Dear Friends:
In what has become a custom here, I would like to take this - the last day of the year - to thank you, my readers.
Blogs - for the 99.99% of us that write them - are ultimately a labor of love (or something we are driven to do) and while in theory would exist if there was no-one reading them, it is difficult to say that most would continue to write; in point of fact all writers wish to be be read. Without readers, things eventually become an exercise in journaling or randomly throwing things against the wall to see what sticks.
So thank you.
- Thank you to everyone that takes the time to read - even if you never comment - as time is the currency of Life, and you are spending some of it with me.
- Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to comment, which are almost always thoughtful and thought provoking. And almost inevitably kind.
- Thank you to everyone who has taken it upon themselves to link this blog in their own blogroll. One takes a chance when one recommends something, and I am grateful you have given me that trust.
Were I the sort of fellow that actually thought about or worried about numbers (I do not), I would be extremely excited and grateful as the view numbers have gone up significantly this year (as in years past, one again hopes that this is not due to attracting the attention of the Russian GRU, based on locations seen from). I am hopeful that the numbers reflect more people that, in some way or form, are deriving benefit from my writing.
What will 2022 look like? A lot like 2021 of course, which is to say I simply have no idea. Likely there will be one or two trips (Mt. Whitney for sure, and hopefully to Japan!), some level of introspection, more trips to The Ranch (and updates on TB The Elder and Mom), Iaijustu, rabbits/cat/dog/guinea pigs, gardening, and anything else randomly that catches my interest.
But that is in the future. In the present, thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have some of the best, most thoughtful readers on the planet.
Your (Most) Obedient Servant, Toirdhealbheach Beucail
Here's to a blessed New Year for us all, TB.
ReplyDeleteBe safe and God bless.
Indeed Linda! Thanks for being such a faithful reader and commenter.
DeleteYou are most welcome. Thanks for letting this DOT hang around. (danged old Texican). I have learned a bit, and I do appreciate that. Merry New Year!
ReplyDeleteSTxAR, I am glad you are here and super glad we managed to connect through this medium. Your machining posts, while actually giving me no expertise, have allowed me to have a bit more insight into a world I know very little about.
DeleteThanks TB, what a long strange trip it's been.
ReplyDelete22 will get even weirder, so everybody out there, find your tribe and make peace with the Natural Order. It is going to be epic.
Good luck with your hoped for trip to Japan. I would love to make the journey, but am probably on the "no fly" list.
I plan on doing the dual pilgrimage by hiking both the Kumano Kodo trail in Japan and the Camino de Santiago in Portugal. I may have to stow away on tramp steamers to do it, but I feel a calling.
You are welcome, Just So. Glad you were able to find your way here.
DeleteMy trip to Japan next year - if it works - will be a pilgrimage of sorts, so I am completely on board with your plans. Both sound amazing.
To be honest - and maybe my hike into the Grand Canyon has something to do with this - but I am wondering if in general, I need more of those in my life. Those are the best ways, at least for me, to self discovery.
Thanks for the blog TB. Wishing you peace in troubled times, and the wisdom and tenacity to find it.
ReplyDeleteYou are quite welcome Greg. Thank you for the kind words and the good wishes.
DeleteThank you, sir. Your blog is clearly a labor of love, and I've learned a lot since I started visiting. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much Warren! If you have learned something, my purpose is fulfilled.
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