It was a good year for us. We have many people to thank for all the activities and events that we attended in 2016. This blog post includes our year-end thank-you tweets, and the list of all our 2016 blog posts.
As we have done for the past two years, we have created this blog post to remind us of the fun we had this year, and to show our appreciation. There are many people/organizations that we did not have a chance to mention -- to you all, we want to also say thank you!
New Year Tweets and Retweets
The following are our New Year's Eve and New Year's Day thank-you tweets, and other tweets/retweets as we traveled from the year 2016 into 2017.
Finishing the year with a Mystery Trip
Mystery Trip!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 31, 2016
My wife surprised me 12/30 w/ trip to #Ohio #Chinese #Lantern Festival!https://t.co/LWWtyj83Ol
Colorful lanterns are amazing! pic.twitter.com/HnRXDDq3WN
Mystery Trip to #Ohio #Chinese #Lantern Festival was fantastichttps://t.co/LWWtyj83Ol
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 31, 2016
See many amazing colorful lanterns at @OhioStateFair! pic.twitter.com/5topDwse4f
#Ohio #Chinese #Lantern Festival -- Colorfully lit lanterns at @OhioStateFair were amazing!https://t.co/LWWtyj83Ol pic.twitter.com/Z00NjATMmH
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 31, 2016
New Year's Eve
12/31 Final hours of 2016!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 31, 2016
Wishing all good ppl on the Twitterverse a fun #NewYearsEve & a glorious #NewYear 2017!https://t.co/G839aTvvdM pic.twitter.com/Y6b6gTQiLw
2017 will be 8th #Cleveland #GiveCamp!
— Cleveland GiveCamp (@CleGiveCamp) December 31, 2016
Please make a #NewYear's #ResolutionsFor2017 to tell #nonprofits about #CleGC https://t.co/DUfC9fWheQ pic.twitter.com/2XROGdXCzU
#NewYearsEve #thanks @PKAkron!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 31, 2016
Thx @TheBitFactoryhttps://t.co/2RjEMECmUr
& @AkronCivichttps://t.co/jLAXl2K2zB
for host #PechaKucha #Akron! pic.twitter.com/41pMZdoO2r
#NewYearsEve #thanks to @Steven_Litt and the #Cleveland #Waterfront Panel for sharing your vision for the future! https://t.co/V10s3BkGEq pic.twitter.com/sn4sinBbWy
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 31, 2016
#NewYearsEve #thanks to @suem821 for Jan 2016 #WebSigCLE "Business Model Canvas Suite" talk https://t.co/Invb6L1Mgt https://t.co/Ui0non9WTy pic.twitter.com/3DDbQ3voYK
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 31, 2016
Sent an email to my #WebSigCLE members thanking them for 10 years of support: https://t.co/Dh25BP9rg1#Gratefulhttps://t.co/chRFP2P8Gq
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) November 19, 2016
Sent thank you to @geekclean of @GCPCUG and to @CDPUG leadership team for their GREAT support of my #WebSigCLE mtgs. https://t.co/chRFP2P8Gq
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) November 19, 2016
Blog Post: #WebSigCLE: So Long, and Thanks for all the Free #Web Development Training!https://t.co/EstSzprjVG
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) November 21, 2016
10 years!
