February 11, 2004 was my first blog post. I was writing for an audience that consisted of me, my husband, and occasionally the cat, who liked to sleep on the monitor with her head hanging down. I had a need to vent, and a computer to do it with. I didn't care if some people were offended, and didn't ever come back. Somehow I knew there would be people who would feel the same, and it was for them I started this blog.

I don't have a huge readership, like Powerline or Right Wing News. (of course, I also don't have annoying pop-ups like Powerline, but I digress...). Since July 2004 I have had 3,455 visitors. Right Thinking Girl gets more than that in a day. But the visitors I have are quality, and every one of them is appreciated - like old friends.

Crox, who is golf-obsessed, but who has had the occasional blog post that made me laugh so hard I nearly peed. He's been with me since the start. Happy blogaversary.

Paul, from AgitProp makes his presence known from time to time, and was one of the fist Canadian blogs I discovered upon my return to Canada.

Kevin, from Rant Me a River (great title by the way!) - he's been around a while, too.

I have been flattered to have the people involved in some of my posts stop by to comment once or twice. One of them is Madame Rick, who wanted to put me straight about her need for security at Rick's All American Cafe in Casablanca. Another was Jason Tulley, who received a kidney from his best friend, a Marine fighting in Iraq. Sadly, Madame Rick's & Jason's comments were deleted due to a technical malfunction over the summer, but I hear Jason's doing well. I really should drop him an email.

I was pleased when the Adam Smith Institute blogrolled me, and sent me an email to tell me how much they liked the site. I felt I'd hit the big leagues!

I recently discovered Angry in the Great White North, and though I tease the writer about having too much time on his hands, he delivers consitently good, thoughtful articles. I check him several time throughout the day, and we comment often on each other's sites.

There are also visitors who don't have blogs of their own, like Friend of the USA, who has been commenting on and off for about two months. Bonjour, mon ami! So despite the fact that I rarely top 50 visitors a day, and have never gotten any hate mail, I still feel like a major success. I hope I can continue to deliver amusing or insightful articles that interest you. If there's something you don't agree with, or would like me to address, let me know. I won't necessarily change, but I will acknowledge your concern.

I hope you'll all be with me for more blogaversaries in the future.

RightGirl