One year ago today, in a crowded computer lab, alpha charlie bravo was born.

Over the course of a year alpha charlie bravo has evolved and improved, gotten worse, changed, improved again, expanded, taken a step back, spun itself around in circles and moved confidently forward.

Some of this blog's accomplishments include:

• Becoming a candidate for Viceroy of Iraq


• Inventing new words


• Inventing alpha charlie bravo bonds


• Maintaining the site using public library computers


• Uttering a political statement no one could disagree with


• Filling some empty space

I never would have expected that this blog would be as vital and meaningful to me still as it is today. It certainly would not be if I were typing into a vacuum. So, alpha charlie bravo would like to thank the Academy and everyone who has visited and participated in this site.