Well blow me down! 1,000,000 page views (bots notwithstanding….) and nearly (at 10:33 last night I was 60 views away from the million but it was reached on the 27th) on my 62nd birthday - who would have thought it!?
Nearly an uncanny coincidence for sure, but a welcome one.
This blog has been and continues to be for me so much more than a mere list of ramblings about various projects that have waxed and waned over the years - it is an integral part of my hobby and I am truly fortunate to have built up a modest following of kindred spirits that enjoy what I do and offer help and support in equal measure. I have allowed personal real life stuff in, all the while knowing that there is a sympathetic and supportive pair of eyes somewhere out there that will interact with me and provide a welcome distraction.
To everyone that has read or commented on my numerous flights of fancy over the years I extend my sincerest thanks and gratitude.
It means a lot.
Taking stock of a million page views and reaching 62 would, in certain quarters, be viewed as something to look back on with satisfaction and a degree of pride and for sure I am both of these things up to a point. The point is of course that never-to-be-scratched itch of things new and shiny or even of old things that are new and shiny that drives one onwards. I reckon I am good for enough content for another million page views although another 62 years may be a challenge….
Thank you all once again.
David,
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday … and what a great ‘present’!
Have a great day,
Bob
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteThank you old chap! I was hoping that the million would come up today but hey ho, it is close enough and a pretty impressive milestone to boot.
All the best,
DC
Congratulations Dave, very well deserved ol chap!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on reaching both milestones! Well done! Which was more effort?
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy Birthday old chap and hope you had a nice day, celebrating in whatever way you wanted to. A million hits is amazing! I'm at a paltry 250K so some way to go yet. I need to encourage some bots to come a visiting;). Keep up the excellent content too.
ReplyDeleteHello there Ray,
ReplyDeleteMany thanks old chap - much appreciated!
All the best,
DC
Hi Jonathan,
ReplyDeleteThank you and that is a tricky question! On balance I reckon getting to 62 unscathed (mostly) was probably the easier of the two!
All the best,
DC
Hi Steve J,
ReplyDeleteI reckon that the bots have visited on at least two occasions when the page views were off the scale for a particular post.
I hope to be strengthening the content once the ACW ships are finished - I want to get some games in if I can.
Keep plugging away!
All the best,
DC
As your 1,000,196th visitor, Congratulations :-)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the epic milestone; and getting so many page views. 😀😀
ReplyDeleteQuality not Quantity, Old Chap ( - and I can mean that literally now……) - luckily for us all though, your Blog has seen plenty of both - All the Best, and here’s to many happy returns !
ReplyDeleteHi Norm,
ReplyDeleteThank you old chap - very much appreciated! Can I ask you to drop me an email at roguejedi@btinternet.com as I have a couple of things I would appreciate your thoughts on.
Many thanks in advance,
DC
Hi Stew,
ReplyDeleteCheers old chap - much appreciated!
All the best,
DC
Hello SteelonSand,
ReplyDeleteYou are too kind old chap and for sure it has been a continual but enjoyable battle between quantity and quality - they both have their advantages and I hope I can balance them both going forwards!
All the best,
DC
Congratulations on reaching the milestone! That's a HUGE number. I mean the hits not your age 😉
ReplyDeleteHello there nundanket,
ReplyDeleteMany thanks old chap! I must admit that during the earlier part of this year I was certainly feeling that my age was a huge number!
I am looking forward to earning the next million if I can!
All the best,
DC