I decided not to organize the links on my blogroll nor list conservative blogs I know nothing about. Tim Blair, I’ve read quite a bit. An Australian, conservative, insightful. He stays. That’s what I like about blogging — being master of your domain.
Catchy little tune
Consumer’s Union makes a video about corporate broadcast ownership. It’s entertaining for a couple of minutes as well as a catchy little tune. I don’t know if I could dance to it though, so I’ll have to give it a 5. (If that)
We're number three! We're number three!
The former world’s largest hydrant and former world’s second largest hydrant in Beaumont, Texas.
Sigh! I really hate to do this. First it was the hurricane and now — this.
While doing some research this morning I discovered that, what had been the onetime world’s largest fire hydrant, was now the world’s third largest fire hydrant. I was afraid something like this would happen.
Roadside America, which features such peculiarities as civic arms (or hydrant) races, is where I learned of the news.
“Artist Blue Sky used his favorite parking lot in Columbia, South Carolina, to unveil a four-story tall steel fire hydrant in February 2001.”
This large and leaning fireplug is almost 10 feet taller than the current former world’s largest hydrant, which is located in Elm Creek, Manitoba. It makes me wonder when will this madness stop. For God’s sake, quit building large fire hydrants! Get on with your lives! Do something constructive. Visualize swirled peas, or something.
Well here in Beaumont we can, at least, take comfort in knowing we have the world’s largest dalmatian-spotted fire hydrant. For now.
Here's a ringing endorsement
From our local Yahoo Freecycle group in the Beaumont, Texas, area, someone wanting to give away their refrigerator after Hurricane Rita took its toll:
“It works but it stinks, has bugs in it (fruit flies) and I have given up on cleaning it. Father-in-law loaned us money for a new one.”
Oh yes, I’ll be right over to pick it up!
Taking a count
This really has nothing to do with the Counting Crows. It is just that “Counting” is in their name. Plus I like Counting Crows and Adam’s hair is like, well, I’d probably have do my hair like that if I wasn’t bald.
What I am referring to is counting as in StatCounter. I noticed my counter has more than 5,100 page visits, which isn’t a lot. I get the stats e-mailed every week and lately I’ve been averaging about 50 visits (not unique visitors) a day. That’s not a lot either. But that’s not why I’m writing about this.
I continue to think StatCounter is a rather interesting fixture for my blog. It doesn’t tell me all I’d like to know. But it tells me more than I would otherwise know. If that makes sense.
What I know, for instance, is from where certain visitors come. Some I recognize over time as friends. Others I have no clue why they are visiting or why they are return visitors. I also don’t know why people in certain foreign countries visit my page. At one time I had quite a few visitors who were Portuguese or from Brazil, where Portuguese is spoken. I haven’t a clue why. Within the last 12 hours or so I’ve had visitors from, in addition to those from the U.S., Canada, Singapore, Norway, Chile and the United Kingdom. Why, I ask? Do they think I’m going to buy them all a Coke and we can live in perfect harmony? Oh, I guess that reference is a little too 60s for some of you.
I do find it entertaining that a few people from all over the globe may read something I write. I wish I knew more about the blogosphere and why certain readers read certain pages. I get an unusual amount of page loads at different occasions, for instance. Yesterday was Sunday and I had some 70 page loads, which for me on a Sunday is very high. I have no idea whether this activity has anything to do with RSS, luck or whatthehell. But it really doesn’t matter. I’m glad for you to stop by. Now give me a dollar.
Just kidding, kind of.