Today I ran across a ‘final blog’ written by a man who was a dedicated blogger and internet person. It was a final blog because it was posted by his family following his death from cancer. He was 41 and left behind a wife and two young girls. 

The blog was moving and honest and when I was done it really left me thinking hard. I have blogged before about how one day our blogs will end up becoming our archives – a digital record of the things we have done and thought. This blog was a perfect example of that and the author was intimately aware of it. 

41 is very young to die and it was heartbreaking to read his final thoughts, but it was also encouraging that in many his young daughters would have a really interesting archive of blogs and other digital information to one day read about their father. Of course I’m sure they would rather have their father than his blogs, but we are living in an age where leaving an archive for loved one’s is very possible and fairly easy. To be honest, part of my motivation in setting up my own blog is to create an archive for my children and grandchildren and possibly other members of my family. My blog isn’t very serious and I doubt it’s very interesting to anyone, but it should provide some insights into me for those who are interested. 

I loved listening to my grandparents telling stories about the ‘old days’ and their perceptions of events and places and experiences. My kids will only know those stories through me, but hopefully I will be able to leave behind some of my stories for future generations. 

I hope to live a long time, but I’m aware that there is no guarantee of anything, so I press on with my blog in the hopes that someday someone will find it interesting and that they will have a little glimpse into the world as seen by me.