I’ve noticed an interesting trend on my visitor stats for the blog. The “Favorite Moment” feature is consistently the most popular. That doesn’t say much, but still. Quite a number of you have picked up on my crack-pot routine and check the blog late Friday evening or Saturday morning. In just a few short months you all have learned I could never decide on my favorite moment before the 11th hour.
I actually enjoy deciding on my favorite moment. The process forces me to reflect back on the week and sift through moments I would probably forget were it not for this exercise. My favorite moments are hardly exciting because, quite simply, I lead an exceptionally dull life. To date, I have written about my hair, my dogs, my friends, my drink, and Mickey Mouse. Still, all 5 of you keep coming back and it’s either because you keep hoping I’ll write about something exciting (I won’t) or you, too, appreciate the fulfillment found at 2:37pm on Tuesday when a stranger steps out of line to carry your items to the register just so you can weave your 32 ft long double stroller through the slalom course of sale rounders. (Thanks, 7ft tall African American man at Aaron Brothers! You were freakishly tall and chewed maniacally on a powder-blue floss pick, but that little act of kindness made my day and you, sir, are my favorite moment this week.)
So, I started thinking that it might be nice if all of us made a concerted effort to capture those little fragments in time that we would otherwise forget. William Lyon Phelps once wrote,
See you there!
The kindness of strangers ranks up there in my favorite moments too. I think it’s because it seems to be so rare these days.
As for things to remember, that’s one of the reasons I keep journals for the boys. I like to write down all those little things that I know I’ll forget years down the road. I’ll have to work on some photos of things and head over to Flickr.
Great idea for a flickr group. I would love to join you.
You are a computer genius! How did you figure which topic people are reading? I can’t wait to join your Fick’r group this is very exciting, I feel all ‘techy’ and warm inside, Another brilliant idea!
So ummm *looks around nervously* do your stats show that I visit at least 6 times a day to see what you and other people have written? I’m not stalking you I swear. Ok maybe just a little … but I’m harmless. Really.
Hah! No, Kendra, I can’t tell that unless I know your IP number…care to share? ;) I have a few blogs that I stalk, too, because I love to read the comments! I sometimes worry that she thinks I’m a coo-coo, but her commentors are so rowdy that I can stop myself from coming back!
Now–if I remember–I check the little box to send me email updates on the comments so I don’t look like I am on her blog looking for comments 25 times a day! :)
Anyway, I look at my stats to see if people read me or if I am wasting my time writing when I could be stalking some of my favorite blogs! :)