* To the anonymous posters at FreeRepublic and LittleGreenFootballs who linked to this blog yesterday and sent tons of traffic my way
* To everyone who’s gone shopping this month at my Amazon.com links
* To those who’ve recently signed up for my RSS feed — I have more subscribers than ever now
* To those who’ve sent encouraging emails
* To those who’ve taken a chance on my new book, Acoustic Ladyland — before or after Mark Steyn’s generous, humbling (ok, just the opposite of “humbling” actually) recommendation