internet story 2

• i linked to his blog on my website. my website was new and his blog was old and beloved.
• i didn't think twice about it. in the meantime, i learned lots — like that analytics exist.
• so when he put out a new post, i got curious. view source, i inquired, and of course there it was — a little google analytics tracker.
• it made me smile. i suppose there are backlinks on the internet.
• the next day we were talking, and he asked to make a confession.
• he explained: he has google analytics on his blog, and every month or so, he checks in on the referring links—
• he'd seen some traffic coming from an unfamiliar site, and he investigated.
• he knew it was me. — there probably weren't *two* people with sestina prompters, he said —
• — it was hanging heavy in his heart, like this was privacy compromised, although it was not. i reassured him.
• so that is how my dearest friend stumbled upon my website.