If Google's count can be trusted -- and why wouldn't it be; it's Google -- this is PATSP's 2000th post. It is not at all clear to me how I should be feeling about this, but I think we can all agree that it's a pretty big number, blogularly speaking. Consequently, there should be some Gazania photos ('New Day' mix, if you're keeping track), as Gazania is the Official Celebratory Flower of PATSP.
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We also passed the one million word mark last November. Is there really that much to be said about plants? Probably not really, but, you know, I repeat myself sometimes.
Of course, we also got the three-millionth page view at the end of last March, too, so I guess people don't mind a little redundancy.
What's in the future for PATSP? I don't exactly know. For a lot of different reasons, I'm less interested in plants than I used to be. This has more or less killed the plans for the book. I feel bad about that -- I wanted to read it just as much as some of you did -- but I just can't force myself to work on that now. I did try. This may (MAAAAAAY) mean that the plant profiles are coming back in the next six to twelve months.
Having said that, the blog itself will probably endure. I am uncomfortable with having this much information about myself in Google's hands, and have been for some time, but that particular toothpaste has been out of the tube for years; nothing much to be done about it now. I do still have plenty of ideas for posts, including a solid half-dozen ideas right this minute, so my personal expectation is that Google will give up on hosting PATSP for free before I give up on writing it.
I'll still be surprised if we reach post #4000, but my surprise is not a reliable predictor of things. So we'll see what happens. 2000 posts is still an accomplishment, so let's have one more Gazania:
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5 comments:
Congratulations! Considering how much I have enjoyed reading the blog - and how much I have learned along the way - I selfishly hope you do make it to post 4000.
Congrats and keep on bloggin'/ growin' :D
You are hilarious. Your writing style is so unique, honest and makes me laugh. It would translate well into a book, but I understand interests changing over time. Look forward to more posts from you, though!
Congrats on the milestone.
I can understand the dimming of your plant enthusiasm though, hopefully, it will only be temporary state of being. I have had family suggest on more than one occasion that, because of my love of plants, I should open a nursery. However, as I tell them, that would turn something I enjoy into necessary work -- and I suspect that would greatly curtail my enjoyment of plants in general. (Wouldn't be bad if I was of retirement age and just wanted a small hobbyist plant business to putter about in but that is neither here nor there.)
I hope your declining interest in plants is temporary. If it turns out to be more serious please don't quit blogging and may I suggest... aquarium fish?
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