Blather de la Semaine is the personal web site of Geren and Donna Mortensen. It’s the place on the web where Geren and Donna ramble on about pretty much anything that crosses their minds. And, it’s French for “Blather of the Week.”
The site started in April of 2000, and moved to it’s current domain in August, 2002, as Geren’s Commentary on the World at Large. Over the course of its existance, the site has seen numerous redesigns and changes in content management schemes. At first, the site was completely hand-coded, with images being transferred to the site via ftp — inlcuding an extensive collection of images of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington.
Geren has more than occasionally spoken out on topics that he believes strongly in, some of which caused heated discussions across multiple blogs and heated e-mail exchanges. One of the most hotly debated issue ever covered on Geren’s site was the use and misuse of antidepressant drugs.
When Geren started dating Donna, a special category was added, From the Girlfriend. After Geren and Donna were married in June of 2005, we considered changing the name of the category, but, in the end, it has remained the same. Only Donna’s login name has changed from “The Girlfriend,” to simply, Donna, and she now posts to all categories on a more regular basis.
Another aspect of the site has always been as a photo log for Geren’s photographic efforts. While all recent images are hosted at flickr, some older images are still stored at the gerenm.net domain. In addition, Geren’s departure from full-time employment allowed the time to pursue a dream — our own photographic and graphic arts studio, Orchard Studios. In addition, Geren has recently launched AcoustiSound™, a live sound and recording company dedicated to acoustic music.
