So, here we are: 4,992 “absolute unique visitors” since I released the traffic-tracking hounds. (While I can’t really think of the punchline, it reminds me of the old joke: the guy’s jumping on a manhole cover, counting “29…29…29…” just over and over; perhaps you know the rest.)

As one who tends to recite (perhaps it goes with the territory) the it-is-what-it-is assessment from time to time, I guess I’m not really going to sing (and I’m certainly not going to cry). Probably some time during tonight’s commute I’ll have the quiet (and mild) satisfaction that this little corner of the web by an amateur blogger on a fraction of a part-time basis has found its way in front of 5,000 different browsers.  Neat.

Moreover, I’ve come to know a handful of these absolute unique visitors, and that is certainly my privilege.   And I thank you.