2005's Top Ten Posts...

2005 has ended and 2006 has begun.

I finished up at work and I’m back at home now.

I’m fixing to dig out some of my Y2K snacks and have a small bite before I go to bed.

Beginnings and endings have a tendency to make most folks a little melancholy.

I don’t make resolutions and New Year’s is basically just another day for me, but it does pose a few problems for me initially.

I have some difficulty remembering to write the correct year down for a few months after a new year begins; though I usually have it down pat by May or so.

I have taken stock of my new hobby of blogging. I have decided that I really like it and I plan to continue writing in my little blog.

I have made 191 posts since I made my first blog entry on July 28th.

One of the goals for my blog is to provide useful information, but I do enjoy having my own sounding board to get a few things off of my chest.

In light of this goal, and the fact that the internet is often referred to as the information highway, I have compiled a top ten list of posts that have received the most traffic from search engine results. I hope that the people who stopped by to read my blog found the information that they were searching for.

I also really enjoy looking at the search terms that are used to access my blog. They can be quite interesting at times. Quite a few visitors were searching for a commemorative speech example, and others were looking to see whether or not a forwarded e-mail had merit or not.

While I would like to compile a top ten list of my personal favorite posts, or the ones that generated the most controversy and/or e-mails, I will just stick with something that is more concrete by nature and less subjective.

So here they are.

The top ten posts of 2005:

#10. Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Diamond Pet Foods Recall...

#9. Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Trick or Treat? Witch will it be...

#8. Thursday, December 08, 2005 Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

#7. Thursday, September 29, 2005 Canine Influenza Virus H3N8...

#6. Wednesday, November 30, 2005 My Letter to Paul Wesselhoft...

#5. Sunday, October 23, 2005 It's My Pleasure...

#4. Sunday, November 20, 2005 Subcutaneous Emphysema in a Canine Patient...

#3. Friday, November 04, 2005 Commemorative Speech...

#2. Saturday, November 12, 2005 A Bite of Reality...

#1. Sunday, October 16, 2005 Swiffer Wet Jet Rumor is an Urban Legend...

I’m thankful to have such an outlet. I hope those who visit find good information, are entertained, and at times, are also challenged.

So who knows what subjects and thoughts will cross my path and mind in 2006.

I just hope that I have at least 365 thoughts left in my head.

later…