Orato Reaches 10,000 Visits A Day

Woo hoo! According to Web Trends, Orato.com attracted 313,847 visits and 629,075 page views in the month of March. As you can see, I’m not above tooting our own horn even if a lot of those visitors were looking for link to the nude photos of Audrina Patridge, starlet of The Hills on MTV.

But at the same time, you are also reading Iraq: Taking Home The Feet I Felt Comfortable In, from the amazing Marrisa Strock, the US soldier who because a double-amputee below the knee thanks to a tour of duty in Iraq, who is still very much connected to her heart and soul – more so than most of us who still have all our limbs intact.

While you’re here, you should check out My Daughter Is Languishing In A Mexican Prison, the hair-raising story of Brenda Martin, who one day got a knock on the door of her Puerto Vallarte, Mexico, home – it was the Mexican police, who deposited her in a Guadalajara jail. That was more than two years ago and she’s still there. She insists she’s done nothing wrong – and the man who would know more than anyone agrees with her. It’s your worst nightmare.

I also want to welcome Orato correspondent extraordinaire Michelle Kenneth back to the site. We were afraid we were going to lose her because she was worried about going blind, but here’s what she has to say about her return: “Oh, and as a FYI...since some of you know about my stepping away from writing and hockey for a while...this raw food diet has actually helped to heal my left eye considerably. There's no more disease/infection anymore (and the cornea has begun to heal itself, as well as rebuild). Which means...I CAN SEE AGAIN! No cornea transplant is needed. : )” Good news, Michelle!