{"id":7810,"date":"2005-08-07T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2005-08-07T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/08\/07\/bt05-and-there-shall-come-an-ending.html"},"modified":"2005-08-07T07:00:13","modified_gmt":"2005-08-07T14:00:13","slug":"bt05_and_there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/08\/07\/bt05_and_there.html","title":{"rendered":"BT05 – And There Shall Come … an Ending!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aaaand … that’s a wrap.<\/p>\n

So the Blogathon had (as of this writing) 219 participants, with 1,777 sponsor pledging over $55,000. Wow. My own share of that is seven fine sponsors pledging $241. And that’s pretty keen, too.<\/p>\n

My deepest thanks, as sponsors, to …<\/p>\n

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Amanda, Mary, my folks, Stephen, Margie, and De.<\/em><\/p>\n

You guys made it worth doing.<\/p>\n

Many thanks as well to …<\/p>\n

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Dave N., Rey, Mary, BD, Avocet, the MIL, and, of course, Mouthy Mom<\/em> <\/p>\n

… for doing the comment thang. I may want to be left alone while I’m writing, but I’m always looking for responses afterward.<\/p>\n

Thanks, of course, to the folks who did the Blogathon organization. Anyone can criticize, but it takes a special person to step up and get it done. Good work, folks.<\/p>\n

Biggest thanks of all to …<\/p>\n

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Margie<\/em><\/strong><\/large><\/p>\n

… of course, for just being swell and supportive about this, and offering me all sorts of help, active and passive, to let me do it. A finer person I cannot imagine.<\/p>\n

Other things I considered talking about …<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. More about the CBLDF<\/a>. Well, you can read about ’em.\n
  2. More about SharpMT, the blogging client I use.\n
  3. Reliable creators (writers, artists) to watch for. Well, just check the list of folks in the Top 25 ….\n
  4. More about Mile High Comics, and Moulton’s Comics<\/a> in particular, where I do all my shopping.\n
  5. The social stigma of comics.\n
  6. Webcomics.\n
  7. Manga.\n
  8. The comic books that Katherine reads.\n
  9. Comic book-based cartoons.\n
  10. Comic book-based movies, especially recent ones.<\/ol>\n

    Oh, well.<\/p>\n

    There’s always next <\/em>year. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

    Thanks, and good night, everybody.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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