Blog of the Year....and More

A round of applause, please, for Power Line, which was named "Blog of the Year" by Time magazine in the same issue that named President George Bush "Person of the Year" again (a repeat from 2000; only FDR has made it three times).

Speaking of the power of blogs, editorial writer Michael Kinsley is somewhat ooverwhelmed by the responses he's gotten from bloggers about his stance on privatization plans for Social Security. No one ever accused bloggers of being the silent majority, eh?

Silent isn't the word that comes to mind, either, when parents realize that their little ones are scared out of their wits by a big fat guy with a fuzzy white beard and a loud "ho! ho! ho!" laugh. (My Uncle Jim used to play Santa Claus every year, and when Santa knows your name by HEART as a little kid, there's no better reason to believe than that! Thanks, Uncle Jim....I miss those days!). But back to the story. The Scared of Santa web site by SouthFlorida.com features photos of small fry in various stages of fright over Santa Claus. Too funny.

Remember when playing "air guitar" was all the rage. Now there's "air blogging," a service that supports blog posting from mobile devices. What'll they think of next?

Also in the blogospere, writer Jeffrey Rosen discusses the issue of sex in blogs in Sunday's New York Times magazine. Should you or shouldn't you in a blog? Discuss it, share it, rate it, divulge it? That is the question.

Didn't see last weekend's top box-office draw, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events? Find out what bloggers who've seen it are saying.

BLOGPULSE TREND GRAPH OF THE DAY: What's happening elsewhere in the world this holiday season? Check out how the world's hot spots are faring in the blogosphere.