A milestone? I heard a thump, but I was very busy at the time. In the mirror, I could see what had happened: I had flown right over that **400 Followers** milepost. I realized that there was supposed to be a big festive post about 400 followers, and traditionally, it's supposed to be the **best post ever.** I had made no post at all.

I had some concerns about shirking my duties as a proper Steemian, but eventually decided that it was too late to do that '400 followers best post ever.' It was weeks ago, and the immense pressure of having to write such a masterpiece has finally begun to wane. 
<h2>_Maybe though-- maybe I had already made my 'best post ever'._</h2>
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<center>_'Mudhawk', 2016_</center>

Since I flew right over the 400 follower milestone, it got me wondering: what _was_ my **best post ever?** I have my favorites, but as much as I liked some of the articles and content that I've created here at Steemit, I'm not sure many readers ever saw my 'best of' @therealpaul, especially around the first five weeks or so.

<center><h2>Scrolling Back in Time, to the Beginning</h2></center>
 Scrolling back down to the beginning, nine long months ago, there's some real stinkers in there, so to make it easier on everyone, I went and found my top five favorites from my first five weeks at steemit, I copied the links and brought them here so nobody has to wade through all of those posts. Here's the top five Best-of @therealpaul, according to me, and in order of their appearance here at this page. These are _my picks,_ so it could get weird.

<center><h1>My Favorite Five</h1></center>

- **5. -** A little story about urban treasure-hunting down in the Tire Shop District: _(this post earned $200, and I was only a few weeks in to posting here-- it said 'welcome to Steemit' in a big way!)_  [Treasure Hunting With Mind Power- How I Squandered All My Findings on a Pack of Cigs and Some Gas](https://steemit.com/life/@therealpaul/treasure-hunting-with-mind-power-how-i-squandered-all-my-findings-on-a-pack-of-cigs-and-some-gas)

- **4. -** A guide to which type of hat to wear for the conspiracies at hand: [Fictionarium Chapter 4. The News- Three Primary Types of Tin-Foil Hats](https://steemit.com/writing/@therealpaul/fictionarium-chapter-4-the-news-three-primary-types-of-tin-foil-hats-discussed)
- **3. -** I liked this one, just for it's approach to current events even today: [Fictionarium Chapter 5. The Screwtape emails](https://steemit.com/writing/@therealpaul/fictionarium-chapter-5-the-screwtape-emails)
- **2. -** Walk down memory lane armed with a slingshot: [A Juvenile Delinquent's Account For Beginners: List of Basic Needs](https://steemit.com/writing/@therealpaul/a-juvenile-delinquent-s-account-for-beginners-list-of-basic-needs)

- **1. -** This is just fun for the whole family right here: [LAB RATS!! The Game](https://steemit.com/writing/@therealpaul/vhfua-lab-rats-the-game)

Those are the first five favorites of mine in order of appearance here, I can't decide which of those five is my favorite, but the child in me wants you to check out the Lab Rats game if nothing else, just because this is a fun occasion, and now the updated **450** followers status means fun and games are in order! Thanks to all who have read this far, thanks to all of you bots, but mostly thanks to the Steemians who keep me posting these oddities and bits of art for all of these nine months. 

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