Jeremy takes a Look At The Community:

Things are going remarkably well around here... if this keeps up, this community will be one for the record books and endless scholarly dissertations. Here's to another year like it!

I couldn't agree more with your sentiments Jeremy. I've thoroughly enjoyed the last year being a small part of the community. Why it works so well I don't rightly know, but work it does. And Susan Kitchens' AIDS Day: Remembering Jeffry Michael is an immensely moving example of the special people that form the community. Al Hawkin deserves a special mention too:

I always appreciate a visit to Al [View From the Heart] Hawkins' weblog. It grounds me to reality and reminds me how fortunate I am.

And in February on [Friday] Crusoe's Companion Website! I put down some further thoughts about community involvement:

We aren't isolated individuals since we read (some of) each others weblogs and, like now, we participate in a 'collective consciousness' where we react to what others say. We may rarely post follow-up messages but no doubt we ponder on what has been said -- whether we agree or disagree is unimportant.

Its's been a fascinating year and just the precursor for more to come. And that's why I think reports like BBC News | SCI/TECH | The revolution will be postponed are missing the point entirely because they ain't considering the two-way web.