Update III (6/15): How could I have forgotten about my kindred spirit, Jerry McClellan? He’s a faithful reader and commenter from my old Blog*Spot days.
The Blogdom of God grows!
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Other frequent commenters with blogs: SCSIwuzzy, PatsRick, DarkStar (I’ll let him reveal his real name), Republican Jen, Chris Roberts, Renee, Mark La Roi, Stephen Johnson, Mike M. (who went on a profanity-laced rant yesterday), M.J. Klein, my young friend Ian, docjim, and yes, even Actus…
Also, the Therapist…
Have I missed other frequent commenters with blogs?
Addendum: Can’t exclude frequent trackbackers: Don Singleton, Broken Messenger, WILLisms, California Conservative, Conservative Outpost, Michael King, Danny Carlton, Lorie Byrd…
Update: Several commenters have blogs but won’t give us the URL.
“I keep telling myself I’ll launch, but compared to La Shawn and some of my other faves, why bother,” writes one.
“I started a blog, realized I was just full of hot air, and sorta forgot about it,” writes another.
Come on guys, give out the URLs and blog! When I first started, I had the advantage of being a non-blog reader. My expectations were low. I wanted to start an online journal as a place to rant between the bi-weekly op-eds I used to write and send to newspapers, even if I were the only one reading it.
I didn’t know what hits were, didn’t know who the popular bloggers were, and I certainly wasn’t worried about my own hot air. A blog is the place for your hot air, your own corner of the blogosphere. And if you’re a consistent poster and decent writer, readers will come.
A lot of readers ask how/why I started blogging, how I built a readership, etc. I’m thinking of writing an e-book and selling it on the site. There’s a market for it, I know a little about it, I’m self-employed, and I need the cash! 
Update II (8:26 p.m.): A couple of weeks ago I did a podcast interview with Australian blogger “Tom Paine,” and I fell in love with his accent. If you have nothing better to do tonight, listen to Part I and Part II of my rambling, meandering narrative (I was distracted…) and other interviewees. Naturally, I don’t like the way I sound, but you know how self-critical I am. Remember the MSNBC segments I hated? Yuck.
There’s a liberal on the podcast who calls conservatives “greedy.” Entertaining.
I’m signing off line. If you post a comment and don’t see it, it’s probably caught in the moderation queue because you’re a first-time commenter or regular commenter who used a spam word. Unless you’re a troll, I’ll approve the comment in the morning.
