Video: The Empire wishes you a Merry Christmas.

May the Yuletide Force be with you!

Video: It’s perfectly normal to talk to your Thanksgiving turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving!

In our holiday video clip, chef Bob Belcher relieves the holiday stress of the kitchen with a wee nip of absinthe.

Video: Honoring military personnel Sunday
at the Alabama Veterans Memorial Park

Today, we celebrate those who serve and who have served in our armed forces.

The nation’s largest Veterans Day parade takes place at 1:30 p.m. today in downtown Birmingham.

Video: Guillermo del Toro directs a very special
opening sequence for “The Simpsons”

Happy Halloween! “The Simpsons” has celebrated this holiday with “Treehouse of Horror” specials starting in 1990. Enjoy these clips …

http://www.hulu.com/watch/23459

Video: Homer sells his soul. For a doughnut.

My love of Birmingham knows no bounds. Today marks the eighth anniversary of this site, Wade on Birmingham.

While I may not always showcase the highlights and lowlights here, I have expanded into other channels so all can participate.

A rundown …

• Birmingham updates (automated list) on Facebook;
• Birmingham restaurants (automated list) on Facebook;
• Birmingham Pinterest board (pins from me);
• Birmingham Community on Google+ (open participation).

I still have my automated Twitter lists …

• Birmingham restaurants;
• Birmingham nonprofits;
• Birmingham real estate.

I share information about Birmingham daily via Twitter, which can be seen on the far right sidebar.

• Follow me at @WadeOnTweets;
• See all my tweets logged at Wade Kwon.com.

I’m not the only one managing social channels. You can see new views of Birmingham every hour through #InstagramBham.

Tweets about “#instagrambham”

• InstagramBham on Instagram;
• @InstagramBham and #instagrambham on Twitter.

Following one, some or all of these alternate sites will give you a fuller look at everything in Birmingham. This year has been a notable one in the city’s renaissance, from the Barons’ return downtown to the commemoration of the 1963 civil rights events to the celebration of winning All-America City.

I have continued my work with the Alabama Social Media Association and created a new conference here called Y’all Connect.

My work continues. Our work continues. After more than 4,000 posts on this site, I still have much to share, and so many more ways to do so.

Thanks for following along.

• • •

First, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversary posts.

Video: Chad Vader is stuck at work on Labor Day.

Happy Labor Day!

Video: Ruben Studdard sings “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Happy birthday, America!

Video: interview with Mike Tomberlin of the
Alabama 167th, on Memorial Day 2012

Happy Memorial Day!

Birmingham Barons play in their new downtown
stadium, Regions Field, which opened 2 weeks ago.

Blogging has been very, very good to me.

Today’s 4,000th post marks another step on this 8-year journey called Wade on Birmingham.

By the numbers …

• It took 561 days to reach 1,000 posts.
• Another 722 days to reach 2,000 posts.
• Another 594 days to reach 3,000 posts.
• And then another 880(!) days to reach this 4,000th post.

Since post No. 3,000, I’ve won a few blogging awards, started a nonprofit organization and founded a blogging and social media conference. I was featured in a local weekly newspaper this month and appeared on TV news last night. It’s been a busy 880 days.

A quick rundown of the state of the blogs …

• Wade on Birmingham — Daily haiku? Check. Political coverage? Occasionally. Everything else? Sporadically. But I do have some great alternate outposts for Birmingham coverage: Pinterest, Google+ and my Twitter account @WadeOnTweets.

This Facebook list covers local news, while this other Facebook list focuses on nearly 550 local restaurants; you can also subscribe to my Facebook profile. My Twitter lists cover Birmingham restaurants, nonprofit organizations and real estate professionals.

But I digress.

• Wade Kwon.com — I wrote in 2010: “A terrific repository for my thousands of tweets. And not much else. Easily the most neglected of my blogs.” Still going strong!

• Media of Birmingham — I have closed the organization, but still maintain the blog. Look for a new story on the Alabama Media Group (better known as the Birmingham News and al.com) next week.

• Birmingham Blogging Academy — Weekly posts on communication, including blogging, plus a robust free weekly newsletter.

And several new sites to visit …

• Alabama Social Media Association — My professional nonprofit group founded in 2011. We held a social happy hour Tuesday night, with plenty more to come in 2013. Sign up for the free mailing list on the site to stay in the loop.

• Project Bulk — My crazy weight gain blog, as I’ve worked on building muscles through diet and short workouts for the past 8 months. Fun, with plenty of topless photos of me.

• Y’all Connect — I’m holding a blogging and social media conference on July 23 at the BJCC East Meeting Rooms. Great speakers, great fun. Be sure to get your tickets today.

While blogging has been good to me, you the readers have been kind and generous and supportive all these years. Thank you!

Wade Kwon is a Birmingham native and publisher of Wade on Birmingham.

Video: Constructing a “masterpeep”

Happy Easter, y’all!

See the finalists and runners-up in the Washington Post Peeps Show VII contest.

Video: “The Book of Love [live],” by Peter Gabriel

Happy Valentine’s Day, y’all!

Video: “L-O-V-E,” by Nat King Cole

Happy New Year!

Shine bright in 2013!

Video: “All I Want for Christmas,”
by Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey and the Roots

May your day be merry and bright!

Video: More than 3 hours of holiday hits!

Video: “It’s Thanksgiving,” Nicole Westbrook

Happy Thanksgiving!

Celebrate with the best* tween pop/rap song about the holiday.

* Also the worst.

Video: Lyman Ward Military Academy at the Veterans
Day parade in Birmingham

Thank you to all of the members of our U.S. armed forces!

The nation’s largest Veterans Day parade takes place at 1:30 p.m. Monday in downtown Birmingham.