Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Numbers for number's sake
A couple weeks ago I hit a small milestone; 2,500 blog posts. That may not seem like such a notable amount to you, but to me... well, it didn't seem that notable either. So I didn't mention it.
Then, today, I was upstairs at my library shelving and I wondered what I would write about.
"What will you write about today?" I asked myself.
Out of nowhere I thought:
I have now answered that question 2,500 times.
Do you know how much 2,500 is?
It is a quarter of a myriad.
What does one do with a quarter of a myriad?
I like to put them in little stacks and admire them.
As soon as I have another few quarters of myriads that's just what I'm going to do.
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If you were wondering, yes, you should comment. Not only does it remind me that I must write in intelligible English because someone is actually reading what I write, but it is also a pleasure for me since I am interested in anything you have to say.
I respond to pretty much every comment. It's like a free personalized blog post!
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Congratulations! I think that's a wonderful achievement, and for that, I have below 2,500 exclamation points! (not counting the two in these sentences).
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Wow, really, that's 2,500? It doesn't look like it. So I tried to count them, but I got bored when I go to three. Three! "Oh my god, I am so bored counting these!" I cried after the third exclamation mark. Anyway, it's not like I don't believe you, and thanks for the (emphatic) congrats.
DeleteYou know, I thought the same thing after I posted it! each column has 100 !, and there are 25 rows, but if you had asked me, not having known, I'd say there are a 1000 or so. It just goes to show that, um, something about jellybeans in a jar and guessing. Today's post is 2,501!
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