This blog / river / though stream is written using a system developed by Dave Winer called 1999. It references back to the halcyon days of 1999 - when life was easier.
When Dave opened up his product to a more public collective, I joined and haven't looked back - learning more about coding than I ever thought I would. But it has been fun.
My day of joining the fold was auspicious - as it turned out, the same day that Prince (of 1999 fame) passed into history at 57.