It's International De-Lurking Week!

I just learned about this little celebration from this blogger (apparently it was founded by this other blogger), and think that it is a fantastic idea! I am going to copy her all the way. Delurking week runs from January 8 through January 15 this year, and gives us bloggers the opportunity to find out just who - if anyone! - is reading our blogs. So what is de-lurking? Well, lurking is reading a blog but rarely or never commenting, and is, as has been said elsewhere, "a perfectly respectable thing to do!" (Except for this week, of course.) De-lurking, then, just means popping out of hiding to say, "Hi! I read this! I might even notice if you never ever post anything ever again!" You don't have to say much - your name and favorite Curious George book will suffice. :) It's a nice bit of encouragement for me to stay on top of things here. As an added incentive (and to further copy Blogger #1), I'll donate $2 to the Michigan Land Use Institute for each person who comments on this post this week. MLUI is a great organization dedicated to preserving farmland, revitalizing cities, and on the whole making Michigan a great place to live. So what are you waiting for? Delurk already! :)