Does President Bush read the SactoDan Blog? During his speech this afternoon on Israel and Hezbollah, Bush made reference to the fact that Hezbollah not only lost the war, but they did so while hiding behind innocent women and children, confirming what the SactoDan Blog reported.

The SactoDan Blog had a post up at 11:37 am on this very topic! So one has to wonder if Bush is getting his national security reports from bloggers???

Good job Sacto Dan!

There is a new service called DIGG. It is some what similar to Technorati. A lot of bloggers are using this new service. It allows readers to rate your post. If they "Digg It", then it gives you a point. Then posts are ranked by the number of "Diggs" they receive.

A friend and fellow blogger, Phin, has written a great post outling how to incorporate DIGG in to your site. Be sure to check it out!

I have made a modification to mine. I added the icon, but it was Phin who did all the work!

I just found out that this blog is the Weekly Web Focus at Techography.

I must say that this is an honor. I had never read Techography, but I have spent the last hour or so on there and it's a good site.

Again, I would like to thank BloodSpite for the honor!

I just learned that fellow blogger, Nickie Goomba has passed away. Nickie had without a doubt one of the best blogs out there. Not a day would go by that I would not read his blog.

His humor and great writings will be missed...

Well, the Blogosphere is losing a great writer. Eric, who has his personal blog at Eric's Grumbles, and the founder of both The Liberty Papers and Life, Liberty, Property is leaving the Blogosphere.

I owe much of blog to Eric. From his site design to HTML guidance. I will definitely miss his writings as it was a daily read of mine.

I sincerely wish Eric and his family the best as he takes on his new position.

I have created a new index for people who use PDA's. You can see it here in the PDA Version.

So if any of you have PDA's or internet ready mobile phones, you can get a streamlined version of my blog @ http://sacramentorepublicrat.com/pda.html

Today, Nickie Goomba, blogger and fellow Western Alliance member closed down his blog.

I only hope to hear from Nickie again as his style, wit, and writing skills are
truly what blogging is all about.

My best goes out to Nickie and his family.

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