The rains have returned and the snow is mostly gone. I am even getting caught up with work. I've added a new version of a hit counter towards the bottom of the left column.

It's ClusterMaps. Zoe found it. I've tried various ways to see where my readers come from but this is the best. It captures the IP address of the viewer and puts a dot on a map. When the dots are close together, it makes a big dot. I started mine November 11.

When you click on the small map you get sent off to ClustrMaps and a larger map. It's a free service but if you pay ($.99 a month or $9.99 a year) you dispense with the ads and get to zoom in.

I couldn't resist. It's supposed to update every day but it seems to be a little longer than that. It's pretty mind blowing to see that someone is actually reading this other than my family and friends. Pretty amazing. Hi everyone!