About a month ago, although he expressed some doubts about the meaningfulness of blog ranking systems, Jamison Koehler published a list of 26 legal blogs along with their ranks according to the Alexa traffic rank tool. His blog's Alexa rank of 2,011,842 put him at number 12 on the list, just behind me at number 11 with my Alexa rank of 2,011,820. Koehler took it like a … [Read more...] about Gaming Alexa Blawg Rankings
Dozer R.I.P.
DozerMy big fluffy Ragdoll cat Dozer passed away this morning.We got him from an amimal shelter in 2002 when he was about seven years old. We discovered him in a cage outside the adult cat room. He hadn't been brushed regularly, so he was the fluffiest cat I had ever seen. I remember the sign on his cage said "If you pet me I will purr very loud." We got him out of his … [Read more...] about Dozer R.I.P.
Mayor Daley’s Turning Points
For most of my life, there's been a Mayor Daley running Chicago. I remember that as a little kid, I didn't even realize that "Mayor" was a title. When Mayor Richard J. Dailey died in 1976, there was a succession of short-term mayors, including Michael Bilandic (appointed by the city council), Jane Byrne (an insider who ran as an outsider after Bilandic fired her), Harold … [Read more...] about Mayor Daley’s Turning Points
Exclusive WindySat Imagery!
In an effort to keep you up-to-date, Windypundit has sent its spy satellite (WindySat) to check out the Abbottabad compound in Pakistan to see if we could spot the downed Black Hawk helicopter. Sure enough! There it is. That black "X" shaped object to the left of the building. OK, I admit it. WindySat is down for repairs so I had to get this from GeoEye. Still, pretty … [Read more...] about Exclusive WindySat Imagery!
Best Osama Death Reaction Ever
I know this is very, very wrong, but... (Hat tip: Matt Welch) … [Read more...] about Best Osama Death Reaction Ever