1/8/26

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Thought of the day

For those of you scoring at home ... congrats and behave ... here are some of my stats from last year: 

  • My most popular 2025 post: https://www.mrshife.com/2025/07/72525.html
  • The busiest day on my blog was 4/7/25, with 12,051 views.
  • I posted 72 times in 2025.
  • I got the most visitors from Singapore (134,000), followed by the U.S. (131,000).
So what does this mean?
Most likely, I am transitioning from Vacation-Shife back to Non-Vacationing-Shife, and the transition has not gone smoothly.
Everything is fine, but adjusting back to the "normal" schedule is always a little choppy after avoiding reality for a few weeks. 
Anyway, I think the big takeaway is that I have gone global with all of the love (most likely bot traffic) I am getting from Singapore.
It reminds me of the line "we're really huge in Europe" from the movie "Singles," said by Matt Dillon's character, Cliff Poncier, a fictional grunge musician for the band, Citizen Dick.

But it is good to know that: 

Meme dump






I will persevere.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.

Comments

  1. Mary Kirkland1/08/2026

    Is My Child Stupid... That's hilarious.
    Take it easy, hopefully you get used to the new normal.

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  2. Kelly1/08/2026

    Of course I had to look up that book. Turns out it's about dyslexia. I've had a couple of days with major traffic on my blog. Probably AI mining my content. Boy, is someone gonna be disappointed.

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  3. Debra She Who Seeks1/08/2026

    Oh dear, learning to flirt from bird documentaries, and the stupidity book, LOL! And yes, January is a cold dose of reality after the holidays, alas.

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  4. just bob1/08/2026

    Nǐ hǎo Shife!

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  5. Debby1/08/2026

    I loved the 'what noise to make...' meme. Happy 2026 to everyone who celebrates it.

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  6. Bob1/08/2026

    When you really think about it. all of our names are noise!!

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  7. Bob1/08/2026

    When you really think about it. all of our names are noise!!

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  8. Bijoux1/08/2026

    Singapore? And over 12,000 views in one day is impressive. The stupid book is fabulous, as is the comment.

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  9. peppylady (Dora)1/08/2026

    It's been a while since I looked in my stats.

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  10. Mike1/08/2026

    Hey &*#$%@#, this is *@^$$%#. How you doin'.

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  11. Sixpence Notthewiser1/08/2026

    OMG I also get some crazy traffic sometimes.
    My blog having a warning probably keeps AI away, though....

    I would not worry about that kid watching National Geographic. Now, if it were the the Bible....

    XOXO

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  12. Margaret1/08/2026

    There was really a book entitled "Is Your Child Stupid?" Wowsa. Singapore, eh? Now I'm curious. How does one find out stats for a blog? I've never done it! I remember my 37 years of teaching and transitioning from winter break back to work was the HARDEST. No one is excited.

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  13. Ed1/09/2026

    I really need to start paying attention to blog statistics. Perhaps I'm a hit out there somewhere and just don't know it.

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