Today is the sixth annual Love Our Lurkers.  LOL is an occasion to publicly embrace those of you who lurk; that is to say, those of you who read a blog, forum or other online community but don’t actively participate.  Those who lurk at this blog – and I suspect that there are many based on our stats – undoubtedly laugh at our TMI Tuesday answers, perv the latest pictures of Jill’s ass, admire – or criticize – my flash fiction, and read about whatever legislation some religious nut has proposed in the name of family values, and about my opinion thereof; and then leave without commenting.  Or perhaps they just perv the latest picture of Jill’s ass and leave.

We don’t mind, as Jill and I are happy just to be able to express ourselves in such a forum and any appreciation anyone sees fit to voice for our efforts is icing on the proverbial cake.  That being said, while we do this mainly for us, few things are more thrilling than to know that people are enjoying our efforts.  This flatters us immensely, and certainly inspires us to continue sharing more of ourselves with all of you.  When our blog petered out in summer 2010, had we half the audience of loyal followers that we have today, perhaps we would have been motivated to continue blogging, knowing that people might miss us if we were gone.

If you regularly stop by for any reason but have never left a comment – or even if you regularly do or if this is your first visit – we would love to hear from you.  No need to write more than you’re comfortable with or more than you have time for; just a quick hello would suffice, though we wouldn’t complain if you wanted to share a few words about what brings you by, how you found us or what you like about the blog.  We would love to know who’s reading our stuff and we appreciate the interaction.  Admittedly we could stand to do a better job replying to comments, something we’ve both neglected of late.

If you’re a lurker and absolutely dread the idea of leaving a comment, that’s fine.  We appreciate you nonetheless, and we hope you enjoy what you find here.  Have you seen today’s HNT picture?  It’s a nice follow up to the October 27th picture and we think you’ll like it.