MyBigSis just pointed out that my blog has racked up 40,000 hits.
Of course, as ad folk know, this is a completely specious number (love that word). Any time some misguided soul clicks on a search result for flamenco dancers, chicken knitting, neosporin, biathlete knitters or yeti costumes and ends up on my page it counts as a visit. Even when they instantly leave, having realized that this blog is completely irrelevant for their needs. I do hate disappointing them all. Except for the sock fetish searchers who I'd frankly rather not have hanging around here.
It could be 40,000 different people visiting me once, or 20,000 people and a crazed stalker - I'm not interested enough to actually pay for traffic analysis. I do have a little (free) tracker that can sometimes identify where a particular viewer lives, and it says that Number 40,000 lives in Madison, Wisconsin and came here directly, i.e. typed in my blog address. Who are you, Madison, Wisconsin? I'd love to know. There may even be an apple sweater (not chicken, sorry) in it for you.
I think this means "Congratulations, you've reached 40,000 hits." Or she could be complaining about having to wear those big red bowling balls on her head.
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