2millionth, More or Less

First, small apology for letting an otherwise innocuous idea stretch itself into a mini tome on my previous post. That happens sometimes--while driving into work on what is a slow day, the idea hit me...sometimes it works, sometimes...

But upon conclusion of the long post (read if you dare--or print it out if you need something to put you to sleep), I wandered over to BigLeftOutside, and came across the following:

Stop the Presses! Newspaper Discovers Blogs

Giordano links to a USA Today article that gives the details:

Political bloggers think they are riding a wave that will revolutionize campaigns and communications in the USA and around the world. A blog can be started by anybody. Owning a computer isn't necessary. All it takes is access to a computer at a public library or Internet cafe.

No one knows how many blogs there are. ''Three to five years ago, there were probably tens of thousands,'' Trott says. ''Now there are millions.'' Blogspot alone hosts 1.5 million bloggers, Goldman says

Al also promises to continue his work in journalist adoption, which is something Atrios and Steve Gilliard have been promoting (below is a link of my own to Gilliard's request).

Adopt-a-journalist is a good idea--especially if the adoptive "parent" embarks on a policy of "tough love" for the adoptees (remember, that's the ONLY thing they'll listen to).

And if you can't adopt a single journalist, you can always adopt-a-concept, like unique coverage of Louisiana news and politics, as Timshel so ably does. CrawlingWestward is usually a several-times-a-day read for me.

Don't know if I'm yet ready to actually begin the adoption process, but I appreciate those who've already done so. If there IS someone, though, who requires a dose of strong medicine, I might become sort of a foster parent...