A year of blog-lighting
It's the New Year and baby GG&G is one year old! It began on something of a lark, during last year's holiday break. Mainly I wanted to show my mother how easy it was. My mother is an expert in early child development and eduction and has tremendous knowledge and enthusiasm about her subject. She's also a great story teller. And she's always claimed she wanted to write one day, so I suggested blogging would be a great way for her to get started. So far my attempt at leading my mother by example hasn't worked, but I haven't given up. Visits and page views here at GG&G are gradually increasing and typically range from 50-100 unique visits and 75-150 page views a day. Sometimes, when Mark Thoma (who's probably responsible for 1/3-1/2 my visits) or some other higher-profile blogger links to GG&G, I can get 400 or more visits and over 600 page views. (Thanks Mark!) Besides Mark, I've been linked to by Grist, the Faceless Bureaucrat, Cl