Comments on: Taking Hits

By: Correction « Bull Runnings

Correction « Bull Runnings — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:45:26 +0000

[...] It’s funny how memory works, or in this case doesn’t work. Earlier, in the post Taking Hits, I mentioned the Kilgore Trout book Venus on the Half Shell, in which I thought appeared the [...]

By: Don

Don — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:34:29 +0000

Harry, I enjoyed the post, but wish you hadn’t posted it. I seem to be checking that little counter daily now instead of waiting for the weekly report….

By: Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:41:44 +0000

Harry, speaking for those of us in Tennessee, more Peyton Manning commentary would be welcome.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:34:37 +0000

Harry – Try out http://www.statcounter.com
It allows you to put code on your blog that tracks the hits of the blog – both on a unique and page view count. It also allows you to see where the visitor’s are coming from and if the cookies are set up – how many times they have visited.

I use it more to see what people are reading and how they came to the site more than anything else. It’s nice to see the number of people coming in but I don’t worry if there are too many or too few coming in – I’ve got enough to worry about then to add that the list.

Tom

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:55:53 +0000

I’m with you Harry. I don’t know what the numbers mean, either. If they mean anything.

We’d all like to be read, or else why bother. But we also write what we feel is worthwhile, not, perhaps, what the masses will like. I believe the internets is big enough that no matter what you write about, if you’re sincere and stay true to your Muse, there’s an appreciative audience out there for you.

Ergo, ignore the stats.

I remember a radio DJ who used to sign off: “thank you both for listening”. That ought to be enough.

Haven’t seen the movie, but should, apparently.

By: Harry Smeltzer

Harry Smeltzer — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:08:19 +0000

Drew,

Sure, TBL can certainly whet one’s appetite for a caucasian. Unless you try to keep pace with The Dude. And pity the fool who follows his lead and uses Cremora. Yuck.

People either love or hate the movie. For many, it is a way of life. Just go ahead and Google “Lebowskifest”.

http://www.lebowskifest.com/

I’ve got some T-Shirt buying to do!!!

Frankly, I can’t figure out how to use WordPress’s stats to tell me much about my visitors at all.

By: Drew W.

Drew W. — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:28:46 +0000

I don’t know, Harry. Beyond it leading me to develop a taste for White Russians (the drink, not Belorussian or Czarist women), I still think TBL was one of the lesser Coen Bros. efforts:-)

I’ll admit to checking hits data frequently as well, mostly to check what kinds of people visit the blog.