2012 was a good blogging year for me. I posted 150 blogs in 2012, not counting this one. In 8 full complete years I averaged about 247 blog posts a year or roughly one blog post every 1.5 days on average. The most I ever blogged in a single year was 470 blogs in 2005. Last year I blogged 269 times. The lowest number of blogs in a single year was 69 blogs in 2009.
This year my blog saw three milestones. I reached my 2000th blog piece becoming the most blogged deaf/hh blogger around. I passed my 8 years of blogging earning the longest running deaf/hh blogsite around. I am now in my 9th year of blogging. And lastly, in my third milestone my blog received one million hits last month in November earning me the berth as the only deaf/hh blogger to have one million hits to his/her credit.
This year saw the good, the bad, and the ugly comments. The ugly and outrageously bad comments typically came from anonymous cowards who come in here thinking ad hominems make valid arguments. They don't. So, I take comfort in the fact of their continued stupidity. But then again I get a lot of good comments that provided good insights and good arguments. Those are the more interesting ones.
Most outrageous comment: "Nobody bullied Celia May Baldwin."
Most uninformed comment: "HUH? this is so outdated (very old information like 2 years ago) where
have you been? You must be in the basement and studies to sterotypes the
deaf community? Sadly. Occupy KokonutPundit." (Note, my response:"Anony #1, It is not old information. This is relatively new. The study
began in April 2011 and will continue for three years while they get
qualified candidates to do their year long Phase I study.")
2nd most uninformed comment: "This blog is an example of a*dism and ignorance at its finest."
Most insightful comment: "Some prefer remaining blissfully ignorant. There's nothing much anybody can do for them. Is it crossing the line when they decide to ask for disability checks?"
2nd most insightful comment: "Yeah, well. Writing an open letter wasn't smart." The Lotus flower wilts in shame.
Most desperate comment: "Thanks for promoting our new forum. We're forever indebted to you."
Maybe contribute to that forum and do a "pity" visit? That reminds me of a homeless guy on a street corner bugging me for money and I can smell his foul, alcohol odor emanating from his mouth. Yeah, sure.
This year also saw a lot of failed petitions by the usual whiners and complainers who have nothing better to do than gripe and do mindless petitionings that go no where.
Petition against stem cells (scroll down for link) for babies who lost their hearing after birth. Link to petition is no longer. Ultimate fail.
Petition against one deaf character, Daphne, in the Switched at Birth show because she wasn't "deaf enough." Petition only gained 99 supporters. Go figure.
Petition to get CSD to remove "The Bear Hunt" statue from campus. Petition collected only 146 supporters. Petition is closed. Common sense prevailed.
Happy New Year fans and supporters of Kokonut Pundit! Another year awaits for Kokonut Pundit.
ADDENDUM:
Forgot to include a petition to get show comedian Chelsea Handler to apologize to deaf people for making fun of sign language. As most petitions go, they don't go anywhere on achieving results.
And also, must not forget the failed petition to get a certain author from publishing her book on dirty signs. Petition is already closed.
5 comments:
Goodness. You really do love being in the center of attention... who cares about your numbers?!, as well as your views on the various comments - you keep track of them?!
Ha! Don't you forget the famous interpreter, Lydia Callis controversial petition to call the comedians to apologize to the Deaf community? They also failed to recognize those who whined/complained onto several shows that used to mock on Lydia Callis. The petition for comedians' jokes on Lydia Callis got many whiners/
complainers another setback....
And also....another petition to call for President Obama to recognize an ASL. It definitely will fail. No question about that.
One million hits in 8 years? The next 8 years would be another one million hits!
16 years and 2 millions hits. Go figure. LOL.
Anony @ 9:43 AM,
I just put those numbers out whether you care or not. I don't care if you don't care. Just putting out some facts for my fans (and haters) who continue to visit my blog. If you hadn't noticed the subheading of my blog it says, "Kokonut Pundit, a nationally known professional patriotic purveyor of highly entertaining and informative blogging."
Enjoy.
I've done this a few times before on good/bad comments in previous years in my blogs (year in reviews). I don't keep track of them. I go back at the end of the year (or around early in the new year) and reread all of the comments and make my selection. Some are just plain amusing as you can see.
Lastly, calm down, dude.
Anony @ 10:11 AM,
Good point. Yeah, I did forget about that one about the petition for Lydia Callis. Thanks for reminding me.
Happy New Year, Mike!
Keep on blogging!
The numbers are interesting, I agree. Wordpress gives out stats on every blog at the end of the year. I've used it once on my blog, a year ago I believe. Anyone that comments negativity-wise about them in your comment section clearly shows ignorance. I wonder why this anonymous still reads your blog? haha Too funny.
2012 was certainly the year of petitions, and when will people learn that petitions don't do much? White House petitions usually do not generate actions but responses and often times, they do not do much. I suspect the ASL petition will generate a response that will just be tokenism. English is not considered an official language for the USA...soo, it will be interesting to see what the response will be over there.
Other petitions that are connected to laws on the books, such as the right for voters to recall an elected official in order to vote in or out the person that was recalled is one of the very few petitions that actually makes a difference. The rest of them are just a waste of time.
People need to understand the petition they're signing and whether or not it will make a difference. Most don't. But, I'm sure it makes them feel good when they sign it. Whatever...
As I said, keep on blogging!
May your blogging in 2013 continue to prosper! Happy 2013!! (I like the number 13!)
Candy~
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