Grand!!

As I write this post (Tuesday), the blog hit count is showing at 999. Can you believe it??! To be quite honest, I can't. The expectations I had 35 weeks ago when I kicked this thing off were nowhere near this number for the entire journey; never mind getting to four figures (unless all you sods decide to stop reading one short of the thousand....but you wouldn't do that to me would you?.......would you?!!!......hello??...... .......HELLOOOO??!....is there anyone there.....???) before I am even halfway through. Okay, quite a few of the hits are from people who know me (SO much appreciated); and yes, about fifteen of the hits were down to me before I managed to find the 'don't count me on the hits total' button (give me a break, I was a blogging virgin; and even now am far from a blogging superstud!), but to have something you want to say - an experience you want to share - and to find that people exist around the world who want to hear it is such a simple, powerful, good feeling.
As previous posts have indicated, I am going through toothy troubles and a tiny liddle loss of direction at the moment; and I cannot think of a better inspiration than the day (probably later today in fact) I log in and see '1000' on the blog count; inspiration to stay the course and inspiration to go the distance. For this - and for every time the hit count advances by one more - I say to all the readers....

'Thank  you!'  (United Kingdom)
'Spasiba'  (Russian)
'Thank you!'  (American!)
'Danke Schoen'  (German. Sorry; couldn't find the umlauty thing to put over the 'o')
'Danke' (Swiss German)
'Paldies' (Latvian)
'Cheers Cobber' (Australian?!)
'Thank you eh' (Canadian)
'Komapsumnida' (Korean)
'Dyakooyu' (Ukrainian)

The last thirty five weeks have been fun, but stay tuned; as the next sixty or so are going to be very interesting!