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I wish I could make my blog more popular/interesting. I guess I get quite a few hits a day from around the world (I check my stats constantly). But what I guess I'd really like is to have more followers or to asked to go to a blog conference in New York City or to be featured on Blogs of Note. Maybe one day but for now I'll be happy with what I've got. If anybody has any ideas how to make this happen, let me know!