{"id":3203,"date":"2010-01-09T09:52:17","date_gmt":"2010-01-09T14:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=3203"},"modified":"2022-08-11T12:22:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T17:22:41","slug":"what-counts-as-a-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/what-counts-as-a-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"What counts as a visit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every once in awhile this geo-oddity hobby of our gets some positive attention. The County Counting blog — one I follow regularly and include on my blogrole in the left column of this website — has a copy of a Boston Globe article<\/a> that appeared recently. The article is called: “For those who keep a count, what counts as a visit?” It includes quotes from J. Stephen Conn, the author of County Counting, and mentions the Extra Miler Club. Best of all, this is an unusual instance where the mainstream press portrays us rather favorably rather than as a bunch of obsessive-compulsive counting freaks. I’m proud that my county count is above 1,000<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personally, I have a very loose definition of what “counts” as a visit. If I cross a border by foot or automobile however briefly, it counts. Airplane flyovers don’t count. I also have a live-and-let-live attitude: I don’t believe anyone has come up with the right or wrong set of rules, it’s whatever works best for the individual. If someone thinks a visit doesn’t count unless her feet touch the ground and she has a meal, that’s fine by me. Ditto for the guy who counts flyovers. After all, it’s about enjoying the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check it out<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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