MichaelMackie.com is now a year and a half old.  We haven’t reached the terrible two’s yet … but we’re becoming bit of an ill-behaved toddler.  And we’re learning the pros and cons of the World Wide Web.

Now if USA Today’s Craig Wilson can take a moment to respond to the thousands of e-mail comments he gets each week, I can do the same … for both of my fans.

On average, I get about 200+ hits on my website each day.  That makes me happy … borderline giddy.  I started this website as a simple outlet for my daily musings.  Now, I’ve got a following of devoted readers … most of whom also happen to be related to me.

The e-mail comments I get are few and far between.  Oh sure, I’ll get the “great story, M2” or “that was funny stuff”, but I have yet to stir up controversy or scandal.  My cousin Brooke always sends helpful links or ideas on how to improve my articles.  (She’s the smart one in the family.) My dear friend Kiki always makes mention of all the inside jokes that only she would get.  My old roommate Alyssa always adds questionable, snarky commentary that I should have included in my original draft. (She never misses a beat.) And my best friend Deirdre always makes mention of how exaggerated and unbelievable my life is.  She should talk.  Besides … I have to impress my readers somehow.

My father will use my website as a forum to tell me what he had for breakfast, what the dog has been up to and other late-breaking developments.  (He took TWO naps.) My friend Judith, a life coach, professes wisdom and sincerity on nearly every post.  And then there’s the occasional whack job from, say, Botswana who wants to know how big Jay Cutler’s feet are.  (Yes, that actually happened.)

So keep those comments coming, people.  You know I enjoy each and every one of them.  And I have nothing but adoration for my blog readers … 200 down, 5,900,800 to go to topple Craig Wilson’s fan base.  It’s a good goal for 2010.