A Milestone

I know Thomas Hamburger Jnr will excuse me asking him to post this latest missive on my blog, but sometimes a man must cast his bushel aside and bask in the glow of the light that shines.

Earlier this evening, Jasper rang me, excited to let me know that Bill Blunt's Blog is currently languishing at the number 25 spot on Fuel My Blog, the website that has done for self-promotion what Buddy Holly, Jim Reeves and Glen Miller all did for air travel.

Only a matter of a few weeks ago, my blog languished at number 87, a position I see is now held by an interesting blog by Loretta.

Someone quite famous once said that a month was a long time in politics. If that's the case, then in the world of blogs it's an absolute age. Of course, Francium's position in the periodic table hasn't changed - some things in life are immutable. And it's quite feasible that Rodney Atkins has slipped from the Billboard Top 100, his fame waning even while my own grows.

It's a harsh world out there. Anyone who (even now) admits otherwise is storing up trouble. I'm not a man who usually brags, but I have been pleased to watch my quite distinctive voice develop during my time on the blogosphere.

From Francium to Manganese in one month. I don't think I'll sleep tonight.

If you can't stand the heat...

Jasper tells me that the competition over at Fuel My Blog for a new 'widget' is hotting up nicely. So much so, that he wants to have another bowl at this particular wicket. He's not a bad son, all things considered, and I've been increasingly surprised at his creative energy.

"Pa, your blog needs a good going over," he said to me this morning. "The design looks a bit lame, and getting an overhaul from those fine people at Better Business Blogging is probably the best chance you'll ever get to sex up your blog."
The more I surf the blogosphere, the more I think he may be right.

He also tells me that my blog has now entered the Top 100 at Fuel My Blog - Number 87 as of today, apparently - even if the newly emergent GenBires is breathing down my collar.

If true, then I am proud to wear the 87 shirt alongside such a musical giant as Rodney Atkins (currently in the same position at Billboard.com's Top 200 albums) and the atomic number for francium, which is apparently an extremely unstable radioactive element of the alkali metals.