Thanks presenters! pic.twitter.com/wnCrZMa9XS
Thank you! @SamNasr@JustineTimoteo@CoffeeAndCode@ReRooting@suem821@RachelJoyyyyy@RosettaMktg
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 9, 2016
for #WebSigCLE!https://t.co/W4Tl40YHse
#NewYearsEve #thanks to @ALDHAeast for gr8 #backpacking workshops on @AT_Conservancy @PCTAssociation @PCTAssociation @floridatrail #trails! pic.twitter.com/9DOTeEHfBI
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 31, 2016
#NewYearsEve #thanks to @kevingoodmanBBN for the shout-out you gave me in your blog posts! https://t.co/mMRJs5Ec4Q https://t.co/vDRs30zqyR pic.twitter.com/lTlXBpophS
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 31, 2016
#NewYearsEve #thanks to @ChagrinTheatre for the timely production of #EdwardAlbee's #WhosAfraidOfVirginiaWoolf! https://t.co/fs3wEaiCtU pic.twitter.com/dZLRhtyzz0
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 31, 2016
Thank you!@LeadingHands@OnBase@KevinLockett@Akronist@Insivia@WorkinWithWords@DanYoungDXY
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 13, 2016
for #WebSigCLEhttps://t.co/W4Tl40YHse
.@cuyahogaboe Very cool to see my photo in your blog post. Great way to remember great 2016 event at @TheCityClub. https://t.co/XVJfuRGKlM pic.twitter.com/mlqL43egqv
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 31, 2016
Thx sharing my @CleGiveCamp photos in your posts!@ByronDelpinal/@coffeeandcode https://t.co/moHdym7Ncq@Simplex_IT https://t.co/fblV3Nl6Qi pic.twitter.com/MOvtWMkY00
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 31, 2016
Happy New Year to you @sos_jr
— CVLT (@ChagrinTheatre) December 31, 2016
#NewYearsEve #thanks to @NCoastHarbor for #ICEfestCLE 2016 & for info on 2017 FREE day at @rockhall & @GLScienceCtr https://t.co/X9zPnYBK9H pic.twitter.com/6FQFRIO8mt
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
Thank you!!@DXYdoes@FaithLBoone@carologic@TheSMRoadmap@TheSearchGuru@TBabinszki@Durlabh
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 15, 2016
for #WebSigCLE https://t.co/W4Tl40H63E
#NewYearsEve #thanks to @cbgarden for year including your #OrchidMania through your #Glow!https://t.co/FZBvqiUxeBhttps://t.co/uuyasGfz6T pic.twitter.com/PRCJoZNuLX
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
#NewYearsEve #thanks to @Britewinter for #Brite16 https://t.co/0ZjHpKdvb8
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
Look forward to 2/18/2017 for #Brite17! https://t.co/Rj3FoeYlsR pic.twitter.com/RSPmoBR9Eh
BIG #NewYearsEve #thanks @ClevelandYPS @CleveFoundation @TheCityClub https://t.co/PTqzjrmk64https://t.co/5otGRKfR8dhttps://t.co/VDICcK0c1T pic.twitter.com/x4LafbABnU
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
.@ClevelandYPS @CleveFoundation @TheCityClub Looking forward to more important events like these Cleveland Caucus events in the new year.
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
#NewYearsEve #thanks, @PlayhouseSquare for inviting us to your @KeyBank Broadway Series Announcement Celebration https://t.co/JzFAsw4vgM pic.twitter.com/Z4aO45RFoY
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
Thank you! @cc_jonknapp@AndyHalko@CPSPhoto@sadukie@JoshWalsh@CPollittIU @4DebbieKennedy
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 16, 2016
for #WebSigCLE https://t.co/W4Tl40YHse
#NewYearsEve #thanks to @jrgifford for including my tweets in your @CleGiveCamp blog post: https://t.co/CWqD7Ayx6x Happy new year to you! pic.twitter.com/aqyV5KRlbe
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
Thank you!@MeyerWeb@therealdanvega@flywheeltech@kognate@DontFearForward@WCKiraly@hacool
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 19, 2016
for #WebSigCLE https://t.co/W4Tl40YHse
#NewYearsEve #thanks to @CleStartsHere for the #EuclidBeachPark Grand #Carousel rides my family enjoyed while visiting @InTheCircle. pic.twitter.com/5gzoHupnp6
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
#NewYearsEve #thanks to @CDPUG for tour of the @CuyahogaLib new Innovation Center https://t.co/MDvWbaZHWp and all your educational programs! pic.twitter.com/Hpu0NBJNuq
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
Thank you!@bradcolbow@catzap@BryanSalva@BradyWorld@gorbett@JeffSchuler
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 21, 2016
for #WebSigCLE https://t.co/W4Tl40YHse
BIG #NewYearsEve #thanks to @ShanaInCle for featuring me in your #mentorship post: https://t.co/6XxrMfz0nG https://t.co/lorAWbjAvf pic.twitter.com/ZMjwhOqSc9
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
The latest Main St. Stark Daily! https://t.co/VuOr8jKmJa Thanks to @sos_jr #newyearseve #thanks
— SocMedia MainStStark (@MainStStark) January 1, 2017
Wishing the Cleveland and Akron tech communities (and everyone else) a safe and happy 2017! Here's to adventures ahead!
