What's in a number?

The usual question to be asked is "What's in a name" - followed by a reference to the well-known Shakespearian quotation: "What's in a name? that which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet;" (Romeo & Juliet; Act 2, Sc 2).

My amendment to 'number' is a reference to the fact that, since I added a counter to this blog, to record the number of 'hits' it receives, it has had almost 10,000 visitors (not all of whom stay for very long!). As I type, the number sits at 9,964 and, as my vists are (deliberately) not counted, I am interested to know who visitor 10,000 is!

Perhaps, over the next day or two, every visitor could take a moment to check the counter (it's further down, in the left-hand side-bar) and, if it shows 10,000 that person would be so kind as to leave a comment to this post!

It's not going to be the end of the world if visitor 10,000 doesn't spend more than a couple of seconds here, and doesn't even read this post - but it would be nice if they did!!