This is my 1,000th blog entry -
It has been nearly four years since I started blogging, and many things have happened in the interim.
Some of the people that came here on day one have come and gone, and today there are some people that read this blog that have started doing so much more recently.
While I greatly miss those from the "early days", I know that they haven't really "gone" as I still see and hear from (or about) them from time to time, it is you, today's reader, that I welcome here and enjoy seeing and hearing about.
A thousand posts! I thought I would review what I've written and pick some entries that I think are perhaps a little better than the rest.
Some of these are recent - but some of them go back to my 'early' blogging days. In each case, I was in a mental state where I could do nothing else until I finished writing them.
I've rated them (S) - Serious; (SH) - Serious, but not so much; (H) - Hopefully humorous.
In which I own up to some shortcomings - (S)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - My Hands
In which a collection of old wooden boat pictures and a late night chat with some one that wasn't feeling their sunniest evokes some pondering - (S)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - When Friends Struggle
My first head over heels crush and how it didn't work out. Don't worry, I'm over it (finally, sort of...) - (SH)
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - Life's Embarrassing Moments (LBE)
In which I try to take a blind person with me on a virtual walk - (S)
Monday, August 25, 2008 - Birds of a Feather (LBE)
In which I took a walk, hugged a tree, and ran home to write about it - (SH)
Sunday, November 16, 2008 - Confessions of a Tree Hugger
And possibly my absolute favorite - the entry that started the orange traffic cone madness - I remember running home after a walk to download the pictures and hammering away at the keyboard until my fingers went numb - (H)
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - The Scary Real World
There are some other entries to which I would admit a certain fondness. I have a category for those called 'Personal Favorite'. However I hope none of you ever get bored enough to actually go there though - I might have to send the men in the white coats over to collect you!
I thank you for taking the time to read the stuff I toss into the blogosphere - I hope that in the end, I've added something worthwhile. I know the effort to do so has given me, something very worthwhile - the warmth of friendship and a connection to those I admire that live beyond a short journey to meet.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
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Well, happy 1000th post!
I read your "Hands" post and I really, really like it. I think I wandered here from Koda's blog and felt right at home. I adore any posts that have to do with the cones because it is just so quirky.
Have a great day!
Wow Iggy. 1,000 posts! I'm pretty sure I've read every single one of them - some more than once.
There was no need to go back and re-read your favorites because I remember them so well. They are my favorites too. But still, I couldn't help it and went back and read one I remembered so well. "When Friends Struggle". And I found my eyes tearing up just like I knew they would. Your caring spirit embraced me.
I am going to go back and re-read the rest too because it will be a wonderful way to spend my time.
You are the best.
Huge hugs.
Punkn
Congrats on 1000 posts!! I'm not as new as I used to be--hehe! I feel blessed to have run across you online. You are a dear friend and a good soul. I hope to read thousands more!! :):)
Congratulations! I know I went back and ready many of your posts when I first "found" you, but when I have time, I will check out your favorites!
I'm glad I found you on the blogosphere!
Congratulations on your 1000th post! What an achievement!
I clicked on your links and skimmed down thru each entry, but as Deanna said...I really didn't need to, I remember them well. And I know I've read lots of your posts more than once.
Late night talks are sometimes the best thing. To be able to share thoughts and feelings with a friend, without encumbrance, is something very special. You, my friend, are very special. You have a gift of sharing...your thoughts, your intelligence, your heart and soul. Thanks for being a part of my life.
I hope you have a thousand more posts inside of you. I'll be right here to read every one of them. :)
Have a great day! *hugs*
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Congrats on 1000 posts Iggy! That is quite an accomplishment. I went back and read "My Hands" and "When Friends Struggle"; I have said it before and I will say it again, you do have a way with words; both powerful entries!!
I can't remember which journal I saw your logo (cones waiting by the outhouse) on but when I saw that, I knew I had to check out who was behind that; I'm glad I did; I have been blessed to read your writings and come to know you as a friend! I'm honored you share your life with us in what you write and how you share our lives :)
thank you!!!
and to many more wonderful posts in the years to come!
betty
Happy 1000 Iggy! I know I don't visit often these days with my crazy, hectic life but there isn't one single time I see a cone that I don't think of you :-)
I'm so glad you and other great people are blogging. 1000 posts! That's amazing and wonderful! Thanks for being here and being 'there' for us too.
Wow, that's quite an accomplishment. At the rate I'm going, it will be another 1000 years before I reach 1000 posts.
Congratulations on making it to 1000 posts!
I remember reading those posts you picked as your favourites before. And I remember that they were wonderful posts... I especially enjoyed the "Birds Of A Feather" one! :)
I hope there will be many, many, many more posts to come from you!
Congrats! That's a huge accomplishment! Just read the Scary Real World post and laughed my ass off- those man-eating blue squares are menaces, I tell ya :) Thanks for stopping by my new blog, too- I knew I could count on you to be supportive!
congratulations..I'm glad your hear so I can be here..
the 1000th milestone!!! When I reached my 1000th milestone, I tried to make a book out of all the posts. If I had gone ahead with it, it would have cost hundreds of dollars, which I don't have, naturally. It's fun to remember things as you read when you wrote back then.
Happy 1000th blog post entry Iggy!!! I'm so glad I found you again and I get to follow your blog forever and ever, hehehe. HUGS
1,000 way to go! It is an accomplishment..did you ever think you would have so much to say? I always enjoy your blogs..and I love your orange cone story..and like the others everytime I see one..I think of you! :)
1000 is a big accomplishment! Congratulations! You are very loved in this blogsphere.
WOW!
What an accomplishment!
I am so glad to be one of your readers. I alway take something away from what you write about, and knowing you has definitely given me plenty of reasons to smile.
Your My Hands post is still one of my favorites.
Congrats to you! You are an amazing person and I am glad I know you. I better make sure I am still following you! I hate that blogger kicking me out of places I wish to go! People I want to see! Have a great weekend!
Belated congratulations! I'm a newcomer here, and your voice is very refreshing. It's clear you love blogging -- long may you post!
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