— clevtechevents (@clevtechevents) January 1, 2017
Enjoying #NewYearsEve #party.
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
Goodbye 2016! You were a good year for me: https://t.co/ELz7CFTPEl
HAPPY #NewYear 2017! pic.twitter.com/bcdDXzzEm6
BREAKING: 1 million Times Square revelers watch crystal ball's descent signal the start of 2017 in the US.
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 1, 2017
2016 was an incredible year for Downtown Cleveland. Let's look back #OneMoreTime before the ball drops. https://t.co/VUKtjtfZ7E
— DowntownCLE (@DowntownCLE) December 31, 2016
Wanted to wish everyone a very Happy and Healthy 2017! Be safe.
— Betty White (@BettyMWhite) January 1, 2017
Here is Prince playing "Auld Lang Syne" to usher in 1988. Happy New Years, etc. pic.twitter.com/2lRC641mNY
— Otto Von Biz Markie (@Passionweiss) January 1, 2017
Wishing everyone on Earth a Happy New Year from 250 miles above our planet! pic.twitter.com/wMgTLEe4dh
— Shane Kimbrough (@astro_kimbrough) December 31, 2016
Happy New Year! By @UnearthedComics pic.twitter.com/5PpzI0LyOZ
— SciencePorn (@SciencePorn) January 1, 2017
#HappyNewYear, everyone! Here's to a new year full of new scientific discoveries, new #science, and oh, did I mention more awesome science? pic.twitter.com/MxhyWU393V
— Lady Naturalist (@LadyNaturalist) January 1, 2017
A New Year resolution is just a wish unless you have a written goal with a plan to reach it
— Brian Muskoff (@BrianMuskoff) January 1, 2017
New Year's Day 2017
Do nothing but eat and make good cheer,
— Willy Shakes (@IAM_SHAKESPEARE) January 1, 2017
Good morning Twitterverse.
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
A new month and year full of possibilities!
May we all live up to the high expectations we have for ourselves. pic.twitter.com/GbBzZbfxDL
365 things to do in 2017 @clevelanddotcom @TheCLE @CleCityCouncil https://t.co/ykSW0RXcGq pic.twitter.com/m6OqeJb9TG
— Laura DeMarco (@LauraDeMarcoCle) January 1, 2017
2016, how we will treasure you. Relive Cleveland's epic year once more in this highlight video. pic.twitter.com/46Nt0lKO4f
— clevelanddotcom (@clevelanddotcom) December 31, 2016
#NewYearsEve #thanks to 164 groups that I used to track providing free or low cost tech/social media/science mtgs https://t.co/kfpQf1gxTe pic.twitter.com/kXjE3uxFFR
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
#NewYearsDay #thanks to @GCRTA for tickets to @EarthDay_CLE's EarthFest 2016 https://t.co/B1jR2ctCEE We appreciate attending as your guest! pic.twitter.com/UIKvRcZnmQ
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
#NewYearsDay congrats @CleGiveCamp 2016 #nonprofit partners https://t.co/vcnCGBYwNL
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
& announce #CleGC July 21, 2017 https://t.co/kbeZdaMXhD pic.twitter.com/EzI1jpH8mk
@sos_jr thank you for the kind words! We'd love to see you back here anytime
— NearWestTheatre (@NearWestTheatre) January 1, 2017
