The blogging community

Wonkette was just on C-SPAN talking about blogging, and on the whole I’d give her speech to the Online News Association a passing grade. She stressed that one of the big draws to blogging is the community that often arises. In that vein I’d like to point out a few developments with friends in the blogosphere.
First, Joel Fuhrmann’s father passed away at 3am today. The pain of losing a parent is not one that is easily communicated. Second, Mark Shea is taking a leave of absence from blogging in order to finish up on a book and some other projects. Finally, I’ll be guest blogging at Radley Balko’s Agitator for the next month or so. Much of what I post will also be posted here, but there will also be original material, so consider adding it to your bookmarks.