Ahhhh, it seems like everybody's whizzing past me on the way to the 2,000-comment mark!
I've always appreciated tfs's comments, they often make me re-evaluate some of my characters and story lines, and his long-running "Southern Exposure" serial has undoubtedly influenced some of my own writing.
Going from basic non-commenter to regular commenter to contributing author, that should be an example of 'literary evolution' that others could follow...
--C.K.