Back in March, I posted a minor, off-the-cuff message that mentioned Australia's special military forces. There was nothing to it, really, just a couple of short sentences linking to other articles, mostly humorous stuff. It was one of those toss-off, "here's something funny, go read it" kind of things that webloggers post all the time.

With fascination, I've watched how, over the last 7 months, that one message has garnered a lengthy discussion, mostly by Aussies, about their military special forces. I've completely stepped back, kept out of it, and just watched it happen. If you go read the thread, it's fascinating to see how Australians, most of them folks I've never heard of, have been discussing their military forces. All here on my weblog, and entirely by happenstance.

To be clear, I don't mind a bit. Yes, I'm paying hosting fees and all that, but the cost is trivial, and one of my main objectives with Dean's World has been to garner discussions. You don't have to agree with me on any issue. In fact, I'd be very uncomfortable if everyone agreed with me, because that would indicate that I was probably doing something wrong. But it's funny to me how one random message I posted 7 months ago has, completely spontaneously, generated an ongoing discussion group.

It's not a statement about how cool I am (please, give me a break), but it is a testament to what a wild, crazy place the internet can be.

Weblogs are weird, ain't they?