This is an ass-kissing post, pure and simple.
But for me, it's necessary, because the Night Owl just hit 2000 posts the other day, and I felt something had to be said about it.
By the way, if you've been living under a rock for the past couple of days, Greg is running a contest over there, so hurry up and get in on the action.
When I saw his post yesterday stating that it was his 2000th, I pondered for a while. Any of you that have read my insanity/drivel over the past 9 months know my love of numbers. Think about the number 2000 for a minute...
If you, a blogger wanted to hit 2000 posts by just posting once a day, it will take you 5 years and 175 days to hit 2000. That would mean a post on Christmas, 4th of July, Cinco de Mayo, and every other holiday over that span. Think of all the Memorial Days, Labor Days, Easter Sundays and Good Fridays, and the Arbor Days that you would need to post on to hit 2000. Just in case you were wondering, Greg hasn't even hit 4 years on his blog. Football players bitch about 2 a days. For the Night Owl, it's the norm.
Let's go a little bit further. There is no filler on his blog. I know I can't say that. There are times when I've written short posts, or written posts just to pimp a contest on another blog.
Greg writes about one sport...baseball. There is no other. Greg writes about one team. The Dodgers. There is no other.
I guess what I'm trying to say is whether the Owl is writing about why this guy should have been MVP last year
Or about two of the greatest pitchers the Dodgers (or the game of baseball even) have ever had..
I'm glad to say that his is one of the two blogs that have inspired me to write, to challenge myself, to think, to feel and to enjoy the hobby that we love. The other one has a ways to go to hit 2000, but when he does, I'll write him one of these posts as well.
Why did I write this post you may ask? Well when I saw the post yesterday celebrating 2000, I was kind of surprised and disappointed that very few people took the time to congratulate him.
Hopefully, we don't take greatness for granted. I'm trying not to.
Thank you Night Owl for the first 2000 posts. I'll try my best to be around when 4000 hits.
Thanks for reading, Robert
I think when people see "contest" they forget about everything else.
ReplyDeleteBut thanks for the congrats. It does mean a lot when people say that.
I echo your sentiments. 2000 is an awesome number. No one writes a better trade post than Greg. He incorporates trade posts, blog pimpages and other short stuff seamlessly into longer posts that just have to be read. He's an amazing writer and one of the guys that sets the standard for what makes a great blog.
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