Near the top of the heap

Statcounter amuses me when I check in, because although I am no doubt endlessly fascinating, most people who show up here are looking for information about nasal infections. Sweet!

Anyway, the oodles of visits are paying off - I'm still in first place in a Google search for "strep nose" and after months in fourth, I've taken over second place for "staph nose."

So what, right? Probably, but my post on strep & staph has now outdone the articles at about.com and medicinenet.com. I'm not sure what to make of it, but it is nice to be popular, even if for something that sort of sucks. Maybe I should get a Neosporin endorsement deal going...

Strange routes to Davy Jones's locker

Which, for the record, is at the bottom of the ocean and is the final home for drowned seafarers. You'd be surprised (or maybe you wouldn't) at how many people want to know "where is Davy Jones's locker?"

You'd also be surprised, if you were me, at how many people (3 in the last day, one from Mass., one from Ohio, one from NYC) got here by searching for Mark McGwire's favorite food.

Other searches that lead to me:

• strep nose infection (really, the No. 1 way people find my blog)
  
• recipe for acorn squash, Indian (yum, but I'm not sure I have any recipes for Indians. Squash, though, sure.)
  
• eggplant and okra indian dishes (also yum)
  
• pse ethical dilemmas pharmacy (What's the dilemma? Lots of drugs have more than one use.)
  
• "Plane Clothes" Lack of Anonymity at the Federal Air Marshal Service Compromises Aviation and National Security (hilarious report)
  
• I like toast too. It is warm and crispy and a perfect (place for jelly to lay. Now stay away from me Frampton, I ain't got shit to say to you!)

Damn, that's a lot of parentheticals.