I know that web statistics are inherently unreliable. I have seen server statistics that differ from each other to an extent it raises important epistemological questions. However, in the blogosphere, sitemeter figures are the most common currency – and by that standard, we at afoe at some point earlier today welcomed our 400,000th unique visitor since the day that will live in infamy.

I would like to take advantage of this brief moment of reflection to thank all of you, our gentle readers, for your continuing interest in the fistful and, of course, for your immensely valuable contributions to the debate!