My 15 minutes of fame

Earlier this month I wrote a capricious little entry about Mojitos. It was a fun post to write and the only reason it developed was because I noticed my mint plant starting to wake up and proliferate like only mint can do.

So…mint = summer = pool = rum drink = Mojito! See how my mind works?

Shortly after, my capricious little entry started receiving comments at an unusual pace. Most of them not from the usual gang (Hi gang!). I thought to myself, “are that many people using Mojito as a search term?” Finally a comment mentioned the WordPress Freshly Pressed page. All in all, I estimate about 2200 visits in two days to that post based on WordPress’ blog stats.

I’ve popped over to Freshly Pressed from time to time, but am so busy with the usual blogs I love to read, I don’t check it often. I don’t normally care about such things, but was so excited, I had to triple check and pinch myself just to make sure it was actually true. Sometimes I think about what exactly a blogger had to write to get noticed on Freshly Pressed but never make it a point to write towards that goal. And then, out of the blue, there I was. Featured for a full 24 hours.

Thinking strictly objectively…and with no bias whatsoever ;), I thought a few of my other entries should have been contenders. They were thoughtful, poignant and full of human interest. But in the end, it was mint and Mojitos that made the cut.

Go figure.

Not that I’m ungrateful. I’m thrilled beyond words. But I think it may have awoken a needy little demon inside of me that will crave more recognition now. I won’t lie, there was a definite mental and emotional high as the view count rose. But deep down, that’s not what blogging is all about for me. Sure, I’d love to have thousands of subscriptions and views a day. But, I’m not “marketing” my site. I’m blessed to have a consistent number of bloggy friends that read and comment. I like the cyber-relationships I’m developing with them. I add to my inner circle as I run across new blogs that inspire me, make me laugh, make me think and want to take the time to be more than a hit and run reader.

Now go make a Mojito, enjoy a summer day/evening and I’ll see ya’ll here later!