I took a look at Andy Sylvester's river of 1999.io bloggers for the first time in a long time. I was pleased to see that Doc Searls is still using Dave's tool and enjoyed his comments about blogging, with its brilliant phrase "all have the permanence of snow falling on water," which is where I got the title for this posting. I thanked him for it and realized I am reticent to post here, as I don't have my own server yet, so I feel my using Dave's server creates an out-of-balance exchange with him.
And as I type this, I am reminded what an easy tool it is for blogging!