter weekend, or any weekend, come to that! But the condition changed the direction of my life, indirectly, and one year on, during the week I got my final clearence from the Hospital, I guess I may allow myself a little introspection.
Which leads me to this blog. It would never have occured to me a year ago to start a website of my own… Some people have questioned my blogs focus, after all, it did start out as my life and music, later modifying to a reviews blog. Moreover though, this blog is about me, and the things I enjoy doing, people I admire. It’s a fact the guitar plays a major part here, as it has done for me for the past 30 years, and the main point of attention here. I have a more focused blog on technology and the enviroment, but here I like to indulge myself 
 I always thought of a blog as an online diary, to reflect the author. These days though, blogs have expanded,and cover many things, motivated a great deal by the desire of many people  to start a home based business. Niche marketing, advertising, SEO topics can be found in abundence. I am not going to make a fortune with this site. If I can make enough out of paid posts to cover my online activities, that will do me nicely. Therefore, I don’t need some self styled internet marketer to tell me my blog is not in the “niche” category… But if it covers the things I enjoy in life, for me it will never be “off topic”.
Many thanks to those of you out there who have supported me in my little corner of the web 
happy Birthday Mark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Enjoy your day!
Thanks very much Susanne
I appreciate your visit!
Oh, Happy belated Birthday. I like your thought about the blog here. It should the one who keep the blog. And was surprised to hear that you thought it was going to be your last birthday when you have that problem. Sometimes, it’s good to live as if it’s the last day of your life. Then, we make the best of everything. Live and let’s live happily and meaningfully! Keep on playing the guitar!
Thanks Fottiam! I guess I’m not the only one to think I may have had my last Birthday, when struck down in Hospital! As you say though, we need to make the best of everything. I appreciate your kind sentiments