...just got some bad news. She's been diagnosed with breast cancer. She worked it into this list of 8 Random Facts about her. Damn. Virginia is an author, a speaker, and a past editor of Reason magazine. My thoughts and writing on many issues have been influenced by her strong advocacy of classical liberal values such as freedom, creativity, enterprise, and respect for the … [Read more...] about Virginia Postrel…
Blogosphere
InstaPundit Number Update
I got an Instalaunch yesterday. Instapundit is one of the oldest and most popular blogs around, and in many ways he's the founding father of the blotosphere. His blog is incredibly popular, and a link from him can give you a lot of traffic. I've heard stories of Instalaunches causing thousands of hits and crashing servers. I suppose that must happen, but it didn't happen to … [Read more...] about InstaPundit Number Update
CrimLaw Alert
Ken Lammers, one of the most well-known defense attorneys on the web, changes sides. … [Read more...] about CrimLaw Alert
Ogmeet 2006: Day 2
[Day 1 was here] On Saturday a few of the Ogmeet 2006 crowd went shooting, but I didn't get any pictures from that. 9-frickin'-am on a Saturday morning is way too damned early for me. By the time I got going, it was way too late. I did make it to Klas for dinner, though.Klas It was mostly just dinner and conversation, and not really a picture-taking event. I did … [Read more...] about Ogmeet 2006: Day 2
Ogmeet 2006: Day 1
Friday was the first day of Ogmeet 2006, a.k.a. the Midwest Blogmeet, put together by Og and Omnibus Driver. Yesterday we just met at the Stonewood Ale House in Schaumberg around 6-ish for drinks and dinner.Ogmeet 2006, Day 1 Naturally, I took a few pictures. Here's Leslie, who seems to have done much of the organizational heavy lifting:Omnibus Driver And … [Read more...] about Ogmeet 2006: Day 1