2011 was kind of a busy year for me, especially during the latter half of the year when — after 10 years in the part-time consulting racket — I returned to full-time employment. It really cut into my blogging time, and I want to thank all of my loyal readers for sticking around. In any case, here at Windypundit, 2011 was the year in which:
- I argued that bloggers shouldn’t tone it down. (In that post, I responded to Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik’s call for less vitriolic speech by pointing out that “A dozen guys like Glenn Beck and Keith Olbermann–or a thousand bloggers like me–couldn’t begin to do as much harm with words as Sheriff Dupnik’s SWAT team could do in one bad day.” A few months later, they had that bad day.)
- I wrote about keeping the balance between insensitivity and despair when writing about the kinds of issues I cover.
- I discovered that Chicago had a real criminal defense blogger in Marcus L. Schantz.
- Chicago had a bit of snow.
- I reviewed a few episodes of The Chicago Code (episode 2, episode 3, episode 4).
- I explained how flat legal fees are a form of trial insurance.
- I explained one reason there’s a blogging gender gap.
- I discussed the math behind drug-sniffing dogs.
- I discovered street terrorism.
- I argued that SWAT shootings are inevitable.
- Like everyone else, I had some thoughts about Fukushima.
- I explained why it’s hard to decide who to vote for.
- For some reason, I was almost shocked that big media companies are scumbags.
- I promoted a couple of local businesses.
- I argued for strict liability for wrongful imprisonment.
- My co-blogger Ken complained about the Qur’an-burning reaction.
- I found the coolest geek website ever.
- I ran into some costly geese.
- Sprint annoyed me again.
- Chicago didn’t get a space shuttle.
- I complained about a Stalinist feature of American criminal trials.
- I discovered that even best-case immigration is annoying.
- I offered a defense of some street photographers.
- I responded to the horrifying contention that there are no innocent civilians.
- The Weird Al-Lady Gaga battle exploded.
- I was so angry at the world that I totally missed it when my co-blogger Ken posted this for Easter.
- Rogier van Bakel, Rick Horowitz, and I launched the new Nobody’s Business blog.
- I blogged about the scandal that Obama is afraid to confront.
- I bravely spoke out in favor of killing Osama bin Laden.
- I explained that Trump is crazy.
- My cat Dozer died.
- I gamed the Alexa blog rankings. (Back down now.)
- I explained libertarian compassion.
- I complained about unnecessary seizures of computers.
- I posted a compilation of clips from porno movies.
- I proposed a model jury instruction on reasonable doubt.
- Joel Rosenberg died.
- The TSA…did what they do best.
- I drove to Avalon and back.
- I argued that Caylee’s law would probably do more harm than good.
- I explained why the iPad is more futuristic than the space shuttle.
- I got a new kitten.
- I learned the two of my nemeses have teamed up.
- I explained a point of etiquette to Wayne LaPierre.
- I denounced the idea of a debt ceiling.
- I won a lawsuit.
- I reviewed Declaration of Independents.
- I met Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie.
- I fell for a Paul Krugman parody.
- I paid some medical bills.
- I wrote one last 9/11 post.
- I called out the University of Wisconsin Threat Assessment team.
- I found the flaw in the new iPhone 4S.
- I went on yet another beep hunt.
- I explained why Jana Svrzo might not be a psychopath.
- I discovered that some people don’t know why you shouldn’t let your kids lick lollipops from strangers.
- I revealed the conspiracy against Lindsay Beyerstein.
- I did some math about GPS tracking.
- I joined the call for a national conversation on law enforcement.
- I wanted to emulate the DEA in a plan to stop auto accidents.
- Business Insider paid me a compliment.
- I’m still confused about the mortgage crisis.
- I owned the #1 and #2 Google search result for “Obama’s left testicle”.
Happy New Year everyone!