What you're reading at this very moment is the 5000th Backwards City post. We've been doing this blog since May 2004, which if you do the math means that somebody (I point no fingers) spends a lot of time on this blog.

Our fourth issue just went out, and the fifth issue is already in the pipeline. What that means, among other things, is that we're spending a lot of money.

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I assure you, we're a very good cause.

We couldn't have made it to #4 or to 5000 without the support of our readers, both financial and otherwise, so we're very grateful. We hope you'll stick around. And thanks.