One million hits and counting....

I finally hit the ultimate milestone that any blogger would be proud of and that is to hit the one millionth hits as seen on my Sitemeter counter near the bottom of my left column side of my blog page that I installed 8 years ago. It has been a long time coming. I've covered a lot of topics and issues (deaf and non-deaf related topics and issues) along the way. Truly a remarkable milestone for me just like hitting my 2,000th blog piece this year and getting into my 9th year of blogging.  No other deaf blogger has ever attained those milestones. I am just thankful for my readers out there who have visited my blogs to get their regular dose of my entertaining and informative blogs. 

Do ya want some more Kokonut Pundit?  One lump or two?

A milestone report....

I nearly missed it. I've officially been a blogger on my blog, Kokonut Pundit, for 8 years. I began blogging on October 22, 2004 and now I'm into my 9th year blogging on my blog site becoming the longest running blogsite run by a deaf/hh blogger. Whew! That was a mouthful of saying "blogs." 

It was only a couple weeks ago when I reached my 2000th blog and I nearly forgot that milestone. Although I've had a few blogs before I began my Kokonut Pundit blogsite about a year before I finally settled on Kokonut Pundit which has become my number one main blogsite to blog on.

Again, thanks to my loyal readers and fans for stopping by. Come back in a few weeks for another milestone and guess what that might be.

Stay safe for those on the eastern states!

Kokonut Pundit's New Milestone...and more!

Well, I've finally reached my 2000th blog piece today. The 2000th blog I did was an explosive blog piece called "McCaskill's Fired!" How appropriate. I believe my blog, Kokonut Pundit, is the most blogged site for a deaf/hh blogger on this side of the deaf blogosphere with over 2000 blogs since 2004. No other deaf/hh blogger comes close. I've written over 2,000 blog pieces which is like writing a book the equivalent pages of War and Peace that's 1,440 pages long. It took me 8 years to get to this point and I'm amazed already that I was able to achieve my 200th blog piece today. I'd like to thank the new and loyal readers who have come to visit my blogs to read my special way of blogging. And so I shout from the rooftop in celebration of my 2000th blog piece. Eight years in the making. I'm no Tolstoy but certainly you have heard of me. I'm the blogger who writes blogs that everybody loves to read. Well, almost everybody. Pssst! They're the haters kind. But don't look now. Watch carefully my counter below (scroll down) and you will see how close I am in my next milestone while my counter slowly counts toward the 1,000,000th hits. That's one million if you missed seeing the zeros. That, I'm sure, is enough to celebrate. And, if you wait til October 22, 2012 you will see another new milestone being mentioned as well. Guess what that would be? Any takers?

Huzzah for me. Rah. Rah. Rah!

Ok. Enough of that. G'night folks.

Seven year anniversary of Kokonut Pundit

Tomorrow, on October 22, 2011, will be my 7th anniversary for my Kokonut Pundit blog. Seven years of continuous blogging. This blog is blog number 1,880. Last year's anniversary I had 1,609 blogs. This year's anniversary will have a count of 1,880 blogs. That's 279 blogs later, an increase over 198 blogs I did from 2009 - 2010, increasing my average to 0.75 blog/day. With those numbers in place I can say with confidence that I'm the one of most prolific deaf/hh blogger around with Kokonut Pundit being the most blogged blogsite ever for a deaf/hh blogger. And the most long lived deaf/hh blogger as well who continuously blogged since October 2004 (with one break lasting 4 months or so). No other deaf/hh blogs come close on the number of blogs I've produced nor the staying power.

Tomorrow Kokonut Pundit will enter its 8th year. I'm looking forward to new milestones such as my 2,000th blog and my one millionth hit with 71,000+ hits to go as seen on my Sitemeter (currently at 928,000+ hits).  Year 2005 and 2006 were big years for me on the number of hits upping my number quite substantially because of links to my blogs from well known political bloggers. Those were exciting times. It's been fun and I continue to blog the many stories and opinions of mine whether it relates to deafness issues or opinions of the day. I like to thank the readers and visitors who enjoy reading my blogs made this possible. Keep coming. And thank you! 

I would like to take the time to dedicate this blog to my mother-in-law who passed away yesterday after an extended illness. She never read my blog but her soul lives on in heaven with her son, Kevin. Bless her soul and wonderful memory.

I blog

I blog.
They twitch.

I speak.
They moan.

I investigate.
They scream.

I shrug.
They convulse.

I laugh.
They accuse.

I hear.
They insult.

No matter what I do, many will never be satisfied with who I am or what I do. And if you dare say anything negative they'll take out their "deafhood" bible and accuse you of blasphemy and heresy, and summarily condemn you for not following. Last I look it was supposed to be a concept, not a cult.

No thanks. I want none of that. I just rather accept people for who they are and not about what they are and leave politics out of it.

Deaf/hh bloggers have their own opinions, experiences and knowledge over a variety of subjects and that's what make diversity in a blogging world such an interesting thing to observe and participate.  But there are selfish people out there. According to my latest poll result approximately 30% of those who answered my poll question want me to stop blogging which is rather a selfish thing to request while approximately 70% of them said I should continue to blog. 

I blog.

*pushes the enter button on keyboard*

A Poll: Should Mike stop blogging on Kokonut Pundit?

Note: If you're going to vote "Yes!!" at least have the cojones to explain why instead of being an anonymous coward.

I've been blogging a long time and enjoyed every minute of my blogging. I know I've contributed my generous share to the deaf and hard of hearing communities, and even the Deaf community with my invaluable contributions on a variety of important subjects and issues. Opinions do matter here whether you like it or not. I'm not shy about what I write here and ask the hard questions at times when others do not dare touch it. I speak with my mind, literally so, on occasion. And I'm sure my actions produced some shocking results to those whose own sensibilities are, well, rather sensitive and not used to the idea of seeing deaf/hh people talking and not sign. Really, it's all about diversity if people haven't gotten a clue yet.

As a matter of my own curiosity, should I continue with my blogging on my Kokonut Pundit blog? Why or why not? If you answered this poll please write down why you selected "yes" or "no." Don't be shy.

Have a great day!