Curzon’s 1,000th post! Giving Credit

Posted on 12/14/2006 by Curzon


World War II Memorial, Washington DC

This post marks my 1,000th at ComingAnarchy. I could take the opportunity to boast that we’ve published 2,080 total posts, covering 547,000 total words. I could boast that our readership continues to expand over the two years and three months that we’ve been around. I could even boast that I’ve written close to as many posts as my two comrades combined.

But instead, I’m going to let my modesty get the better of me and instead share a big “thank you.” Most readers know that Robert D. Kaplan is the inspiration for this blog and our direction. But it was someone else who inspired me to blog: Robert Koehler of The Marmot’s Hole. I gave blogging a brief shot in 2003, but was unable to adjust to the writing style. Were blogs supposed to be articles? Essays? Online versions of term papers? I couldn’t accommodate blogging with with my regular schedule (i.e. real life) and promptly abandoned the venture. It wasn’t until I started reading Marmot in mid-2004 that I realized what a really great blog could be and how it should be written: sometimes brief, long when necessary, pithy, to the point, and not taking itself too seriously. Marmot was my role model from day one, and it was a real honor when he became a loyal reader and one of our top referrers for our first year. We have regularly cross-linked since then.

So in celebration of 1,000 posts here at CA, this is a special thanks to Marmot. Keep up the good work, and thanks for being my inspiration.

About Curzon

Lord George Nathaniel Curzon (1859 - 1925) entered the British House of Commons as a Conservative MP in 1886, where he served as undersecretary of India and Foreign Affairs. He was appointed Viceroy of India at the turn of the 20th century where he delineated the North West Frontier Province, ordered a military expedition to Tibet, and unsuccessfully tried to partition the province of Bengal during his six-year tenure. Curzon served as Leader of the House of Lords in Prime Minister Lloyd George's War Cabinet and became Foreign Secretary in January 1919, where his most famous act was the drawing of the Curzon Line between a new Polish state and Russia. His publications include Russia in Central Asia (1889) and Persia and the Persian Question (1892). In real life, "Curzon" is a US citizen from the East Coast who has been a financial analyst, freelance translator, and university professor; he is currently on assignment in Tokyo.
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16 Responses to Curzon’s 1,000th post! Giving Credit

  1. Matt says:
    12/14/2006 at 12:26 am

    Its true. Robert does have a great blog, and it keeps me coming back for more. CA is a great blog too. Here I get some interesting perspective that is insightful, and not just part of the sheepish mantra that we find in the MSM.

  2. bc99 says:
    12/14/2006 at 12:30 am

    Chirol first introduced me to CA, and since then I’ve enjoyed reading about the different perspectives concerning geopolitics. Congrats and keep up the good blogging!

  3. Sonagi says:
    12/14/2006 at 12:57 am

    I found your excellent blog via the Marmot’s. I’m no scholar of history or politics, just a humble elementary school teacher who enjoys engaging you and others in debate on topics of interest and reading some of the entries on topics that are off the radar for me. Your moderating efforts and mostly high-brow topics generate discussions well worth reading. Congratulations on your milestone in blogging!

  4. Dan tdaxp says:
    12/14/2006 at 2:51 am

    Congratulations!

    You truly are a Creative and Talented Expert!

  5. Jim says:
    12/14/2006 at 5:42 am

    You did boast with all that you noted.

  6. Fabian says:
    12/14/2006 at 5:59 am

    Well done! Here’s to the next one thousand.

  7. yeolchae says:
    12/14/2006 at 10:43 am

    Congratulations. Jolly good show. Heres to 1000th more.

  8. Rommel says:
    12/14/2006 at 5:33 pm

    When I was without internet for a couple weeks recently this is the blog that I missed the most. I also can’t tell you how many other great sites I’ve learned about from this one.

    Cheers!

  9. slim says:
    12/14/2006 at 9:46 pm

    Very decent of you to credit The Marmot, who led me to your fine blog. Congrats!

  10. Lexington Green says:
    12/14/2006 at 10:43 pm

    Bravo, gentelemen. Carry on as you were, please.

  11. von Kaufman-Turkestansky says:
    12/15/2006 at 12:47 am

    The main problem with the blog… is that it’s addictive! More diverse and interesting than any blog I have encountered.

  12. subadei says:
    12/15/2006 at 1:51 am

    A job well done. I look forward to 1000 more.

  13. The Marmot says:
    12/15/2006 at 3:26 am

    I’m going to give a word of thanks on my own blog, but I just wanted to make a quick note of gratitude here before I do.

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  15. Eddie says:
    12/17/2006 at 3:37 am

    Congrats Curzon!

  16. snow says:
    12/20/2006 at 2:08 am

    Congratulations Curzon. You, Chirol and Younghusband, please keep on going with your fine work. Always interesting.