Ah, the trials of a blogger!
When I grind out a big big post like the one I just wrote (see below) I have a very strong urge to say “that’s it; I’m done for the day.” But I also have a strong urge to balance … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Blogging and bloggers
Some technical glitches today—perhaps now resolved?
Just a quick note before I try to post anything else today— I’ve been having trouble all morning getting to my page. It seemed to be hosting problems, which now seem to be resolved. We’ll see; hope so. Apologies if … Continue reading →
Cars, riots, Glenn Reynolds—and the law
Glenn Reynolds—known in the blogosphere as Instapundit—is probably one of the most widely read, if not the most widely-read, conservative bloggers. He’s also a law professor at the University of Tennessee. And he’s also (like so many pundits, politicians, celebrities, … Continue reading →
The subject matter of my blog drafts
In the post yesterday in which I mentioned that I’ve got 400+ drafts on this blog and about 100 on my old blog, reader Tom Murin asked: “How many of the drafts are about dance or makeovers?” Some are, but … Continue reading →
Tomorrow I’m planning on posting that Flight 93 discussion
Sometimes I just get overbooked. I’ve got my piece on that viral Flight 93 essay half written, but there are other things I need to do right now. Including a few frivolous ones. I plan to post it tomorrow. Right … Continue reading →
The Hitler comparison
A lot of people consider that nearly any time a person brings up any sort of Hitler comparison, it invalidates the argument. Just as an example, we had a series of comments on this blog the other day that occurred … Continue reading →
Those itty bitty repetitive copy errors
I try to write these posts as fast as possible, for obvious reasons. But even when I write fast, they take a long time to turn out at a good clip. But you should see them before I proofread them. … Continue reading →
Defending Trump
You may have noticed—really, it was hard not to notice—that one of yesterday’s posts got a link that drew a great many pro-Trump commenters here to express in various angry ways the idea that my post was insufficiently Trump-philic. I … Continue reading →
Slow loading
I’ve had a number of complaints that the blog is loading more slowly than usual, although it’s still loading. I’m working to find and fix the source of the problem, and I ask everyone who’s experiencing it to please bear … Continue reading →
A comment on the comments
There’s a certain amount of blog work that goes on behind the scenes, particularly in the comments section. First there’s the cleanup of spam, which initially involves deleting the contents of the spam filter. You’ll understand how important that filter … Continue reading →
On the seventh anniversary of FredHJr’s death
[NOTE: For those of you who don’t know who FredHJr was, please see this and this, as well as these. The following is an updated version of a post that has appeared previously on this blog.] Unbelievable that it’s been … Continue reading →
Criticizing Trump
I’ve been surprised at the number of people in the comments section who suggest it’s wrong at this point to criticize Trump, because all it does is help Hillary. Note that they’re not usually suggesting that the content of the … Continue reading →