Audience Numbers

Look...you're right. I really don't deserve some of the audience numbers I've received in the past couple of weeks.

The fact that I've had a couple of nationally important posts has more to do with capturing the stupidity of the moment, more than being intelligent about the moment.

But it is the moment when I should go ahead and thank those who have given this webpage recognition with a response, rather than a silent, but deadly, recognition.

So, thanks for the honor of being "picked". From Mr. Thomas, I was lucky enough to be asked to play a game. It's "Tag".

Here's the e-mail I received:

Hey OG,Tag, you're it,It's the Random Facts tag. Here are the rules:

1. Let others know who tagged you.

2. Players start with 8 random facts about themselves.

3. Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts.

4. Players should tag 8 other people and notify them they have been tagged.

best,LJ

So I received this "tag" about a week ago. Maybe five days. Seems longer.

Imagine having to find eight blogs that you'd like to recognize, along with having your "chump" recognition being something other than "chump change". Plus make money. Not that the blogs I'm going to refer you to are chumps. This blog is chump change. I'll not drive the numbers that bigger blogs receive because I do this by myself. So, granted, if you recieve my "8" I recognize that you may be bigger, but what's a fella to do?

First outa the blocks (sic) is Classical Values. Shortcut: I gave up on Google years ago. I only use AltaVista. Just me. But, I never got hit with an agenda with AltaVista. And, being a West coast guy, I thought the guys outa Stanford would give me a search engine that would match my questions. It did.

Leaving Google for AltaVista was a great move. I never had to worry about the "Google" editing and I found my target without having to deal with too may overt ads. I know ads "power" the internet. Duh. Money is a thing. But!

AltaVista didn't teach me. Just answered my questions. If you don't use AltaVista, well...you're missing not just a decent search engine, but, when you ask a scientific question...you're putting political poop between you and what you're looking for. Go ahead and test. Choose any term, from "method" to "heteroskedastic" and look at the number of bad refs you get on Google versus the number of refs you get from AltaVista.

AltaVista is #1. They found me "Classical Values. And, btw, Simon, "Production for use" still makes me laugh. Thanks. And, yes, that was an RF coupler. Cost me a bunch!

'K.

So, AreWeLumberjacks gave me a nod...

ClassicalValues is my first choice for another blog.

My first random fact is that I have two sons and two dogs.

And, now I've got to tell you my next "7".

Thank you, LJ.