"There's nothing that can stop you From becoming Popular"

Checked the blog stats today.  First time I've actually explored on that tab; normally I just look at the number of views and comments.  Today I found that, in addition to the States, my blog has been viewed in Canada, Australia, Germany, and... Russia?

Seriously?

I can understand those first two; they speak English there.  And I know someone in Germany, so that might explain a few hits there.  (Did I use 'hits' correctly?  I am so uneducated in computer jargon.)

But really.  Russia?  I didn't even think English was widely spoken over there.  Could this be the number of times my page has come up when they hit "Next Blog"?  That's the only thing I can come up with; but even that sounds unlikely, because Russia gave me only six hits less than I got from the States.  I don't understand this.

And what really surprises me is that my blog is even this popular.  I never thought more than a handful of folks would bother checking it out, and even then, I only expected it to be the few people I know who like my writing/are interested in my happenings.  Which is a very small number.  To see that my words, my thoughts, my life is being noticed in several countries, by almost forty people is... astounding.  Exhilarating. Humbling.

So thanks to you, reader.  I'll try not to disappoint. 
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