PERSONAL: 1,000.
If Blogger is not steering me wrong, this is my 1,000th post. On Valentine's Day, 2008, I did what I'm sure what every person was doing on Valentine's Day: sitting facing a computer, alone, contemplating what to write. I had just turned down a date, because I was on my way to my one true love: an idea. (I didn't realize I was turning down a date, but you notice things when you look back.) The missive I wrote&nb…