One of the things that has always fascinated me about the potential of the Internet, and recently of blogs specifically, is the ability to transmit ideas to a community much larger than the one in which you physically reside. To that end, over the last year, readers in 35 states have read (and hopefully enjoyed) my posts, ramblings, and thoughts. The majority of readers, of course, came from Texas, followed by California, in second place, and Colorado and New York tied for third. Outside of Texas cities (lead by Austin, Houston, and Round Rock), Los Angeles came in a commanding first place, of the 116 US cities representing my readership. LA was followed by Portland, New York, and Chicago. My favorite of the cities (due to their names) on the list are: American Fork, UT; Niwot, CO; and Osseo, MN.
On an international scale, readers in 24 other countries found my ramblings, probably because of the traveling proficiency of my group of friends who spent the year combing the far reaches of the world. They include: Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Sweden, Hungry, Poland, Croatia, Italy, Greece, South Africa, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, China, and Australia. Because of this, I had readers on every continent except Antarctica. Pretty cool, especially considering that many of the readers came at times my friends were not in those countries, or from cities they did not visit.
So to all my readers from the past year, a warm and hearty thank you. I would not have continued this pursuit for a full year if I had not received so many words of encouragement and appreciation. Hopefully you and your families are enjoying a wonderful winter holiday and preparing for another incredible year. We can never know for sure what the future holds, but we can always sparkle with anticipation.