#NewYearsDay #thanks to @Cavs!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
What a great #ThisIsCLE day in 2016!#Cleveland #Cavaliers #NBA Championship #Paradehttps://t.co/haSnEuzte3 pic.twitter.com/12gLQsKece
#NewYearsDay #thanks to @AT_Conservancy for my 2016 NC/TN #AppalachianTrail trip. https://t.co/0hDcwSe6ay Looking forward to VA in 2017. pic.twitter.com/BEof3LsgTd
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
#NewYearsDay #thanks to @JustineTimoteo of @Insivia for her ROI of Analytics #WebSigCLE talk https://t.co/Ui0non9WTyhttps://t.co/TYHX3fDk7n pic.twitter.com/sU3DOaybBO
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
#NewYearsDay #thanks to @NASAglenn for #NASA Glenn Research Center 75th Anniv. Open House!https://t.co/QJo2mGd3CE https://t.co/mbNYIzbQoq
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
#NewYearsDay #thx to @InTheCircle @CleveMetroparks @TremontWest @CVNPNPS @forcvnp!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
FREE #Cleveland Creative events!https://t.co/2gSPqyYl8f pic.twitter.com/8AWlTpDAhH
#NewYearsDay #thanks to @GatewayCLE & their "Take a Hike" #Cleveland sponsors & partners.https://t.co/v9ZCRunvFu
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
Recommend these gr8 tours! pic.twitter.com/FDektrEKqY
#NewYearsEve #thanks to @SamNasr for his 2016 #WebSigCLE presentation on #IoT and #Azure https://t.co/cAaCaNEyy4 https://t.co/Ui0non9WTy pic.twitter.com/jB6nmLCdXD
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
#NewYearsEve #thx to @TransformerStat @hingetown @CleveFoundation @TremontWest for art & @ClevelandArt for ChalkFest https://t.co/ADgEvbaX1N pic.twitter.com/HGX6hrSgCY
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
and #NewYearsEve #thx to @TransformerStat @hingetown @CleveFoundation @OhioCityTweets 2 Months Later Creative Fusion https://t.co/OMN3pcVP2u pic.twitter.com/CZAvnpWQPk
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 1, 2017
#NewYearsEve #thanks for "Awakening: @Ingenuityfest #Cleveland"https://t.co/5LGJAKBxnY
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 2, 2017
See @CoolCleveland video: https://t.co/2n8tYiyPHA
#NewYearsDay thx @MelanieAMeyer for inviting me to @BVUVolunteers #Nonprofit #Tech Summit representing @CleGiveCamp https://t.co/CoRkEVjzfW pic.twitter.com/XAeGluX3dt
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 2, 2017
#NewYearsDay #thanks to @AkronAreaArts & @AkronArtMuseum!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 2, 2017
We greatly enjoyed #Akron #Art Prize 2016 show & reception https://t.co/TD8vXId0O3 pic.twitter.com/UsePKrhtFR
#NewYearsDay #thanks for @goCMNH's #ThinkAndDrink #Wildlife! https://t.co/FtxTulAb1f
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 2, 2017
Look forward to more in 2017: https://t.co/lfVnP3iqpd pic.twitter.com/mILzGP2Cke
.@janemmason Oh, yes gorgeous!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 2, 2017
I've really enjoyed #backpacking on the @AT_Conservancy's #AppalachianTrail.
