Back in 2018, I noted this blog’s 500th post and figured I ought to note the 1000th as well. But, as it neared, I decided to be a little perverse and mark the 1Kth (1024th) post instead. The 500th post was noted in the regularly scheduled Sunday post that followed. That was more or less the plan for this post. However, when the 1Kth post went up last Sunday, I quickly realized that a post was already planned for the next Sunday. That’s why I’m taking Wednesday, the day normally reserved for reviews, to wish this blog a Happy 1Kth.

Preparing for this post consisted mostly of rereading the announcement for the 500th post. There were some statistics in it that I doubt meant much to anyone, and I’ve not bothered with most of them this time. I’m using the fact that I have invalidated any comparisons with an increment of 524 posts rather than 500 as an excuse. I will note that it took over 14 years and 3 months to go from zero to 1K posts. Since less than seven of those years were spent reaching 500, even without getting very precise, it looks as if things have slowed down a bit. And it seems fairly obvious that the rate of recorded road trips has slowed down. A side effect of that is that the current supply of trip journals for use in Trip Peek posts stands at 37 (186 trips – 149 Trip Peeks).

At the end of the post marking 500, I wondered if the blog would reach 1000. Although it was certainly not assured, there was really no end in sight, and it seemed somewhat likely. Will I reach the next accomplishment of note, maybe 1500, maybe 1536? I don’t know, and don’t consider it a goal. I am, however, happy to have reached 1000—and a couple of dozen more.