The Peregrin Falcon

Thank goodness my holiday is over and I don’t have to travel any more.

While spending some quality time with my family this year, my brother told me about a shirt his wife has.

“Nobody cares about your blog!” is the writing across the shirt.

At first, I laughed. After all, I am the nerdiest member of the family and this blog is partial proof.

However, this morning I had a curious thought. I know that no one or very few people read this blog, but exactly what is the blogosphere’s contents, and how small a speck am I?

As usual, I did a Google search to see what the all knowing internet would say.

According to Technorati in 2007 there were approximately 112 Million blogs they were tracking (We’ll assume they are all North American for the purposes of this post; even though we know they are not). Which equates to about 1/3 of the population of North America. Out of the 337 Million possible North American users, InternetWorldStats.com reports nearly 73% or 248 Million are active internet users.

That means that roughly 50% of all North American users have a blog. That also assumes each internet blogger only has one blog; which bloggers know isn’t even close to the facts.

So, exactly how many people don’t care about your blog? Assuming you have less than 1,000 lifetime visits so far; that would be approximately 247,999,0000 people who use the internet in North America.

Wow, that’s more that I would have expected. So I guess we could say for most of us,
“247 Million people don’t care about your blog!”

Good thing, I don’t think I could moderate that much hate mail.

“President Elect Barak Obama”

The sound of the newly elected President of the United States brings a sense of frustration and dizzying denial to my ears.

Watching my country select a leader, this year has been an emotional roller coaster. I know beyond any doubt that President Elect Obama is a Marxist at heart. Each speech, each question answered, each sloganeering session provided more and more proof of Obama’s intentions.

As a conservative, I also had and still have issues with McCain. Senator McCain was not my choice for a candidate. Senator McCain would never have been my choice for the Presidency. However, when the current mess we call the Republican Party; who is no longer conservatively run; gave me no choice, McCain became the best of the worst.

President Elect Barak Obama will get the same respect that I give to all leaders of this great nation. That does not mean I will go quietly into the night. That does not mean my convictions are not firm. That does not mean that I have given up on a return to the originalist foundations of our Constitution. Nothing could be further from the truth.

We the people through the normal election process chose a candidate based on color, fluff, empty promises, and rock-star appeal. For that lack of foresight we will pay a heavy price and posterity may not forgive us for watering down the qualifications of the highest office in our republic.

I say these things with a heavy heart. I do not want my President to be the kind of person that I cannot trust. However, that is where I find myself today.

In subsequent posts, I will be providing back up for my accusations. For now, it is simply best to gather my thoughts and evidence and concede that the race is over.

For what it is worth, I wish President Elect Obama all the best and hope that the kind of changes he brings are truly beneficial for the nation as a group.