Category Archive

Yes, I know there’s much going on.  Bush is talking to the press, laying out plans for victory in Iraq (supposedly), and defending his decision to spy on law-abiding people like you and me.  The War on the "War on Christmas" still spins away.  And people are dying all the time (Jack Anderson being the latest). But it’s the holiday … Read More

If you are reading this, that means Typepad has worked out its error, which has prevented people like me from blogging for a day or so, and forced readers like you to view a somewhat dated "backup" version of No, You Can’t Have A Pony!.  These things happen.  Still, if it reoccurs and you’re feeling blue, let me recommend this … Read More

Why does Typepad fail to show my posts from last week?

I wasn’t nominated for a Weblog Award.  Not a surprise since I am currently ranked #19333 out of the 50,000 blogs tracked by Truth Laid Bear’s ecosystem. That, and the fact that my content sucks, probably is why. Still, if you travel the blogosphere, you should vote.  And if you want to find some good new sites, you should check … Read More

UNC Law Professor Eric Muller of the blog Is That Legal? has a dilemna, and a solution: I said I suck at coming up with book titles, right? This creates an opportunity for you, dear reader. It’s the IsThatLegal Name-My-Book Contest! Go to his post, download the draft introduction (so you can tell what the book is about), and suggest … Read More

I’m 90% of the way to the conclusion that I’m not as happy as I could be with the "look" of this blog.  My main problem is the color scheme: white text on black blackground. First of all — stylistically.  I was sort of going for a "classic black" feel, like a cocktail dress or sports car.  But I think … Read More

If you poison your family members, don’t write about it in your blog.  I’m just saying…

Lately, I have been seeing this word a lot: "teh".  For example, here is a post at Sadly, No which reads in its entirety: "Teh funny".  And it links to something funny.  Well, I finally had it.  I wanted to know what "teh" meant.  Guess what it means?  "The".  And when used in front of an adjective, it turns the … Read More

From Harper’s, via Atrios: Number of erotic Harry Potter fan-fiction stories posted on a website run by an Illinois woman: 1,750 Average number of hits the site receives each day: 198,000

This article list the top ten blogging design "usability issues": 1. No Author Biographies Unless you’re a business blog, you probably don’t need a full-fledged "about us" section the way a corporate site does. That said, the basic rationale for "about us" translates directly into the need for an "about me" page on a weblog: users want to know who … Read More

It’s getting crowded in here, says Technorati:

Jesse Taylor is leaving political blogging to work in politics.  Pandagon now in the able hands of Amanda Marcotte.

Check out our new office building!! (No, just kidding)

Several heavyweight conservative bloggers are combining forces for a new, probably influential, group effort, called (for the time being) "Pajamas Media".  Contributors (that I know of) include Little Green Football’s Charles Johnsoon, Roger Simon, and La Shawn Barber.  Stay tuned….