Two BZ Questions:

First:

I've noticed that those hits from outside the United States usually, according to Live Traffic Feed, have clicked on older posts or general posts from 2007, 2008, 2009. They don't seem to visit individual posts or recent specific posts as do the bulk of my US readers. What might account for this? I wondered if these international visits were an attempt to insert spam into comments but that doesn't appear to have occurred.

Anyone have any insight as to international hits and why they occur when and where they do?

To my silent international readers: why are you clicking on me? Why are you here? Do you visit or consult the blog or have you merely accomplished various one-time drive-bys? Do you return? Why or why not? Please make yourselves known and comment. I would love to read your thoughts and opinons. It is clear that I receive many international hits.

Second:

I have a strange little request for those who read my blog.

I am on the cusp of the 5-digit mark of those who have clicked on my profile for the blog.

At last look I had around 9,900 views of my profile.

For some reason, 10,000 or 11,000 hits is something I'd like to achieve before the end of the year. If I could even achieve that before the end of the month, that would be significant. To me at least. Call me addled, call me OCD.

Can you do me a favor? Each time you visit the blog, can you also click on VIEW MY COMPLETE PROFILE to get me over the top, please?

I mean, is this weird or what?

BZ