This will be quick, I promise.

After reviewing our statistics today, I noticed a number of hits sent to us from CNN. Surprised, I checked out the link, and sure enough, Paul's post on China's military buildup is linked there. This was a pleasant surprise.

This might be a good time to mention that this blog has grown by leaps and bounds since it began last summer. Considering that the three principal contributors - Chris, Paul, and myself - have otherwise busy lives, I'm amazed we've been able to post as much as we have. Aside from that, I'm shocked at how many people seem interested (or probably more accurately, bored enough) to engage us in our sometimes frivilous meanderings.

Since we began keeping records of this site's unique visitors, pageviews, and overall hits last August, we have seen an increase in all of these categories in each month of operation. In other words, every month has been better than the one before it. I'm not sure how long we can keep this up, but we'll certainly try.

Thanks again to everyone for stopping by (especially you, CNN!).