Irony or just coincidence?

So tomorrow at sundown marks the beginning of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.  It is the Day of Atonement, where we ask for forgiveness from both God and our fellow man and to atone for our sins. It is said that God inscribes our fate for the coming year in one of 3 books, one of them the Book of Life.  In a case of either extreme irony or just uncanny coincidence, tomorrow also marks the one year anniversary of the StillSecure, After all these years blog.  Here is a link to my first post, welcoming people to the blog. I look back at that post now and it seems both like it was just yesterday that I wrote it and that I have been doing this forever.  Blogging has become a major hobby/pastime/passion for me.  I did not even contemplate podcasting back then, but I tend to think of it as an extension of my blog.  I have enjoyed this past year immensely and am also really looking forward to the next year of the blog/podcast. 

SSATY started as my own personal project.  It is still my own baby, but has now become intimately intertwined with StillSecure itself.  It is a major force in our identity and presence in the media and the market.  I have been humbled and flattered that so many of you have thought what I have written or said is worthy of your time to read or listen to and to comment on.  When I am at a trade show or meeting new people in the industry, I am blown away that people actually have heard of, let alone read this.  It drives me to try and do better.  That is my pledge and mission this year.  I am going to try and make this blog and podcast worthy of your time and attention.  Doing it day in and day out can be a grind, but how can I ask you to read this regularly if I don't make it worthwhile. 

So in respect of Yom Kippur, to anyone I may have offended in the past year (I know I can be a bit sharp tongued, my wife tells me so all the time) please accept my apologies and I ask your forgiveness.  To  those  who read this blog, I will do my best to make the next year even better than the last.  Thanks again and as we say in the Jewish religion, may you be inscribed in the book for a very good year.