Strange-O Traffic To This Blog From Italy

IN THE LAST MONTH, I HAVE HAD OVER 1,000 VISITORS DAILY FROM ITALY. FOR THE MONTH, VISITORS FROM ITALY TALLIED TO NEARLY 28,000. THIS IS EXTREMELY STRANGE, SINCE ITALY ACCOUNTS FOR A TOTAL OF 43,000 PAGEVIEWS TO THIS BLOG IN 6 YEARS INCLUDING THE 28,000 FROM THE LAST MONTH. WELL, I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT, NOR CAN I EXPLAIN THE SUDDEN INTEREST IN A BLOG THAT EXISTS ON THE OUTER REACHES OF THE INTERNET THAT NORMALLY GET 500-700 HIT A DAY ON A GOOD DAY.

I'M NO FAMOUS BLOGGER, BUT I DO HAVE STAYING POWER. THIS BLOG HAS BEEN ONLINE 6.5 YEARS NOW. OVER 2,200 POSTS. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING HERE THAT OFFENDS YOU, LEAVE. A LOT OF THE MATERIAL IS WRITTEN TONGUE IN CHEEK. A LOT OF THE STUFF EXPRESSES OUTRAGE AD IS TOTALLY POLITICALLY INCORRECT. I DON'T CARE - I DON'T HAVE A FANCY JOB AND I'M NOT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OR A TEACHER OR A MEDIA FIGURE.
I DO THIS TO PASS TIME AND DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE. I'M INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT NEW THINGS. BEING IN MY LATE 50'S I'M AMAZED AT HOW MANY THINGS I WAS NEVER TAUGHT, HEARD ABOUT OR WAS EXPOSED TO DURING MY EDUCATION, MY READINGS AND MY INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER PEOPLE. THE INTERNET IS A VAST LEARNING RESOURCE AND CAN BE USED AS A GREAT RESOURCE. BUT IT IS ALSO A DEPRAVED HANGOUT WHERE THE WORST OF HUMANITY GETS ITS JOLLIES AND TRIES TO BRING YOU DOWN TO THE LOWEST LEVEL BY MAKING ANYTHING ACCEPTABLE.

THE VISITORS FROM ITALY SUDDENLY DROPPED OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NO MORE INTEREST I GUESS, BUT I WONDER WHO THEY WERE AND WHY THEY WERE HERE. STRANGE-O TRAFFIC TO THIS BLOG FROM ITALY, INDEED.