Number-Crunching.

As of now -- or at least a few hours ago -- Me and Chairman Mao is officially live. That being said, let's look at some early numbers:

• Number of page views today as of this minute, according to TypePad: 26.
• Number of page views not from me: 5. (Margin of error is +/- 5.)
• Number of dollars made: 0. (Number unlike to change.)
• Number of Nobel Prizes for Literature Received: 0. (See above.)
• Number of Nobel Prizes in any field received: 0.
• Number of Pulitzer Prizes awarded: 100+.
• Number of Pulitzer Prizes awarded ... to me: 0.
• Number of National Book awards won (by me): 0.
• Number of any book awards won (by me): 0.
• Number of comments received: 1.
• Number of comments received that were actually me messing around and were subsequently deleted: 1.
• Number of hate mails received: 1.
• Number of hate mails received mentioned above that were actually about my other blog and were sent by someone who not only didn't appreciate my story about feeding chickens to tigers, but who also hopes that: "a tiger eats you, jerk!": 1.

I think that about covers it, don't you?