I’ve already predicted this Super Sunday will be boring (in media terms, which, after all, is all that counts).

But as far as this blog goes, it’s already shaping up to be busy-busy-busy. As of noon, I’ve already tallied 120 hits. That’s astronomical for this site, especially when weekends tend to be a lot slower than weekdays. What’s more, that total comes without any help at all from BlogExplosion.

What’s the cause of this? I see no evidence from the counter stats that anything special is driving traffic here today. As far as I can tell, the usual types of queries and links are bringing the usual types of visitors here (with Eva Longoria being a perennial favorite); there’s simply more of them today.

I wonder: Is Super Bowl Sunday a day where Internet usage markedly increases? It’s pretty much a holiday in the U.S., one way or another (even people who don’t like football tend to plan their day around it, even if to avoid it), and maybe that time at home draws more people to the computer. Then again, I’m getting more hits from outside the States too, so I don’t know how much the Bowl accounts for that.

In any case, thanks to all who stop by. Hope you find what you’re looking for, and then some.

UPDATE: Close to midnight, Population Statistic has picked up about 415 hits for the day. That’s close to twice the average daily hits, and more remarkable because 1) it happened on a weekend, 2) it happened without any enhancement from BlogExplosion, and 3) the increase doesn’t seem to be coming from any one large single referral (which would be a prime suspect, in case some mondo-popular blog like Instapundit decided to give some linky-love).

I’m amazed. I don’t usually post anything about this site’s metrics, but this is a development I wanted to notate. If nothing else, I want to see if it persists beyond today; if it does, it indicates some sort of breakthrough in the site’s search engine indexing.