Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geblogstag

Categories: community, life

Date: 09 August 2008 21:25:18

Well, yes. Many happy returns to my blog!
I can barely believe that I have been writing this blog for exactly a year. I can't imagine what I have found to talk about - but there again - perhaps I can. Sort of.

I recently came across the diary I wrote the year I turned 16. It did not afford much space for the daily entry but I had obviously set myself the target of writing in it every day as my last entry read along the lines of "Phew. Managed to keep it up."

I wish I had been disciplined enough to keep a diary over the years as one of the benefits of blogging is that it helps the ageing memory by providing a record of various events. I am sure my gentle readers will agree that none of the events have been earth shattering (which is possibly a good thing) and the benefits are probably only mine. It is a sad state of affairs that the most useful records to date have been of when I have been struck down by a cold. I apologise for the banality I inflict upon you - but undeterred - for the record - I am just getting over another corker. (Note to self: 31 July to date). I remember the last one as it prevented me from enjoying the first May bank holiday.

Thanks to Tractor Girl, Farli and Izzyana for declaring themselves in the post below. The reason for asking you to do so was ill thought out actually but in case you are curious: When I wrote yesterday's post, I noticed I had had 2990 visitors to my blog over the year. Being someone who likes round numbers and a certain sort of harmony, I thought it would be nice if the number were rounded up to 3000 in celebration of my Geblogstag. I did not want to give the reason as I didn't want People to click on the blog just for the purpose of rounding up the numbers. Unfair advantage and all that sort of thing. However, although you three declared yourselves, I know from my stats that another 5 visited privately. That's ok. They may have stumbled across my witterings and not wished to associate themselves with the drivel. I can understand that.

So the total of visits for the year has been a tantalising 2998. I don't know if that is good, bad or indifferent in the grand scheme of things. I am rather amazed anyone reads it at all!

Thank you to all my declared or undeclared readers - gentle ones all.

I'm off for a glass of red wine now. Prost!