Now Blogcritics has reached a new and fantastic milestone, ten million unique visitors. Yow, that's a lot of clickin'! It's also a lot of fine writing. I couldn't be happier for all of us. The word 'unique' is especially important here as it's quite true that there's no site like Blogcritics. There's so much great writing here, in so many styles, that in truth it's hard to keep up. Think about it though. Where else on the Internet can you find, in one place, the ravings such as those of Duke DeMondo, the rich and beautiful thoughts of Sadi Ranson Polizzotti, the libertarian ramblings of Al Barger and the considered essays of Natalie Davis? I tell ya, we are a freakin' dessert topping AND a floor wax!

I myself have sung the praises of Blogcritics to just about anybody who'd listen. So many good articles to pass on. I'm sure that others have done this as well. It's fun to think about who's reading and how they've fit Blogcritics into their lives. Here's just a single example: I've been bending the ear of a good friend of mine (the same guy who found the Hounddog CD) for a while about how funny The Duke's podcasts are. I sent him a link to podcast #2, which he ended up listening to on his way to work. It made his day. Tomorrow, he and his wife are leaving for a week of vacation, with a pile of The Duke's podcasts loaded onto their iBook. (Gee, I hope Meg's not listening when they get to podcast #6).

Ah, and I should not forget Eric Olsen who with a mountain of hard work, great writing, faith and encouragement, has made Blogcritics what it is. I'm looking forward to the day when Blogcritics is a household name right up there with Yahoo, Google and others.

And so Blogcritics has passed this milestone. With the daily numbers being up, we'll certainly have the next ten million within a much shorter time. Fantastic. It's no hyperbole to suggest that the future's extremely bright around here.

Congratulations everybody.