"I was trying to disperse the community that developed around this blog, from the beginning. The goal being to inspire other people to do the same as I was doing. Jason Kottke once called me the Johnny Appleseed of blogging, and that's something I'm happy with. That was my intention."

--Blogfather Dave Winer, commenting on a CNet article seeking out blog founders-okay, blog fathers-- and wondering why the authors call him 'irascible."

(Susan sez: Dave is one of the folks who started it all, in my book, and someone with a great spirit....not usually irascible.)