Of all the made-up words that accompanied the advent of blogging, “blogiversary” is the most unwieldy and nonsensical…and yet I can’t think of another one to use while announcing that today the Fire Ant Gazette turns eight years old.<\/p>\n
In many ways, Facebook (and to a lesser extent, Twitter) has brought blogging to its knees, but a few of us hardy souls are committed to keep making buggy whips, if only for the sheer joy of creation. And to the few remaining of you faithful readers who keep encouraging us, please accept our thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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