This isn’t related to the Mayan calendar, but I would just like to point out that this blog uses Gravatar as part of the comment system.

Gravatar is a site that allows you to create an account associated with your email address. Once you sign up with your free account, you can upload multiple avatars to use for your account. As soon as you select your default avatar, any blog that uses Gravatar will display the avatar you select as your default instead of the blog’s own default. I definitely recommend signing up and using this if you comment often.

I received a comment over the weekend about the entry Tzolkin #1 - The Mayan Numbering System. Apparently I didn’t clarify the information properly, which I will blame on being lazy. I did intend to cover more information from the beginning including some basic mathematics, but since I took the easy route I need to make sure I cover that information now. I will cover this quickly so I can get started on something new. I have to make up for a few days of downtime as a result of going camping.

The Maya counted a dot as 1 and a line, or bar as 5 as we covered in the already. When you count a 6 you use a bar with a dot stacked on top. When you count 11 you use 2 lines and a dot stacked upon those. If you would like to see what the numbers 0 through 19 look like refer to the link in the paragraph above.

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I would like to welcome all of the new visitors coming from all over the world. I have been keeping track of readers since I officially launched the site a few days ago. It has been really amazing to see where all the traffic is coming from. So far, 13 different countries have found the site and I’m just getting started. I don’t think I’ve found my voice quite yet on this blog and this might take a little time, but I’m starting to feel a little bit more comfortable.

Covering all of this information in a way that won’t bore anyone, and making sure I use some variation has been a little difficult so far. But like I’ve said, this is something very new to me. Since I have a passion for the Mayan calendar and sharing it with others I believe this blog has a lot of potential.

I will be meeting with Dr. Carl Johan Calleman within the month and having coffee and discussion this blog. I hope to get some feedback and ideas while I give him an idea of what I want to accomplish. I will share the important parts of our meeting after it happens but it’s going to be a few weeks. So, again, I welcome all of the new visitors and invite anyone to comment in any of the posts.