We tend to attach importance to numbers. After all, much of our lives revolve around the counting of one thing or another, whether its birthdays or pennies. We also tend to celebrate or commemorate round numbers. For instance, last Sunday was the 49th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution (all those out there scratching their heads and saying that they never knew there was a Hungarian Revolution are now dismissed). I was going to post something about it, but thought that if I'm still blogging this time next year, that 50 is a much better number to write about. Why? Don't ask me.
So now we have the number 2000 to deal with. I won't because I find it ghoulish to count dead soldiers for political benefit. If we were mature enough as a nation to mark this time with silent contemplation instead of Cindy Sheehan, I would join in. I also find that picking the 2000th death to mark is kind of like telling all the others who we have lost that they didn't win the raffle. Too bad for them.
Fortunately, we have Dave Schuler to lend us some historical perspective on what this number might carry with it, along with a round up of what bloggers are saying.
If that's your sort of thing.
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