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300.
The number of
perfection in one sport (bowling); and
what makes millionaires of those having its average in another (Major League Baseball,
batting average).
A 2006 movie with 300 as the title; about a valiant group of men,
300 in fact, going up against an entire army, as well as a yet to be released
movie titled 300: Rise of an Empire (2014); about Greek
general Themistokles who leads the charge against invading Persian forces led
by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian
navy.
There is the Chrysler 300C, and
a Mercedes Benz C300, each a distinctive style luxury car all its own.
In the Bible, it was the length of Noah’s Ark (in cubits), the
number of men in Gideon’s army, and the number of Foxes Samson captured and used to destroy an
enemy’s crops.
300.
Actually, (I am
ashamed to say) is also a difficult number in posts to reach.
You see, I started blogging in 2011 when I
really had no idea what a blog was or how to go about it… it was simply just
suggested to me that I should look
into blogging because:
1. I am a writer by heart
and enjoy it (and readers seem to enjoy my writing).
2. I don’t have any
hobbies and on average focus 97% of my energy towards work (so some people
believe that I need a hobby for enjoyment – can’t I just enjoy working?).
3. I have all this design
information that I can offer to DIYers and blogging would be a great venue to
use to pass this along.
So I looked into it
and FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. I am such a detail oriented person (i.e. the All in the Detail is a no-brainer) that designing, setting up
and writing a blog seems to be a perfect fit for me.
However, after 255 posts, well, I guess I shut down… don’t ask me why, I honestly can’t tell you a reason. I just stopped. And after a while, it seemed more awkward to try to come back…. once again, don’t ask me why. I mean, that beautiful blog was just sitting out there… waiting on me… tapping me on the shoulder every once in a while... you whooooo, remember me? (I am pretty proud of how this blog has taken on it’s appearance… seeing how I didn't even know the first thing about setting up a blog or writing html or anything until I just jumped into it with both feet and if anyone knows me… I do have a tendency to do that.) And then there was this persistent buzzing in my ear that kept repeating itself over and over and over... ‘you need to be writing your blog’… (this would be my #1 Fan and Supporter in Life, Tim – I love you, honey!)
So with 17 months of continually ignoring the buzzing inevitable… I realized it was just plain
futile to resist any longer and I jumped right back in with both feet and BOY am I really happy I did.
I didn't realize that:
...I missed my blogging friends so much, their support
that they readily show to each other and the positive environment that seems
to grow from within each and every day.
...I missed all the creativity that is represented, generated
and shared here.
...I missed spending time at my computer for ‘my hobby'
and most of all...
...I missed sharing all of my experience and information
that has been collected over my up-teen years of design work!
So,
yes folks, you are reading Post
Number 300 of Design is… All in the Detail!
Applause! Music! Fanfare!
… and from the bottom
of my heart
…thank you for
being here.
You make it all
worthwhile.
