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It was ten years ago today that Windypundit was born.For this anniversary, I'm going to tell you a bit about my approach to blogging, and my experience in writing a blog. Think of this as "How to Blog Like Windypundit" in one easy lesson. Perhaps those of you new to blogging will find something of interest in the accounts of one guy who's been a very minor figure in the … [Read more...] about Ten Years At the Keyboard

Yesterday, the folks at Popehat posted about cleaning out their blogroll. I checked to see if Windypundit made the cut, and it hadn't, which perplexed me because I thought I got along with Ken and Patrick. But then I checked my own blogroll, and sure enough, Popehat wasn't on it either. Sigh. Maintaining the blogroll on this account is such a pain. I keep the list of blogs in … [Read more...] about I’m Done With Movable Type

It has been pointed out that my blogroll is deficient, so it's time for a few additions, corrections, and deletions. First of all, one of my regular daily stops is the Honest Courtesan, written by retired call girl (and Nobody's Business guest blogger) Maggie McNeill. She's a good writer with mad research skills, and her blog takes a frankly libertarian approach in … [Read more...] about Blogroll Maintenance

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 … [Read more...] about 2011 in Review

I've had a few job interviews recently, and although the subject has never come up, it seems likely that, in this day and age, someone at one of these companies is probably going Google me, and the first thing they'll find is this blog. Uh-oh. So...If you found this blog because I applied for a job at your company or because someone at your company is thinking of hiring me as a … [Read more...] about A Note To Potential Employers Who Stumble Across This Blog