This is the three thousandth blog entry that I have written since I first started this blog back on 18th September 2008!
In that first entry I wrote the following:
In that first entry I wrote the following:
I intend to share my thoughts on wargaming (and other related matters that crop up) with a wider audience ... probably much to the relief of my wife and wargaming colleagues. So watch this space ... and come prepared to be bored!Well eight years on I still have thoughts to share, and judging by the number of 'hits' my blog gets each day, I've not been too boring ... yet!
Wow, congratulations!
ReplyDeleteBarks,
DeleteCheers! I hope that you will continue to read and enjoy my blog.
All the best,
Bob
Brilliant...well done Bob. I have a long way to go!!!
ReplyDeleteAlastair,
DeleteThanks for your congratulations ... and one day - no doubt - you'll overtake me!
All the best,
Bob
Bob,
ReplyDeleteRather than congratulate you merely on your number of entries, I would compliment you on the quality of the entries on your blog and your generosity in making your various rules freely available.
Regards,
Arthur
Arthur1815 (Arthur),
DeleteComing from you, that is much appreciated praise indeed! I just try my best ... and it seems to appeal to quite a few people.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob
ReplyDeleteWell done, what an achievement.
Also 308 followers and 1,578,974 page views is pretty impressive too.
Something for the rest of us to aim for
regards
Paul
Paul Leniston,
DeleteThanks very much for you kind words. As I have written above, I just do my best and try to make what I write interesting and a bit different each time I blog.
All the best,
Bob
Congratulations on reaching the milestone Bob. It is very surprising what we can contribute in eight years of the Hobby- I enjoy your Posts. Regards. KEV.
ReplyDeleteKev,
DeleteThank you for your congratulations. Looking back, I seem to have done a lot more than I thought that I had.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteMany congratulations on reading this milestone - I will look forward to the next 3,000 with interest....;-)
All the best,
DC
David Crook,
DeleteCheers! I hope that I will be around for the next 3,000!
All the best,
Bob
Congratulations! Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteDavid Bradley,
DeleteMany thanks! I hope that I keep going until I can manage to write the next 3,000 blog entries.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob, I check in on your posts frequently, and they remain a source of inspiration, and at times amusement! Keep up,the good work, as Chairman Mao never said, "every 3,000 posts begins with a single word, "
ReplyDeleteKen H,
DeleteThanks for your kind comment ... and for the 'quote'from Chairman Mao!
All the best,
Bob
Well done sir! You make me feel like I've barely begun!
ReplyDeleteRoss Mac,
DeleteCheers old chap! As long as I have something that I think is worth writing about, I will continue to blog.
All the best,
Bob
Well done Bob, the numbers speak for themselves.
ReplyDeleteJim Duncan,
DeleteMany thanks for your best wishes! I just hope that I can continue to write blog entries that people find interesting enough to read.
All the best,
Bob
Congratulations on hitting another milestone.
ReplyDeleteLee Hadley,
DeleteThank you for your kind words. Hopefully we will be able to meet up at Skirmish in September.
All the best,
Bob
Well done Bob, keep writing Sir, I enjoy your blog.
ReplyDeleteSolo wargaming-on a budget!
DeleteThank you for your kind comments, and I hope that you continue to enjoy reading my blog.
All the best,
Bob
Quality and quantity! Here's to 3000 more.
ReplyDeleteWilliam Stewart,
DeleteYou are too kind! I only hope that I can maintain my enthusiasm and get to 4,000 blog entries ... and then 5,000!
All the best,
Bob
Congratulations. Your blog has become a daily read for me. I look forward to the next 3000.
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Bob Kett,
DeleteThanks for your kind words. It is always great to see comments from my regular blog readers.
All the best,
Bob
And here I thought I was long winded.....) All kidding aside, I too have to compliment you on the quality of the entries, always interesting and
ReplyDeletethought provoking. All my best wishes for this
blogs continued success!
Don M,
DeleteCheers old chap! I hope that I can continue to write interesting and thought-provoking blog entries well into the foreseeable future.
All the best,
Bob
That's quite an impressive output! Well done!
ReplyDeleteAndy McMaster,
DeleteI am minded that Stalin once commented that 'quantity has a quality all of its own'. I just try to achieve both at the same time.
All the best,
Bob
Congratulations Bob, outstanding output, which is always engaging and thought provoking. Keep it up. All the best.
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Airhead,
DeleteThank you very much your your kind comment. I just do my best, and hope that people enjoy my ramblings
All the best,
Bob!
Congrats Bob- your productivity is something to aspire to.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Pete.
Pete.,
DeleteThanks for your congratulations. It helps to be retired, as I have the time to sit and think before I write ... and writing also helps to stop my old brain from seizing up!
All the best,
Bob
Congratulations and thanks! You have inspired and entertained and informed us!
ReplyDeleteFitz-Badger,
DeleteThank you for your very, very kind words. If I have managed to do one of the things that you have listed in your comment, I feel that it has all been worthwhile.
All the best,
Bob
Congratulations on the BIG milestone! The consistent frequency in which you post is a high bar, indeed!
ReplyDeleteJonathan Freitag,
DeleteI never expected to write 100 blog entries, let alone 3,000!
I find that trying to write something each day is a great way to marshal my thoughts about wargaming, military history, and life in general.
All the best,
Bob
Congrats, well desserved!
ReplyDeletePhil,
DeleteCheers! Here's to the next 3,000 ... just as long as I can make it that far!
All the best,
Bob
You'd best keep going then!
ReplyDeleteTim Gow,
DeleteI suppose that I must!
All the best,
Bob