Here pics of my #campsite views pic.twitter.com/zHd9UW1OoS
#NewYearsDay #thanks for #CircleTrek Walking Tour of #Cleveland's @InTheCircle https://t.co/OH3iUgCWbp Great way to learn about CLE #museums pic.twitter.com/dLVjJx1Tm9
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 2, 2017
#NewYearsDay #thanks to @Cleveland_PL & @Ingenuityfest for @CLEMakerFaire https://t.co/eCD9AHXvY6
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 2, 2017
Congrats @feltonian for successful event! pic.twitter.com/KtBwVq5Agi
#NewYearsDay #thanks for #AkronMiniMakerFaire!https://t.co/Evzr2C1PXq
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 2, 2017
Congrats @AkronLibrary for successful Mini #MakerFaire in #Akron! pic.twitter.com/g3J2BemrJU
New Blog Post:
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 23, 2016
360 Degrees of Holiday Fun - #UniversityCircle's 23rd Annual #Holiday #CircleFest.https://t.co/irXgGOQAc0 pic.twitter.com/3io5khWtqx
Blog Post: @Flashstarts Demo Day 2016 - #FSDDayhttps://t.co/aVofjgDJy1
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 21, 2016
Learn of impressive #Flashstarts 2016 Accelerator Class & others. pic.twitter.com/ICrs34hzIL
Blog Post: #ForFreedoms: @MOCACleveland #Cleveland Town Hall Discussionhttps://t.co/QBM7Q7uhLJ pic.twitter.com/mKTHvPYtRy
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) November 18, 2016
Blog Post: #Cleveland Shines at the @GOPconvention https://t.co/g8h3hSmJM0 #RNCinCLE #2016CLE pic.twitter.com/TY9VxzXVju
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) August 16, 2016
#NewYearsDay #thx@PlayhouseSquare @ClevePlayHouse Holidazzle@DowntownCLE @Cleveland_PL @CLEPublicSquare Winterfest https://t.co/FREjlOhHNl pic.twitter.com/GdF7zCXuIA
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 2, 2017
Looks gorgeous! https://t.co/zKcPV3Ex9n
— Watching Paint Dry (@janemmason) January 2, 2017
@sos_jr That was alot of fun, great group interaction. Thanks for hosting it.
— Sam Nasr (@SamNasr) January 2, 2017
#NewYearsDay #thanks @PKNCLE!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 2, 2017
Thx #PechaKucha #CLE hosts:@MusicBoxCLE https://t.co/g7ureRbkv9
and@CLEPublicSquare https://t.co/sOdJkLRC2C pic.twitter.com/MOnaJfP7TJ
A BIG #NewYearsDay thx to the @PKNCLE leadership team for the honor of sharing how much I enjoy @PKNCLE & @PKAkron https://t.co/CKImNX576F pic.twitter.com/ddC1XZF2WS
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) January 2, 2017
Blog Posts 2016
12/31 Final hours of 2016!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) December 31, 2016
Wishing all good ppl on the Twitterverse a fun #NewYearsEve & a glorious #NewYear 2017!https://t.co/G839aTvvdM pic.twitter.com/Y6b6gTQiLw
Since our first Hello, World! My First Blog Post! on March 8, 2012, we expanded what we have written about as we are in the middle of our fifth year of blogging.
All of these 2016 blog posts are special to us, since they represent different sides of our life in 2016, but we would like to bring special attention to these two:
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Web Development SIG: So Long, and Thanks for all the Free Web Development Training!
On November 19, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., Stuart formally announced that he would no longer be providing free web development education as the leader of the Cleveland Web Development Special Interest Group (SIG) - WebSigCleveland.org. He chose that date to make the announcement, since the SIG met on the third Saturday of most months for the 10 years that Stuart ran the group. It felt very strange to end the group both for Stuart personally, and because it was the longest running SIG in Cleveland (over 20 years in total). -
A PechaKucha Talk by Stuart O. Smith, Jr., about PechaKucha Night Cleveland
On November 29, 2016, Stuart was very honored to be invited to speak at a closed event to people whose past PechaKucha presentations he greatly admired. You can watch a video of Stuart's entire presentation in the blog post.
Please take a moment and scroll through and view the topics that we wrote about in our 36 blog posts in 2016.
Happy New Year 2017
Best wishes to all in the new year!