If you follow weblogging, you know there is a lot of discussion right now about Pyra being out of funds, laying off its crew, paring down to Ev. Blogger is the most personal software I’ve ever used. I think about the apps I use: Microsoft products which are completely faceless and anonymous, development tools that seem to be written by people who don’t write code the way I do, even shareware stuff written by one guy who only asks that you send postcards in return. Nothing has had as much of a face as Blogger. It is in its nature. It allows people to publish themselves for others to see, and the team that created it did so themselves (and, I hope, will continue to do so). And the team cared — still cares. The face of Blogger to me will always include everyone that worked on it. It’s hard to let go of a child. I wish everyone the best and, most importantly, relaxation and peace.