Reflections

During the couple of weeks leading up to Nick’s Bytes 1,000^th Post Party, Alex and I spent more time than I care to admit reviewing and reading the three plus years of Nick’s Bytes posts to determine which ones I would link to at the party. I write “Alex and I” because the furball was with me most of the time.

You may note in the above photograph that, for Alex’s convenience and napping pleasure, I created snoozing space for him beside the computer by moving the crap materials that had been in his napping spot farther to the left on my desk. You may also note that between Alex’s hind paws and the edge of the desk there are no items:

It was not that way when Alex first reclined there. There had been two medicine bottles and an ink pen in that spot. However, while I was occupied reading/writing the 1,000^th post, Alex’s feet were busily pushing, one at a time, the medicine bottles and pen off the edge of the desk and onto the floor. That, dear Reader, was Alex’s primary contribution to the research and writing of the 1,000^th post.

In reflecting on the process that created the 1,000^th post, I read articles in Nick’s Bytes that I had forgotten that I had written. I also was reminded of posts that I had intended to write and publish that I have never written. In other words, I gained a hell of a lot of blog post fodder in the process that shall provide posts in the months that come.

I cannot end this reflection on the party without thanking all who dropped by to celebrate with me. According to the hit counter, that was about 419 readers. That is not entirely accurate because, since the hit counter in on U.S. Pacific time (it is located in California) those hits overlap about three hours with the posting of yesterday’s Too Bad It’s Monday jokes, which always receives the greatest number of hits each week.

P.S. ~ Alex has asked me to invite you to his blog, Alexicon, to view his Mosaic Meme. (OK?)

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For my friends north of me:

Happy Canada Day

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Come back tomorrow for: