Or stats. If I’d known that Declan over on Crime Always Pays was that close to 40,000, I’d have spent all Wednesday sitting there waiting for the stat counter to reach the magic number. As it was, by the time I called round it was 40,059, which is a terribly unround figure.
Anyway, congratulations Declan. And I hope you have no thoughts of retiring, because I need something to make me smile some days. (It’s just that that “speech” you wrote there, sounded like a retirement speech. Don’t you dare.)
And I’m just a little jealous. But I’m not that far behind. Honestly.
The Occasional Bookwitch 
Yep, things seem to be looking up for our amiable blog host and high-spirited novelist. Criminy, though, I’d envy him if he were retiring!
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Detectives Beyond Borders
“Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home”
http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/
Well, I don’t think he can retire from work, now that there is an imminent baby to throw money at. I was being selfish and voicing my fear that he will blog less, and it seems he is intending to play with the baby rather than entertain us daily. You can apply for his job (or you could offer to look after the baby) by emailing him.