A big milestone today, as we've been added to Instapundit's blogroll, strategically wedged in between Grateful Dead songwriter John Perry Barlow and appellate law blogger Howard Bashman. For those of you visiting here for the first time, look around; we've been here a while, and there's plenty to read.

While I'm on the subject of benefactors, a word for a sponsor: you'll note that I'm currently running a Blogad for TimeWarner Cable's RoadRunner high-speed internet service. I've had RoadRunner since we upgraded to a new computer in the fall of 2000, and with one exception (last summer's blackout), I've had nothing but good to say about the service.