I really didn't have anything interesting to say other than telling you I thought this was something you would like to read. James of Outside the Beltway analyzes why* some posts get more comments and links than others, especially the navel gazing posts.**
*I did reflect on the purpose of my blogging. I do it for all my adoring readers, all 3 of them . . . whoever they are . . . those nameless faces and faceless names in all world and I had to walk in here. Hello Rick.***
**Gawd, I don't have any of those, do I?****
***OK, OK. I probably messed that up, but you get the drift. Hey, inane thoughts just come out the way you remember them.
****Oh Lordie, I do...*****
*****I bet you wouldn't catch Glenn Reynolds posting any navel gazing posts.
Posted by Tiger at July 15, 2003 11:09 PM | TrackBackSo what's your navel looking like these days?
Posted by: Susie at July 15, 2003 11:25 PMA damn site less pretty than I want it to be.
Posted by: Tiger at July 15, 2003 11:49 PMHeh. Glenn does quite a bit of navel gazing, of course. Although, granted, he really doesn't write that much these days--it's mainly just "So and so said something. Interesting. Read the rest. Heh."
Posted by: James Joyner at July 16, 2003 07:45 AMHe has a legion of footsoldiers who send interesting things to him, and then he just picks out a random quote and up it goes.
He's an editor more than a writer. Fortunately, he's a pretty good editor.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 16, 2003 08:52 PM