Wrapping up -- the basic numbers

This blog began on June 21, 2011. Its original intent was to use my daughter's infatuation with soccer as a spur to have her write on a regular basis and, in particular, write in a "new media" form.

Like many parental plans that didn't work out so well.

Still, it has been interesting and tapped into my more compulsive tendencies. That is, certain things I start and then can't let go. This is getting worse with middle age, but it is helping me understand the habits of my own white male demographics (lawn cutters, golfers, car care givers, sports gamblers, tax cutting tea partiers, etc.)

 Here are some basic facts. In the little under a year the blog has been active there have been 260 posts. 261 if you count this one. There have been just over 5,000 pageviews. Some of them by Sawyer's Dad. Surprisingly, most people still seem to use a PC to view rather than hand held device. Explorer and Firefox account for 75% of the searching while mobile devices (Safari, etc.) such as Blackberry and IPhone account for only 6%.

In 2011, the most frequently viewed posts were my comments on Hope Solo and Dancing With the Stars. Coming in second were the posts on various officiating issues and the Novi Jaguars.

In 2012, somewhat to my surprise, the most viewed page by far was my review of Footloose! Who knew? Should have done more movie reviews but I tend to watch movies over and over again rather than see new ones (see compulsions above). Who can sit through the irritations and rudeness of a contemporary moviehouse? Coming in second was my account of a March 10 victory over an RSC term that held first place. I think this got so much attention because it marked the first victory over a quality opponent after a very tough fall.