Long suffering Lion fans finally have something to cheer about

I used to watch Detroit Lions games on my grandparents TV in Detroit in the early 1950's. Have been rooting for them since, although it has been difficult, for quite a long time. They are finally showing some life, as they are 3-1, after beating the Chicago Bears today.

Carol Anne Gotbaum

The story about Carol Anne Gotbaum is very nasty. She was irate and unruly at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, so she was arrested and handcuffed, because she was struggling. While in a hold cell, she died while trying to free herself from the handcuffs. She was apparently a "progressive" who felt entitled and was determined that she did not have to follow the rules.

Ann Althouse has some great photographs of New York and Brooklyn

I have been reading Ann Althouse's blog since 2004 or 2005. Besides being a law professor, she went to art school at the University of Michigan after I did. She has some very artistic photographs of the Manhatten skyline and street scenes in Brooklyn and, I think, Manhatten.

The blonde Berber girl

The Berbers of Morocco have a minority blonde component. The Daily Mail has an article, with a photo, of a Berber family. The father is holding the young blonde girl. This article was pointed out by DavidB, writing at Gene Expression.

Using Google Trends seems to not be an immediate help

Any Google Trend-motivated blog posts seem to not affect the immediate search results. They may show up some days later, but not immediately. Any seeming surge for such posts does not actually show up when I check the "Recent Visitors by Referral Search Words" in Premium SiteMeter.

We're finally able to enjoy football again in Dallas

Bill Parcells did not fit in, in Dallas. He is an East Coast guy. Wade Phillips knows Texas and is a perfect fit. Wade and his staff have reinvigorated a talented Dallas Cowboys team that Bill Parcells couldn't motivate. We have a good quarterback in Tony Romo, and Terrell Owens is liking how things are going and is doing well. Steve Silverman, at MSNBC, has a good analysis.

Are there some technical issues affecting web traffic?

I occasionally check other blogs to see how they are doing for traffic. Most blogs use an open SiteMeter, as I do, so checking is easy. For example, I checked Brian Maloney's "The Radio Equalizer" blog, and his peak day of the last 30 days was also September 13, 2007. His peak was much higher than I have achieved, but the overall pattern is similar. Tom Maguire's JustOneMinute blog has a rather different pattern, although he too had a spike on September 13.