Reply #8: Of course, but I had misled myself into thinking she was a he,

[BurtWorm]

and I was not the only one:

http://hughesforamerica.typepad.com/hughes_for_america/2005/12/support_digby.html

Digby's Hullabaloo is one of - if not the - best destinations in the progressive blogosphere. He is a tireless researcher and talented writer. In fact, his work inspired me to frequently buck the trend of short posts and wade into the waters of longer-form writing. So for that, and for so much more, it's worth your time to visit his site. One of the best things we can do as a collective is support each other and each other's work. It appears he could use your help around the holidays, so I suggest you stop by. If you haven't read Hullabaloo before, visit simply to see one of the true masters at work. If you appreciate what he does - and it's rather easy to do so - think about sending a few bucks his way. If you'd pay to subscribe to a magazine, consider donating to Digby. He's one of the best voices we have.


PS: I'm more delighted than shocked to find out who digby really is, not because she's a woman, but because the revelation that she is a woman represents to me how well kept the secret of her identity was. I never heard or saw anyone even begin to speculate about her identity. Despite how almost universally well regarded her posts are, not very many stopped to wonder who this brilliant blogger was. To me, this is almost reassuring, in that it seems to imply that privacy is not quite dead--the line between the public-private split is not quite erased--even in the age of the Net.