Lineages

PZ Meyers and Joanne Jacobs both today refer to The Politbureau Diktat, who is asking bloggers to help in making  a family tree of the blogosphere.  The questions to answer in (in comments at the Politbureau, please)

1. Who is your blogparent:  who inspired you to start blogging: Nobody really.  I'd wanted to start a blog for months, but lacking technical chops, delayed until Typepad was available.
   
2.   Include your blog-birth-month: December 2003.
3. Identify your blog as Left, Right, or Other: Other
4. If you are reasonably certain that you have spawned any blog-children, mention them, too.  None, as far as I know.