IT’S AN AUSPICIOUS DAY. This blog has just notched up a
million page views since its inception on October 20, 2008. Actually 1,000,116
page views as I write this, according to my Blogger statistics page. More than
1,230 columns altogether.
My grateful thanks are due to you, my loyal readers. I don’t know what makes you choose this blog
from all the hundreds or thousands that now inhabit the boating blogosphere, although
I have to admit it is unusual in some
ways. It appears three times a week. There are no ads flashing for your
attention. There is no begging for beers. It’s not larded with bling or eye candy for
entertainment. It’s just for sensible people who love boats and who are
content to read plain words.
One strange thing I might mention is that the name of the column is Mainly about Boats
but nobody calls it that. It’s just known as John Vigor’s Blog, a name I
wouldn’t have chosen myself because few people know how to pronounce Vigor.
It’s not your fault, or even mine. I
wasn’t around when that pronunciation was first decided upon and passed down
through the ages. For the record, it’s VIGH-gore. but I have learned to respond
amiably to anything from VEE-gore to Vigger.
That millionth page view has come just in time. I fear I am
about written out. Almost everything I know about boats has been discussed in
this column, but I’ve always been concerned about being boring or appearing to
be a know-all. Meanwhile, I am getting long in the tooth, so my thoughts now
are turning toward quitting while the going is good; that is, before WikiLeaks
releases my secret e-mails and I find myself accused of sexting
pictures of boats rather than girls.
How will you live without me, you ask? (Yes you did. I
distinctly heard you.) Well, there are archives over there on the right, of
course. More than twelve hundred columns preserved for posterity.
Unfortunately, I have no idea how long posterity might be, according to
Blogger. I’m sure they need the space for other bloggers, so if you want to
riffle through the assembled collection, now’s your chance.
Once again, my
heartfelt gratitude to all of you who have accompanied me on my little blogging
adventure over the years; and a special word of thanks to the billions of
members of Vigor’s Silent Fan Club who have so faithfully kept their promise
never to praise me. Your task will be much easier now.
Fair winds and good landfalls,
John V.
Cogito, ergo sum
Sum, ergo velo
Velo, ergo nutso
Cogito, ergo sum
Sum, ergo velo
Velo, ergo nutso
