Eight Years Ago

Posted on September 2, 2020 by vanbraman

Tonight I am remembering what I wrote eight years ago. That night while packing I came up with an interesting post about The Packing Formula.

CRC Standard Mathematical TablesSince that time I have written more posts about The Packing Formula as I have applied it many times over the years.

However, it has now been quite some time since I last had to use the formula.

Night at Netanya, Israel, Sunset over Mediterranean SeaThe trip that I was packing for that night was one that has changed how I spend my vacations. I was packing for my first trip to Israel.

The trip actually got off to a bit of a bad start with a cancelled flight and some re-routing, but I still ended up getting to Tel Aviv before the rest of the tour group.

It was nice to spend the first Night at Netanya where we were welcomed with a great sunset.

Garden of Gethsemane, Olive Trees, Old Olive Trees, Holy Land FloraIt was a great trip visiting places that would later help the Bible come alive as I read it.

Places like the Garden of Gethsemane.

Or a boat trip on the Sea of Galilee.

Lachish - Assyrians - Siege Ramp - Dig - ShephelahWe also visited Lachish where I would later spend four weeks over two summers on an archaeological dig.

Tel Hazor City Gates Solomon, tel Hazor, North of Galilee, ArchaeologyWe also visited Hazor which is a place where I may dig in the future. Perhaps next summer if all goes well.

I made some great friends on the trip and two years later I went to Turkey with some of them. Then came the trips to Israel for the digs and also another tour. This all got started with this trip eight years ago.

You can read more about my trips to Israel by clicking on the Israel Page above or on the link here: Israel

I just looked at the page and noticed that I really should update it with posts from my trip last summer.

Hopefully I will be applying the Packing Formula again next summer.

Steven

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Post Number 3,000

Posted on September 1, 2020 by vanbraman

Tonight I am writing post number 3,000 for Braman’s Wanderings.

This post has snuck up on me, and I just happened to notice that this would be number 3,000.

blog milestones, 3k, 2999, postsI was actually trying to figure out what to post about tonight, so now I have something.

It is really hard to believe that I have written 3,000 posts. Of course, many of the posts have just been about everyday life like yard work, weather, trips to the library, haircuts and food.

However, I have also written some well researched posts which have received thousands of visits over time.

all time stats, posts, visits, comments, blog statsI have had 510, 736 views and 9,023 comments on the blog since I started it in May of 2012. It will take a long time to get to the next big milestone of 1 million views. At the current rate of views it will not be until 2028.

blog visits map, world map, blog statsThe vast majority of visits to the blog have been from the United States, but I have received visits from 212 different countries/locations. You can see from the map above that there are very few empty places on the map. You would have to look close to see that North Korea is missing, but you can definitely see that I am missing a few countries in Africa.

I am still finding things to write about, so will continue posting every day. I really need to get some of my research out of my head, and you would think that spending so much time at home would allow me to do this.

However, being at home can be very distracting 🙂

There is always another book to read, something to organize, something to watch on TV or something to research. You know how my mind wanders. I just need to focus 🙂

I hope you have enjoyed at least a few of my 3,000 posts.

Steven

 

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