One of the little convenient features here at Existential Space is the MindViz tracker that can be accessed by anyone at the bottom of the index page. Interested in who might be visiting? I didn't think so, but this morning I noticed one particular visitor who stopped by this morning. The image below is a screen capture of that visitor.
It might be a little hard to read, but someone in Egypt came here after doing a Google search looking for "Patrick Poole images". Now might it be the case that word of my legendary good looks has now gone international? Not likely. So exactly who in Egypt might have an interest in my personal details? One possible explanation might be someone associated with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood trying to dig up dirt to counteract the public pounding I've been giving that organization recently. But that doesn't quite explain why they would looking for a picture of me. Another explanation might be that they were just looking for my fabulous photography. That possibility notwithstanding, I carry my CCW and my .380 in the event that any of my Egyptian, Saudi Arabian, Pakistani, etc. "fans" are looking for more than my picture.
As the saying goes, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they're not out to get you. Yes, paint me paranoid.
1 comments:
It must be your former students who are often wondering where you are in the world and what you're doing :) I Googled you today.
Brent Sadler
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