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Regular readers may notice that I've replaced the Chicago skyline photo at the top of the page. It's an emerging tradition here at Windypundit that the banner photo is one of the few photos on the site that is not my original photography (mostly because I'm too lazy to trek to the lakefront). The previous photo was a stock photo licensed from Matt Dula, and the one before … [Read more...] about New Skyline Photo

I was planning to post this 2 days ago, on the 5th anniversary of my first post, but I was so busy with other things that I couldn't finish it in time. Rather than looking back on the issues I've covered, I'm going to make this is a look back at the blog itself. Windypundit When I started Windypundit, it was the early days of blogging when Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit was … [Read more...] about Windypundit Is 5 Years Old

Windypundit. Corrupting America's youth since 2002. … [Read more...] about This Blog May Not Be Suitable For Children

The Google ads to the left are chosen by Google, based on its analysis of the content of my blog. Sometimes the choices are a bit odd. Yesterday I blogged my review of the movie 300. So what ads does Google think are appropriate for a story about the amazing Spartan soliders and their fierce last stand at Thermopylae? As I write this, here are some of the ads Google is … [Read more...] about The Strangeness of Google Ads

As a blogger, I like it when people link to me. It sends me both visitors and search engine link juice, and I appreciate that. So I make a point of checking out who's linking to me. Sometimes I get a surprising reminder that the World-Wide-Web is really world-wide, as with this link. Thanks for the link, Ms. Maximova, I hope you said something nice. (Actually, according … [Read more...] about Links I Get