By JOHN KANELIS / johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com

Every now and then I like to bust out a boast about this blog I’ve been writing since The Flood.

So … here goes.

I am about to set an all time monthly record for page views and unique visitors. High Plains Blogger almost set a daily record earlier this month. Even though it fell short by just a bit, the run came in the middle of a sustained surge in viewer traffic, for which I am grateful.

It looks as though the annual record set in 2019 will stand. High Plains Blogger is going to fall just a bit short of that high-viewer mark. Still, I am proud of the monthly record that will fall in a day or tow … or perhaps three. What’s more, there will be several days remaining in this hideous Old Year before we can turn the page and start over in 2021.

Traffic on the blog had kind of plateaued over the course of the past several months. I don’t know if readers are growing bored with my topics, or whether they’ve just moved on to other pursuits, seeking other versions of the truth that comes from yours truly.

Whatever the case, I have enjoyed a strong finish to an otherwise miserable year. Of course, the misery that came this year has nothing to do with the blog, at least not for me.

So, with that I’ll go now. I just add to brag a bit. I’m entitled, since this is my blog … you know?