In August, the New York Times linked to my blog. In September, Slate.com linked to my blog. The peaks below show the effect this had on visitors to this website. The first peak was due to the NYT, and the second, higher one (969 hits), was due to Slate.com. Evidently, my use of the F-word engendered much interest.
With luck, things will soon return to normal and I will be able to resume updating my blog with the usual trivia and minutiae of my personal/professional life that, as before, will attract no interest whatsoever.