That subject line is the whole point of this post. I started this blog on December 18, 2000 with the idea of "Well, let's see how long I feel like doing this." You could have won a lot of money then by betting me that I'd still feel like doing it after ten years, let alone 'til now and beyond. It's work that pays almost nothing, true…but 95% of it is writing and I became a writer because I enjoy writing. I have decreasing patience with people who complain about putting in long hours in their chosen profession. I keep using the analogy of a plumber who bitches about having to fix toilets.
You may not be interested in the following numbers but I am: This blog has been online for exactly 8,400 days. This is Posting #31,485 and of those, 242 have been "encore" reruns. Not counting this posting, I have typed the name "Jack Kirby" 827 times, "Sergio Aragonés" 520 times, "Frank Ferrante" 370 times and "Vivek Ramaswamy" once. In the future, I shall try to cut back on mentions of "Vivek Ramaswamy."
Thank you to all of you who read this blog and a special thanks to you if you (a) donate to its upkeep and/or (b) link to it from other sites and/or (c) send me corrections or additional information. The sense that there are people out there who are more than just casual clickers is why I've been able to do it as long as I have.