Eleven hundred twenty nine entries ago I wrote

Cock-sucker: The term has many unfortunate uses and connotations, which is a shame since very very few of the connotations have anything to do with actually sucking cock. Let’s go one step further. Just as boys in the lockerroom stop bragging about sex as soon as they actually begin having it, it’s hard to use cock-sucker as an epithet once you’ve met someone who knows how to do it.

In the two years since, if I’ve learned anything at all I’ve learned that if people didn’t still use “cocksucker” as an epithet we wouldn’t have had the infamous Blowjob War of 2006.

And around two years ago, inspired by Lisa of the (now dark) Life of a Demure College Student blog I began experimenting with self-photography, although I was a little shy about posting

this one (or the even more candid one below the fold.)

Even better than the 1129 entries are the 5382 comments you’ve written. I’ve tried hard to respond intelligently to each and every one.

Some other random statistics:

After filtering out all the spam my site has been viewed from 500,637 distinct machines, which translates to roughly half a million people.

There were 2,144,569 successful page loads.

The most common search phrases by far have been “adult sex,” “real sex” and “sex.”

Most people get here via Google but quite a few have come from Erosblog, and Twiddlybits. (I still get tons of hits from Twiddly’s site even though she pretty much stopped posting a year ago. She must have had a staggering readership.) I appreciate those and the links I’ve received from the thousands of people who’ve been kind enough to mention me in their posts and add me to their blogrolls.

Meanwhile in posts I’ve made 3706 links to 1083 websites! Most common referral to Osbasso of HNT fame. Next, reflecting my intense interest in sexual politics, goes to Pandagon.com, then AlwaysArousedGirl, Lynn Gazzis-Sax, Steff, Magdelena, VS, Shay, Chelsea Girl, Seteteria, Madame X, Feministing, Goose & Gander, and Amber Rhea. I’ve referred to them so many times for reasons that quickly become apparent if you follow those links. Pretty much everyone else I’ve linked to even once is in my sidebar and you should check them out too.

Another thing? After two years you’ve nominated Real Adult Sex for best male sex blogger at Dirtyspoke.com. I’m eternally grateful. (You [could] for nominees in multiple categories by clicking the graphic, below. I’d be pleased, flattered, and grateful if you chose to vote for me.

Oh, and what else? One more thing.

I’ve made so many friends on line, met a few of you, exchanged email or blog comments with many more, and been awed, inspired, and surprised, and aroused by the posts of fellow bloggers and the astonishingly kind words in comments. I totally appreciate it. With friends and colleagues like you I can keep it up for years. Thank you.