You're not number 6,451,058,790 to visit this site. . .

Actually, this is the approximate number of human beings alive on earth today. . . an astonishing number, especially considering the state of our environment, the fragmentation of society, and the sad fact that I have no idea how many people have actually visited this particular site.

Not to alarm anyone or anything. . .

but at 2:17 PM on January 7th, 1996 the world population counter was at 5,788,319,703
(The population of the U.S. on April 1, 2000 was 281,421,906)

On August 30th, 2003 the counter was at 6,409,475,203

On August 8th, 2005, the counter was at 6,451,058,790