Amazingly, I forgot to note the official one-year anniversary of Sufficient Scruples, less than two weeks ago. Sufficient Scruples officially went “live” June 1, 2005. Hard to believe it was that recently, or that long ago, both!

Since then, there’ve been thousands of visitors (the Sitemeter counter in the left column was initiated only a few months ago, so it does not reflect the entire total for the past year), and easily dozens of commenters. My one ongoing worry with this blog – as both regular readers already know – is lack of traffic. To those of you who have been coming by, thanks so much! To our newest visitors, welcome, and stick around! Better, bring a friend!

I’m pleased with what the blog’s become, and am inclined to continue in the same vein. But as I have said before, I want it to be responsive to the needs and interests of the vast untapped public that I am sure awaits – which would be easier if I knew who they were and what their needs and interests are. Feel free to drop me a line. In particular: Sufficient Scruples podcasts – an idea whose time has come, or a much needed void waiting to be filled? You decide.

Thanks again for a great year, and the enthusiasm for a better one to come!

This blog has been inundated with a huge traffic increase for the past two days – certainly a very welcome phenomenon, but an unusual one. Virtually all the new traffic comes from “StumbleUpon” – a Web service that feeds random Web pages matching selection criteria that you choose (it lets you “stumble upon” pages that refer to things you’re interested in). Somehow, this page is coming up a whole lot for StumbleUpon users, though, if anything, even less than usual for all the other readers.

So, first of all, of course – Welcome, Stumblers! Thanks for dropping by! (Though I see you share the universal aversion to leaving comments.) Please come back often.

However, I’m a little puzzled. Does anybody know why this page is getting so much StumbleUpon traffic suddenly? Is it a fluke, or are there a lot of users who are interested in bioethics? Am I doing something right that I should keep doing?

As always, feedback, comments, and visits are much welcomed.