What is the white thing hanging out of my guppy

Mary's taking a break...
Beth has gone private...
These and other things have lead me to thinking about my blog and what it means. What it really means.
When I began doing this, back in October 2005, I had no lofty goals. I wasn't out to change the world. Well, I haven't, but that's okay.
My cousin Cathy is to blame for me trying this out.
"A blog? What's that?"
And now, I sit here every night and either:
1. Have twisted my ankle running down here to share my day with all of you, or
2. Scratch my head and try to come up with something that's even remotely near to interesting.
I've met the neatest, funniest, most interesting people through this little monitor, and I have seen people's blogs who really need medication and restraints. On the whole, my experience has been very pleasant, with only one troll so far (fingers and eyes are crossed that I don't get any more).
So, what does blogging mean to me?

Wait for it....


Answer:
Hell if I know. All I can say is that I like it.

I don't care what you say, but I make pretty children.

"I wuv you, Powder."

Still growing...

...and eating. My Lord, those little guys are beating the tar out of the Dutchman's Pipe. But I don't care. That's why I planted it, so a critter could use it. And they are only eating the fresh, new leaves. Smart little guys.
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Have you ever researched Google threads to see how people find your blog?
I used SiteMeter to see how people find me. Most of the time, it's through another blog, so no mystery there. But sometimes, people find me by doing a Google search for these:

(Some of them I can understand, because I have blogged about the subject,
or something close to it...if you want to see what they found on my blog, do a "Search This Blog" for the keywords)

• trouble drinking gallon before colonoscopy
• beer and dish soap to treat lawn
• eradicating mites in purple martin bird nests
• home made bee trap mountain dew dish soap
  
• what is the white thing hanging out of my guppy (LOL!)
  
• doves and human interaction
• do you need to trim beard tongue for it to bloom again?
• it takes 46 muscles to frown but only 4 to flip 'em the bird.
• baby raccoon screeching
• Vicodin for my uti
• pet rat lonesome for lost sister?
• why do people hate house sparrows
• plant spiderwort itchy hands
• stopping robins from digging in cocoa bean mulch
• caterpillars that eat sunflower leaves
• small yellow fuzzy caterpillar eating my flowers
• tall weed purple stalk Cincinnati
  

I'm also listed on a few random blogs...here's one that I didn't know about until today:
Natural History Blogs
And then, there are searches where I have to wonder about:

• cute names pertaining to hotels
• Hawaiian punch garden statue

My favorite of all time...and a bit scary if you think about why someone would be searching for this:

• girls eaten by raptors.