After writing — not one, but — two blog posts late last week detailing my single status, a funny thing happened. The next day, the traffic here at my site tripled. The following day, it increased ninefold. Assuming I usually have 4 visitors, as I often joke, that means my readership jumped to 36 late last week!
I know. Wow, right?
At first, I just assumed all of you were taking a sincere interest in my plight. But then I began thinking back to the most popular posts I’ve written in the past.
The blog about me being attacked by ants all day was a huge hit. The post about meeting “the apple girl” in Kentucky and not being able to think of something witty to say received lots of feedback. And whenever I have sarcastically mocked my sense of fashion, you readers seem to come out in droves.
Conversely, any time I write about two of my hobbies, sports and personal finance, my readership becomes as small as the number of people who attend Dustin “Screech” Diamond’s acting classes on Tuesday nights at the Y.
Could it be that my audience is sadistic?
Oh sure, I suppose it could all just be a coincidence. Yeah, and the story about Clay Aiken having a baby with a 50-year-old woman he artificially inseminated wasn’t the least bit creepy or unnerving.
My theory?
I think you all like it when I suffer. It’s like air to you. Or peanut butter. Or something else that’s really good and tasty.
I’m onto your game, people. And, I must say, I am really disappointed.
As punishment, I will not be blogging about the following anytime soon, if ever:
- The time I was a construction worker in college and stepped on a nail
- The time someone broke my Jeep’s window just to steal a grand total of 47 cents
- The time the inseam of my baseball pants ripped while I was pitching
- The time my goldfish jumped out of its tank and died
- The time my cat tried to eat said goldfish and died
- The time my friend died while probably eating said cat at the local Chinese restaurant
- The time the same restaurant ran out of eggrolls
- The time the barber thought I told him to “give me the Kevin Costner ‘The Bodyguard’ haircut” when all I asked for was a trim
- The time one of our cats peed on my bed while I was sleeping
- The time my prom date and I got lost on the way home
- The time I paid money to see The Lake House in theaters
Bad readers. Very, very bad.
I hope this teaches all of you a lesson.
I'm a cypher, wrapped in an enigma, smothered in secret sauce. Also, my name is Kev and I own this here website.
















;-) 9.2.08 at 1:42 pm:
This is all well and good, but…
If you were to blog about said “Bodyguard” haircut, AND include a photo…I bet your readership would increase by at least a hundredfold. Mocking comments or no, at least you’d have more traffic.
And then, people who
mock youcomment on that post would, in turn, gather more traffic as well.Come on Kev. Take one for the team! Do it for the common good!
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;-) 9.2.08 at 2:12 pm:
I’m back Kev, thanks, I just had a referral from your Blog, appreciated. Gonna rectify that at my place.
Help me, I’m intrigued, tell me more widget, where can I get it? It’s an awesome piece of equipment.
As for you advice: not one, but — two blog posts late last week detailing my single status, a funny thing happened. The next day, the traffic here at my site tripled. I’m off to announced my “born-again-bachelorhood” it’ll go nicely with my “born-again-virgin” line.
AV
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;-) 9.2.08 at 2:24 pm:
Mmmm… the sweet, chocolatey taste of Kev’s suffering. My favorite.
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;-) 9.2.08 at 3:43 pm:
@Angi: What makes you think I allowed any photographs of me to be taken when I was sporting “The Bodyguard” haircut? Hmmmm?
@argentumvulgaris: Welcome back. No problem and you are welcome!
The “I’m Intrigued. Tell Me More.” thing in my sidebar isn’t a widget, but I’m sure there are widgets out there that do something similar you could find and use. This one I did myself, but I’m not sure it’s the kind of thing that could be easily duplicated. If I ever come across a good widget, though, I’ll let you know!
Good idea. Let me know how it goes!
@Allison: I hope it gives you a tummy ache!!!
;-) 9.2.08 at 4:04 pm:
In response to your inquery, I’ll bet dimes to dollars that if there are any photographs of you floating around out there with said haircut, I could find them. I am a good little stalker, see. Wait…should I admit that online??
;-) 9.2.08 at 4:04 pm:
Inquiry. Dangit.
Angi’s last blog post: Empty Me
;-) 9.2.08 at 4:48 pm:
Darn. Here I thought I was being all sneaky with my sympathy/encouragement so you wouldn’t know I enjoyed your suffering. Well, now that I’m found out, forget that. No more Mr. Nice Erin.
Erin’s last blog post: Don’t wear those unless you’re playing soccer.
;-) 9.2.08 at 11:59 pm:
Wow, a real photo of yourself? Watch where you’re pointing that finger, it might go off….
;-) 9.3.08 at 12:01 am:
P.S. If you had posted photos of yourself on the two “single” blogs, maybe your readership would have quadripleoubled. Yeah, that’s right.
Angi’s last blog post: Empty Me
;-) 9.3.08 at 12:22 am:
but if the photos on the “single” blogs had also been portrayals of your suffering, the readership would not have quadripleoubled as angi so wisely stated, it would have exploded the internets.
;-) 9.3.08 at 8:29 am:
Oh my — The Lake House? My sincere sympathies. I hope you at least paid the matinee price.
Skip DeKades’s last blog post: Jindal Defends Choice of Mary Lou Retton as Running Mate
;-) 9.3.08 at 2:12 pm:
@Angi: Did you just admit in a very public forum that you are a stalker?
It’s not my pointed finger you should worry about. It’s those evil eyes I’m sporting. Don’t they just look…evil?
Quadripleoubled? Wow, is that a lot??
@Erin: No more “Mr. Nice Erin?” Um…is there something you’re not telling us???
@gianna: Assuming that’s a compliment, thank you!
@Skip: Sadly, no. I had to pay full price. See, this is what happens when you agree to take a girl to a movie for her birthday — you end up seeing The Lake House and a little piece of you dies inside…
;-) 9.3.08 at 2:18 pm:
Um, no. Ignore everything you read. In fact, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Very public forum? What?
It’s not so much the finger OR the eyes…it’s more the combination. Terrifying.
And yes. Quadripleoubled is about as high as you can get.
;-) 9.3.08 at 10:08 pm:
I don’t love when you suffer… But it is kind of funny.
I, for one, will always come back for more.
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;-) 9.4.08 at 11:07 am:
I for one have GOT to hear the one about you and your prom date getting “lost” on the way home …
tsk tsk
People always love to read about romance. Do it up right and you’ll get half a million hits on that post.
But wait a few days to post it, until everyone is finished watching YouTubes of Sarah Palin kneeing B. Hussein Obama in the groin (figuratively of course, and coolly, with a lovely smile on her face) last night at the RNC. Score one (or two or ten) for the party that attempts to protect the unborn.