22,000
When I got home last night, I was exhausted. I didn’t realize how much thinking can take out of you. I worked virtually non-stop (except for my son’s hockey game and taking Avalon to dinner for Valentine’s day) all weekend on the Grapes of Wrath article. I had a feeling it would get some notice once a few websites picked it up.
But I didn’t anticipate that it would go viral across the internet. SSS was right.
The site got 22,000 visits yesterday. Our average is 5,500 visits. The highest visitor count ever, before yesterday, was 12,000.
For the first time in months, I did not turn my computer on when I got home last night. I nodded off to sleep at 8:00. I did wake up in time to watch a few episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but I had no motivation to go online. I was drained.
This morning, my commute was so bad and it is colder than a well digger’s ass, so I’m pissed off and ready to fire away again.
Hopefully, we’ve gained a new flock of readers. I’m sure Smokey and Stuck will welcome them with open arms.
Admin, congrats ! Good articles come with such ‘punishment’ . Keep them coming.
Congrats: It is a SUPER work!
The people are attracted to your sunny disposition.
Robmu1
That is why I like to have RE around. He makes me look like a raving optimist.
22,000 hits SUCKS.
Not worthy of mention until it hits 100k.
Check out the thumb count on the first comment on the article (by SSS).
Admin – Awesome article. I’m still singing and whistling the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
We’re doomed.
Grapes of Wrath made TAE, cool man. John
What’s TAE?
Admin-Congrats, excellent piece. Can I be a “lefty” 🙂 too, now?
TAE = The Automatic Earth
Admin:
Did you lose some weight? You look thinner now.
VV
Plus I’m no longer Irish.
cool-good to see maybe more of the sheep starting to become aware
It went viral because your “Grapes of Wrath” was linked on Zero Hedge and the Automatic Earth and Alex Jones I don’t even remember how many other blogger sites I saw it on. All of them.
Good on you.