Gerard – Jan 27
(I'd be happy to turn this site back over to you anytime you'd like ...)
Here we are, three years Gerard's been gone yet it seems his memory still lives on - perhaps this site helps. As such, maybe it's time for a review of this site.
New American Digest went live on Dec 27, 2024, fumbling around in the dark so to speak. Neo told us American Digest would go dark on Jan 27, 2025, two years after Gerard's death per his wishes; this site went live 1 month before then to make sure all was in order. Neo blessed us with an additional 3 months - American Digest went dark sometime on Apr 8.
By April 9th:
I didn't start keeping site statistics right away ... and no details until recently. For most of 2025, the site averaged about 50 viewers per day; recently The Feral Irishman mentioned this site on his very popular site (and soon to disappear I understand); the daily traffic now appears to be about 150 or so with a few days up around 300 or more. I don't know if that's unique visitors or not; it's not really important - not entering a popularity contest.
A few of Gerard's regulars have disappeared, some newcomers have arrived. That's OK - I'm not Gerard, don't try to be - I just intend to keep this blog open so that all you that visit here - mostly Gerard fans - can keep touch with each other ... so I put up hopefully interesting pictures, a few stray stories, a bit of political commentary when something ticks me off, some stuff readers suggest I post, and other space fillers. I do miss Casey's thoughts though; comments make the site.
I usually watch the site everyday but it's not uncommon for me to queue up posts a few days in advance. To date there have been 774 posts and 4771 comments. The top 10 posts have been: Gerard's Poetry (sticky), St Patrick's Day , Another Damn Tranzie, By The Same Logic, Beware The Pendulum Swing, Something To Think About, Wow!, Jody, On A Kinder Note, and Some Don't Believe. Looking at trends, it appears the recent post Sunday will make this list soon.
Only one "reader" has been banned and "Jody" is the only post for which I received a seriously negative comment (not the same person).
Only one negative comment in a year? I haven't looked to see if that person is still a reader or not. Hope so, but readers come and go.
For the week of Jan 19-25, there were 928 visitors. In the last 7 days, there have been 2135 views from the US, 153 from Singapore, 9 from Canada, 7 from Germany, a handful from Hong Kong, Brazil, Morocco, Iraq, and only 1 from about 10 other countries.
Will this site last? I really can't say one way or another other than I have no plans at this time to shut it down. I suppose if daily views fall away there won't be any point to continuing - but for now? I'm not seeking fame and fortune and I haven't run out of photos.
Paradise is a state of mind ...
Blessings upon you all.
