Woohoo @denmarkguy! Welcome to the challenge!
You got in with a day to spare and a lot of comments to do. It's not impossible though! With this monster I've managed over 250 comments in 2 days. Of course, showering was kind of optional. LOL
I'll be swinging by with comments for your 2 posts but they are planned for the Day 3 Diary :)
I don't envy you the task of keeping up with all this-- you must be very well organized!
For me, a large part of the joy and fun of doing this is getting to know so many other Steemians who "care about the content."
What's nice too is that every one of these guys (and gals) are putting forth a Herculean effort and I'm hoping the community in general recognizes them as quality content creators.
I nearly cried scrolling through the junk on the NEW tab. I will do everything in my power to make sure this beloved platform stays smart, innovative, educational, and still remain fun...even if I snag 1 - or 40 people - at a time. LOL :P