Then the freezing came out, and now I feel like @#$%! So I think the best discretion is to take the day off, and come back tomorrow or Sunday with a week in review report.

Unable to focus on the market, I started looking at the blog server stats. August set the record for hits.

But the stat that truly confuses me is why an analysis of the search strings through google and yahoo etc shows "Melissa Francis" in third place at 207. Now that is funny.

I wrote a complimentary article on CNBC "personality" Francis a year ago. I thought here is a young career person who has separated herself from the typical CNBC fare by simply acting like a reporter. She reports facts " although when pushed I have heard her give opinions " and when she speaks, I never feel like she's giving me the sell. Moreover she separates herself from the story because, unlike too many of her peers, she must understand that she's not the story.

In any event, since I criticize the CNBC format and its personalities too much, I felt I'd say something nice about someone I think is deserving. Too me she's a lot like many of the ROBTV "personalities" " and you know I think they are the best.

Before I wrote this piece, I thought I too would google Melissa Francis, and lo and behold there in #3 slot is "Bill Cara: Melissa Francis is a good role model, Tues, Sept 27;"

Then #4 was "Missy Francis " Wikipedia", and " knock my eyes out " I discover that Melissa was "an American child actress; known professionally as Missy; She is best known for her role as Cassandra Cooper Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie."

Her CNBC bio also states: "Francis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Harvard University where she also served as executive editor of the Harvard College Economist Magazine."

So, go Missy. I hope you stay that "good role model".

Now, 207 hits in a month might not sound like a lot, but they all add up to over 5 million. -:) Thank you.

Time for a break. I have a headache, and I'm finding it difficult getting back into the market, as you can tell.