This is post #100 on the Expat Almanac. It’s a milestone, of course, but one without any real significance. It does serve, however, our psychological needs. Why do we post? For the same two reasons, I suppose, that people post on Facebook or tweet on Twitter: the need to belong and the need for self-presentation. (The link points to a Boston University study that found those two primary reasons for participation in social media.)
The need to belong, in our case, is the need to stay in touch with our friends and family. The blog does that, no matter where we may roam. The need for self-presentation is an artifact of two retired professional writers. Our work rarely appears in print any longer, so we create our own publishing platform and write according to our own guide- and deadlines.
I could analyze this for another ten thousand words, but I’d rather brag:
- 100 posts
- 15 months
- 18,466 views
- 725 comments
- 573 followers
- 1 award
That is soooo cool! Thank you all, Dear Readers, for rewarding our blog with those numbers. We’re honored and humbled.
(Photo: Sculpture by Stonecoat Ind. at Granville Street Bridge, Fairview, Vancouver, Canada. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.)
The Expat Almanac 
Way to go. Fun to read and fun to share have sent many posts onto fultons and Sonjia plus a few to my bro. Carry on and enjoy
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Goodness. To think that we’re bouncing around the Internet like that. As I said, it’s humbling.
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writing is proof of one’s existence.
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I write, therefore I am?
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exacttement!
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Each one of the hundred has given both of us a great deal of pleasure. Please keep them coming.
Lonn & Dedie,
Fort Davis, Texas
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That is sooooo kind! Thank you both!
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Congratulations! nice accomplishment !
These are not only nombers but si many great moments and memories for you
and nice readings for me
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Long-term readers know that we’re only four months into an adventure without an end. Bellagio is coming up, then Puerto Vallarta, then…
In other words, Mapi, the numbers (and moments, and memories) will just keep coming. Thanks for the encouragement.
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Louise and Tom,
Congrats on your first 100 posts! We can’t begin to tell you how happy we are that we met you through your blog. And even though we haven’t (yet) met in person, we feel like friends. You are both incredible writers – engaging and entertaining – and we are all the happy beneficiaries of your considerable skill. Here’s to the next 100 posts – let the adventure continue!
All the best, Terri & James
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Terri & James — With all the traveling we’re doing (and that you’re about to do), we’re bound to bump into each other soon. And when we do, think of the stories!
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