P.U. Hits its Stride

Thanks to StatCounter, I've observed a major upswing in traffic here at Paradox Unbound. Yesterday I had 54 unique visitors (a record) and today I've had 32 unique visitors and it's only 11:15 a.m.

I was pleased to learn that more people are reading P.U. because others in the blogosphere enjoy what I have to say and are referring people to my blog. Though I tooted my own horn as recently as last Saturday, I'm compelled to do so again:

Yesterday my post on the Caltrans Building in Downtown L.A. was mentioned in this post on blogdowntown. I'm flattered!

When it rains, it pours...Franklin Avenue (a previous recipient of P.U.'s prestigious "Blog of the Week" award) gave me props yesterday too! Franklin Avenue may very well be the best blog in (and about) Los Angeles and being mentioned there means a lot to me.

But none of the references from other bloggers mean as much to me as this one, posted earlier today:

Now that Chizi has revealed my identity on her blog, I suppose I am entitled to do the same. After all, I suppose I "started it" by posting her photo last week. Please excuse the both of us for gushing; when you have something this good, you can't help but want to share it with the whole world. I never would have thought that my blog, and my posts about malls in particular, would bring someone so wonderful into my life. The Internet is powerful indeed.

I want to thank each and every one of my readers for their support and encouragement. I have a feeling that I will be blogging for a very long time.