... to righty blog RedState, which turns four. The lefty blogosphere was the light in the wilderness for Democratic foot soldiers, a mission blogs such as RedState are quickly taking over on the opposite side. 

Reporters share their thoughts in this area of our Web site. Read notebooks, online diaries, first impressions of news events, and more.

Last week a reader sent me an e-mail pointing out a mistake in my latest column. Blogs and posts, he explained, are not the same. A blog refers to the whole thing; a post is an entry on a blog.

The potential that the New York Giants might try and lure Michael Strahan out of retirement is all over sports blogs on the web today as fans wait to hear about the next move between Big Blue and its ex-big star.

First it was instant messaging during office hours that gave us the thrill of passing notes in class. Then it was exposing ourselves via Web cams, ranting our minds on blogs, uploading our baby photos on Flickr and poking each other on Facebook. These day