I keep track of everything. I document all of my regular documentation. I have a collection of previously used to-do lists. When I write a post, sometimes there are three versions. Occasionally, it is scribbled on a piece of paper with a pencil. It is always typed into a word processing format. This iteration is backed up to the cloud. Then I copy and paste each Dispatch into my host interface. At this point, each post (that has already been backed up in multiple spots) is scheduled for delivery.
It has been almost a full year since I switched to a new host for my Daily Dispatch. I was recently looking for previous posts that had been published around past Labor Day holidays. It’s nice to read the documentation of the years. Passage of time is reflected in my daily posts. I discovered that I am missing a chunk. It might be as much as six months worth of material. Because of my meticulous system, I have the titles of the missing posts documented in multiple places but the actual content of the posts are gone.
This discovery is unsettling but it doesn’t change anything. That is the worst part of this whole process. I meticulously document everything. I back up all of my work in multiple spots. When something goes missing, nothing changes. The world is still the same even though I am missing a bunch of posts. I guess I need to write an extra 180 posts to make up for the gap.