Because the universe has a sense of humor, Alix mentioned me in her interview over on Clouds and Silvery Linings when she was roasted over there.  (Alix is awesome, by the way, and totally deserves to be roasted all the time)
So, when people clicked over from C&SLs, they landed on my post about how, despite being a good and loving person who cares about her fellow countrymen and her way of life, I don't say the Pledge of Allegiance.  What a way to make a first impression.  Oh, and one of my favorite things to do in life is call Barack a Brown Fellow and a Muslim because I think it's really funny that there are people who care that he is darkish and honestly believe he is Muslim, and if  you don't know me you probably don't know that I'm a huge Barack supporter, or that we know each other in real life.  Loosely.

Alix, I apologize if any of your readers came here and now think that you admire Crazy Leftists or Vehement Anarchists.  I'm neither.  Just ask me.  And thank you for saying that I'm "whip-smart, expressive, irreverent, kind, raw, brutally honest, naughty, and captivating".  A girl likes to hear/read that about herself every once in awhile.

I wondered if people would drop my feed because of that post.  Any time I share something about myself that pertains to some subject that most people wouldn't ever speak of aloud I lose a few.  Because, you know, I'm so incredibly controversial.  (ha!) 
I lost 6 this time around, at least.  I didn't monitor my Google Feed subscriptions all that closely, but by Saturday morning I was down 6.  I secretly like that.  It makes me feel important to know that one tiny piece of information will make people think about something angry.  But I was up by 11 today, so I feel like I'm in good company this afternoon.  Hello new people.  Welcome.  Please say hi so I can stop by your blog and get to know you a little bit better.  Thank you for being you.

Anyway, did you know you can check how many people are subscribed to your blog in Google Reader?  Click "browse for stuff".  Then "search".  Then type a keyword from your blog (usually your blog title, for me it's 'Jakezilla' because 'fever' is too general) and your subscription number will be displayed next to your blog title.  Neat, right?  Sometimes it's good to know that other people are listening.  Sometimes it's not.  If you subscribe to your own feed, you can just click on the "show details" tab up there in the right hand corner.  That will have your info too.  It shouldn't matter how many people are reading, really, but it's nice to know.

So, where was I?
Oh!

Magaly over at Pagan Culture clicked over from the Roast, read my post, and told me that she doesn't pledge either.  And she is a militarywoman.
I've heard of Magaly before.  I remember her name because I remember thinking that her name would be awesome if coupled with my last name.  I click over to her blog when I see her name (that-should-be-coupled-with-my-last-name-and-this-may-or-mayn't-be-a-marriage-proposal) in the comments because there is always something interesting over there.

I think that it is wonderful that someone so smart and pretty and kind and caring has a blog all about Pagan life.  I think that there aren't a lot of people who actually understand Paganism and how non-threatening and pacifistic and beautiful it truly is and if Magaly's blog can spread a little bit of tolerance and love in the world, then it's all good.
A few of you already know this, but I'm wildly obsessed with ancient Pagan traditions that are carried through in Christianity, so any time I can get my greedy little eyes on anything Pagan I can't say no.  I love researching the origins of the things we still do today.  I love thinking about the way life must have been 3000 years ago, and I love knowing that we are still doing and believing things that were done and believed then, albeit under different prophets' names and under different faiths.  Knowing we haven't come as far as we think we have really ties the ages together for me.  

I think it's really cool that the internet is like that.  That even though it is super huge I can stumble upon Magaly and she can stumble upon me.  I am pretty sure we all hover around each other in smallish groups.  It's a small world.  Even in the computer.  So small in fact, that one of my real life best friends is internet besties with Magaly!  I saw MJ's name in the comment section of Magaly's blog and got all warm inside.

It's a world of laughter
A world of tears
It's a world of hopes
And a world of fears
There's so much that we share
That it's time we're aware
It's a small world after all

There is just one moon
And one golden sun
And a smile means
Friendship to ev'ryone
Though the mountains divide
And the oceans are wide
It's a small world after all

All this to say, thank you Magaly.  Thank you for thinking that my blog is the best blog that you know about.  Sure you've only been dropping by for four days and four days from now you might feel differently, but right here right now you think I'm tops and that is pretty damned amazing and flattering and I'm going to end this post straight away and go outside and walk around with a huge smile on my face.

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I hope that all of you have the Happiest and Heartiest and Healthiest of Thanksgivings.

I am so thankful that you guys are a part of my life and I'm a part of yours.  I'll be thinking of  you when I cram my face full of Whiteman's Bounty this weekend, wishing you were across the table and sharing the day with me.