It’s been less than a year and a half. Over 200,000 visitors. And this is the 500th post. We had thought to post something weighty, something meaty, something pithy. Instead, I decided to reflect on what’s been happening.
We’ve been around almost as long as PresO. (I venture to say we’ll be here long after he’s gone from the scene.) How many vacations has PresO taken? Surely not 500, but close!
Five hundred has some significance.
- many NASCAR races often use the number 500 at the end of their race names (i.e. Daytona 500), to denote the length of the race.
- the longest advertised distance of the IndyCar Series and its premier race, the Indianapolis 500.
- an Italian car, the Fiat 500, or a number of cars in the United States built by Ford: the Ford Five Hundred, Galaxie 500 and Custom 500.
- a name of two different card games, 500 (card game) for a trick taking game and 500 Rummy for the rummy game.
- (500) Days of Summer is a 2009 film directed by Marc Webb
- an outdoor ball/disc game, see 500 (outdoor game)
- an HTTP status code for Internal Server Error
- an SMTP status code meaning a syntax error has occurred due to unrecognized command
- the years AD 500, 500 BC. (both were Republican years, by the way)
- the winning permillage of a sports team with equal numbers of wins and losses. Such teams are often referred to as “500 teams”.
- There’s even an old folk song: “Five Hundred Miles”
So many, yet here we are. Our own 500. Yes, it’s just a post, not too different from 499 or 501. But a milestone nonetheless.
Ironmike and I want to thank all those who read our posts diligently, or casually. We do this for our own mental health. The fact that you find it interesting to read is a bonus. Keep coming around. Certainly as the year progresses toward election day, things will heat up.
Discussions may grow strident. Mostly because so much is at stake. But, if we keep our head, it’ll be interesting to watch the DemonDems self-destruct. And then a short two more years to watch PresO enter the unemployment line just like so many are right now.
It’ll be a fun ride. Let’s make it as disastrous as possible for those who are not on the side of America. That’s my pledge.
Please raise your hand and do the same. rr