An author is usually curious about who might read their work. We don't have much idea on this, but we do have a streaming counter that keeps track of page views. And of course we have the index of blog posts, so that gives us a rough metric.
This blog was a burst of activity in 2013, with 12 posts, and two more the next year. Then it was quiescent for the next decade, until 8 posts in 2024 to update it and introduce some parallel COVID work.
For the first decade, a modest 5,345 page-views were logged; in the past 15 months, an additional 3,158 page-views have been logged. No one has bitterly complained to me directly, so I think that is a good sign. And, truth be known, COPD has declined in terms of being a massive killer in the USA, down from a high of the third most prevalent death reason to sixth (ah, yes, COVID is still ahead, so there's some dynamic movement in the standings).
Nonetheless, the blog is worth 'keeping in place' for a while. At least that's my conclusion. Here's a plot of several blogs that I maintain.
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