Hoorah! This, ladies and gentlemen, is the five-hundredth entry in my blog. Pretty impressive, eh? In honor of this most prestigious event, I now present the Bloggy 500 – An Ode to Five-Oh-Oh:

500 years ago…

– Salvedor Alepuz – later to be the Archbishop of Sassari, Italy – was born.

– Sir Thomas Wyatt was born, a Knight in the British Kingdom under the rule of King Henry VIII

– Nostradamus, most-likely the world’s most oft misquoted crackpot, was born.

– Leonardo da Vinci begins work on one of his most well-known paintings, the portrait of Mona Lisa.

– While Columbus was on his fourth voyage of discovery, two of his caravels were so worm-eaten that he was forced to scuttle them. The Gallega was scuttled near Santa Maria Belem and the Vizcaina off Portobelo. Both vessels were first stripped of all items of value.

– James VI built the vast Great Hall of Stirling Castle in Scotland.

– Casa de contratacion established at seville; beginnings of spanish colonial government.

– The fall of Caesar Borgia.

Important 500 Facts Everyone Should Know…

– Installing water-saving shower heads or flow restrictors will save around 500 gallons of water a month.

– There are 500 species of fern in Jamaica.

– During 1998 over 500 people in Washington were arrested
for selling alcohol to minors.

– 500 is 1F4 in hex or 111110100 in binary.

– To celebrate the Indy 500, the 500 Festival is held every year in Indianapolis.

According to Googlism.com…


500 is intended for students


500 is your solution

500 is the latest generation

500 is underway

500 is 100% synthetic

500 is a mounted ignition system that may be operated


500 is placed on scales during fuel measurement testing


500 is constructed principally of aircraft aluminum

500 is captured on film

500 is a beauty in blue suede

500 is the brilliant projector solution for cost

500 is the stylish new addition to the fast

500 is an acrylic emulsion

500 is first

500 is ‘big one’ for 1 more reason…

500 is an absolute pleasure

See now, wasn’t that fun? 🙂 Special prizes will be awarded to people who can come up with the best (true) facts having anything to do with the number 500. Post them in the comment thread and let’s see how much we can learn about this oh so glorious number.

Finally, I’m leaving for San Francisco early tomorrow morning. I’ll try to keep on blogging while I’m away, but who knows what I’ll be doing. All I know is I get to see my brother Tim, his wife Monica, and their new baby Samantha, so I’m thrilled. Beyond that, I haven’t a clue what I’ll be up to. Talk to you all later, then, because I’m off to the West Coast!