I’m writing a lot lately about the strangeness of my mind.  I remain curious.

I’d like to think of me as a “mature” person, not attached to anyone or anything, but sometimes it just doesn’t work out.

I write on a platform called Jetpack (also known as WordPress) and transfer my posts to Facebook.  Jetpack has the seductive feature of tracking the number of views I get in a day or month.

My record for monthly views is 1594, followed by 1372 and 1303.  As January was closing its doors, I was in the 1200’s.

I can do it … reach my third highest views!

Did I mention the word “attachment”?  I was thoroughly absorbed in my statistics.

On Saturday, January 31, I only needed 21 views to reach a total of 1304.  Piece of cake … but one that I had no control over. 

In my Jetpack settings, midnight is based on the Eastern Time Zone in North America, which equates to 6:00 am Belgian time.  When I went to bed at 11:00 pm, I was at 1300.  That’s a nice even number milestone.  But there was a third place to be won!  Obsession equals a frequently interrupted sleep.

About 3:00 am – 1302.  Breathe, Bruce, breathe!  Actually Sleep, Bruce, sleep!

My alarm went off at 8:00, also known as the moment of truth.

1303

(Sigh)

A tie score … good but not great

And I wanted great

And now the kicker: throughout Sunday, February 1, my January total changed four times!  From 1303 to 1304, to 1303, 1304, 1303.  (Sigh again)

Oh … the joy and angst

I went to bed last night with a tie score, and resigned myself to this roller coaster being over.  The views for last month were 1303.

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This morning?

1304

Okay, I’ll look again …

1304

But tomorrow is another day!