I wanted to take a quick minute and say “hi” to some of the folks now following this blog of mine.  I’ve been playing with a stats module for WordPress for some time now.  I finally ironed a couple of kinks out the other day between it and the platform on which I’m hosting NoName.  Doing so allowed me to get a better picture of the number of visitors hitting the blog each day.  Now, in the grand scheme of things, my numbers are like a grain of sand while many other folks out there have traffic that would equal all the beaches of the world.  The good news, however, is visits are increasing.  What’s even more interesting to me, though, is that in the last week, the number of RSS/Atom feeds has grown substantially.

This is especially flattering because it means that more people who are just stopping by are finding enough content that they like that they decide to keep regular tabs.  That is truly humbling.  Obviously, I want people to read this stuff.  Why else would I go through the trouble of writing it down and putting it out on the “interwebz”? I am still very surprised, though, that some people have decided to get updates with every post to come.  Thank you!  Thank you for the vote of confidence.

Now, for those new to NoName, I’m not sure exactly how to describe it.  It’s sort of a free-for-all.  There are no unified themes are topics that are pervasive across the whole of these posts.  No, this is more like my big fun experiment where I can think out loud and see what, if anything, stirs up responses.  Not everything I post is necessarily something I expect comments on, but they are fun to get.  A lot of times, entries are just the things I’m thinking and/or feeling at the time.  It’s great, though, anytime a post strikes up a good conversation.  At the end of the day, this blog is a the reflection of the disjointed meanderings of the mind of a husband, father, employee, boss, etc who explores his family, his faith, his politics, his world and much more. I am grateful to anyone that decides to stop  by.

Back to the matter of feeds, however, I am excited that some people are starting to keep a regular eye on things!  I promise to do my best to keep it interesting.  Unfortunately, I can not make any promises about the frequency of stories.  I’ll always try to get regular updates, but as the gaps in posts dates already here will show you, intentions don’t always equal results.

So, there you have it.  There’s nothing profound to say tonight.  This is just a pause to say “howdy!” to he new passers-by and “thanks” to all those who have chosen to keep regular tabs on what goes on.  I really am flattered.

The captain has now turned off the set belt signs, so you are free to move about the cabin.  Please refrain from smoking on this blog and any tampering of the smoke detectors will result in ………