It’s a very special birthday for me today. It’s not my actual birthday. That’s in October.
My blog turns two years old today! Happy Birthday!
I want to thank each and every one of you that took minutes of your day to read my thoughts regardless of the subject. And, I also want to thank you for sharing your views on my blog whether you agreed or disagreed with me on the topic. I love to write and share my thoughts and if it gets people to think, that’s even better.
Here are a few interesting numbers. I can’t believe that in the two years, the blog was viewed roughly 227,500 times. If I had continued to blog daily over the past year since I started my new job and schedule, it would have easily surpassed a quarter of a million hits in the two years! That’s incredible.
The most viewed blog day was last Saturday with details on the weekend snowstorm and this week’s Arctic cold outbreak (2,328 views).
Some of the more popular blogs that I’ve written (in number of views) were about Adele’s weight and eating disorders, John Travolta coming out of the closet, Magic Mike, the Erie, Illinois school board’s decision to ban a book about alternative families (gay), my leaving WQAD, and then getting hired at CBS4 in the Quad Cities.
The most viewed blog over the two years (25,052 views) was about 50 Cent.
But, here are some of my favorite blogs I’ve shared with you.
“THERE IS A HEAVEN & I’LL BE GOING THERE ONE DAY”
https://anthonypeoples.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/there-is-a-heaven-ill-be-going-there-one-day/
“I WAS THE CHOSEN ONE”
https://anthonypeoples.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/i-was-the-chosen-one/
“ABBA: MY BEST FRIEND”
https://anthonypeoples.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/abba-my-best-friend/
“DO WE REALLY NEED TO TELL ADELE SHE’S “TOO FAT”?”
https://anthonypeoples.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/do-we-really-need-to-tell-adele-shes-too-fat/
“THE BOOK OF REVELATION SCARED ME AWAY FROM CHURCH”
https://anthonypeoples.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/the-book-of-revelation-scared-me-away-from-church/
“OUR EATING HABITS ARE KILLING US”
https://anthonypeoples.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/our-eating-habits-are-killing-us/
“HAVE YOUR RECEPTION HERE UNLESS YOU’RE GAY”
https://anthonypeoples.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/have-your-reception-here-unless-youre-gay/
“EVENTUALLY, ALL DYNASTIES FALL”
https://anthonypeoples.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/eventually-all-dynasties-fall/
As we head into the third year, I hope you come along with me to see what I might be writing about next.
You can also use the search at the top of blog page to look for topics that might interest you to see if I blogged about it.
Again, thank you.
Anthony
What's Peeps Thinking About Now? It's Probably Random! 
Posted by Connie Huizenga on January 7, 2014 at 7:50 pm
Thank you Anthony for sharing your thoughts with us. Although I do not always read all of your comments, I do read, and study, your comments regarding the social issues. I appreciate your bringing the social issues to the fore front of our thoughts. That is the way we are able to grow as a society. So, today, I say “Happy Blog Birthday” and I wish you many, many more.