Happy First Birthday, Sexagenarian and the City!

A year ago today, Sunday 18 February 2007, Sexagenarian and the City was born.

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Late on Saturday 17 February, I was sitting in a dark bar on Houston Street with my friend Belinda, complaining (as usual that season) about my dismal social life.

‘You should have a blog and write about your dates,’ said Belinda, a sometime blogger herself, who proceeded to explain to me the basics of blog-writing.

‘You’ll need a catchy name for it,’ she said.

‘You mean something like — oh — let’s see — Sexagenarian and the City?’

‘Yes! That’s good! Use it!.’

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Belinda told me about WordPress.com and gave me a few more pointers. When I got home that night I immediately set things up, and the next morning wrote my first post.

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The blog soon became so important to me that the blogosphere began to seem more than virtual. By now I’ve met many fellow-bloggers in the world outside the blogosphere, and I’ve corresponded privately with others whom I know I’ll meet. Many of the people who wrote comments are, I feel, my friends, and they’ve certainly helped me get through some dark hours.

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So Happy Birthday, SATC.

Blog-friends, please help yourselves to a piece of cake and a glass of champagne.

And Belinda, thank you so much for setting me going in the blogosphere.

Mimi.

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