Want to follow me on Twitter? There’s more involved than you might think. I have multiple twitter accounts for the various blogs. Here they are:

• bRight & Early — @brightandearly
• Reclaim Conservatism — @ReclaimCons
• Blog News Co-op — @blognewscoop
• FloridImagine — @FloridImagine
• The Regiment — @Marblehead_Reg

While you’re out and about on the inter tubes, please go over and sign up at The Regiment. My goal is to have people from all 50 states actively involved in the first half of 2010. Just 48 to go!

WordPress version 2.9 has been released, which means I’ve been busy getting my publishing empire upgraded.

• bRight & Early — Done
• FloridImagine.com — Done
• Floridimagine.com/blog — Done
• Blog News Coop — Done
• Reclaim Conservatism — Done
• Blogs4Bauer — Done

That should do it for now. I’m going to bed.

And I’m up again. Meant to add the links last night. I’ve done so now.

You may have noticed (or maybe not) that I’ve been spending more time at, and promoting, Reclaim Conservatism. The reasons are these:

• I’ve neglected it far too long. It’s a good place to blog, and it deserves some attention — at least from me. I want to build up the readership and showcase the writers there.
• In light of the recent elections and the direction President Obama and the Congress are taking the country, the topic of conservatism is very relevant.
• In light of the first two points, I’ve been spending a bit more time there than here. That’s likely to continue.

We are also looking for additional people who would like to post at Reclaim Conservatism.

If you want to contribute on a regular basis just register here (the link is down at the bottom of the right sidebar) and shoot an email to lakelandjim at gmail dot com letting me know of your interest. Or, if you just have a guest post you’d like to add here send it to contributors at reclaimconservatism dot com.

I’d really like your help. If you could visit and leave a comment, add the site to your blogroll or feedreader, tell folks about the site, and follow @ReclaimCons on Twitter, it would be greatly appreciated.

Well, I guess I better get over there and get to work. Hope to see you there.

I have a new post up at Reclaim Conservatism. Here’s a taste.

Looking at the results from yesterday’s elections I see different meaning in the different races we all were following. It’s almost as if people are individuals with differing outlooks and ideas of what is important. (Yes, that was sarcasm)

Please go over and read the whole thing and leave your comments. While you’re there why not add Reclaim Conservatism to your feed reader and/or blogroll, and follow @ReclaimCons on Twitter. Thanks.

I’ve spent a good part of the day working on Reclaim Conservatism. Please go over there and let us know what you think of the new theme.

Reclaim Conservatism is a group blog focused on the conservative core principles and positive action.

If you would like to contribute over there, drop me a line at lakelandjim at gmail dot com. Even if you don’t want to add your own posts, you can always add your comments.

Yes, bRight & Early is where I do the majority of my writing, but it’s not the only place. Consider this a PSA for the other sites I work on. They need a variety of things, but mostly more eyes.

Reclaim Conservatism — http://reclaimconservatism.com/blog is a group effort with the aim of reclaiming conservative values. We are looking for bloggers (frequent or not so much) to contribute on that theme. You can follow @ReclaimCons on Twitter.

Blog News Co-op — http://blognewscoop.com/blog/ is a great idea that needs a push. I’m looking for original reporting by bloggers to use in a shared setting. That’s why our tag line is “by bloggers, for bloggers.” I’m looking for bloggers who want to contribute stories that other bloggers can use and link to. The only criteria is that it has to be original reporting rather than commenting on the writings of someone else. It doesn’t have to be a big national story. Coverage of a local council race or regional news story, interviews with local politicians or celebrities, and even your personal coverage of local events are all the type of stories I’m looking for. You can follow @BlogNewsCoop on Twitter.

FloridImagine.com — http://floridimagine.com/blog/ is my business site for web hosting and design, specializing in setting up WordPress blogs for others. Of course I do other sites as well. It is also a site for Florida news and information. I am looking for people who would like to write on Florida sports, events, news, people, and attractions. If you are a writer from here in the Sunshine State please let me know if you are interested in contributing. And if you are a blogger ready to move to your own domain or someone looking for a web site, please get in contact. On Twitter you can follow @FloridImagine.

Last, and far from least, is a blog I didn’t start but I am proud to be a part of — Blogs4Bauer — http://blogs.4bauer.com As you probably know, this is a site for all of you 24 fans. Season eight will be starting in January, and Blogs4Bauer will once again be the most irreverent fan site out there. The unique combination of snark and dedication is always a lot of fun. And while the real fun starts when the clock starts ticking on yet another long day in Jack Bauer’s life, we don’t rest during the “off season.” Casting news and other tidbits are up all year long. Check us out.

Well, that’s the roundup. Check out those other sites and see what’s going on there. Hopefully you’ll find something interesting, or even somewhere that you can contribute.

Doug Ross has a great post, cross-posted at Reclaim Conservatism, that looks at rate of reelection for representatives and how that tends to insulate them from their constituency.

The federal government now consists of a body of lifetime bureaucrats, many of whom couldn’t power a flashlight with all of their brainpower combined, who are reelected automatically through their use of federal tax funds. They reward, they punish, they anoint.

I encourage you to go look at this post, and leave your comments there.

Wow am I running late this morning. I had a lot of things I was hoping to do before work. FAIL.

Since they didn’t get done here’s an open invitation to take a look at other projects (that I also didn’t get to work on this morning).

Reclaim Conservatism — The name says it all.
Reclaim Conservatism
Reclaim Conservatism Blog – Using a new theme. Check it out.
Reclaim Conservatism Wiki
@reclaimcons on Twitter

FloridaImagine — Web hosting, design, and Florida information for the Tampa-Orlando I-4 corridor (Orlampa).
FloridImagine.com – Like the shoes of the cobbler’s children – unfinished and underdevelopment.
FloridImagine Blog – Up and running, but way behind where it should be.
@FloridImagine on Twitter

Blog News Co-op — Original reporting for bloggers, by bloggers. Under development, but a darn good idea if I do say so myself.
Blog News Co-op Blog – at least the blog is going.
@BlogNewsCoop on Twitter

After you check out those sites, consider this an Open Thread. Get commenting people! I’ve gotta go!

100 Post Marathon #4

The Reclaim Wiki at Reclaim Conservatism is coming along quite nicely, thank you. You are more than welcome to jump in and contribute.

I didn’t realize just how big an undertaking a Wiki can be. We are getting things organized, and slowly adding content. Of course the beauty of a Wiki is that it is a community activity.

Editing a Wiki (like nearly all Wikis, we are using Media Wiki software) is unlike anything you are probably used to. The good news is that we have imported the public domain help pages to assist you and answer most questions.

The purpose of our little effort is to create and grow a resource that the conservative community can use to advance our efforts. The biggest need is your input. Please leave your comments here, at Reclaim Conservatism, or drop me an email [lakelandjim at gmail dot com]

If you can…

I’ve been so busy working on the Reclaim Wiki that I didn’t realize that the Reclaim Conservatism blog was due to celebrate it’s first Blogiversary.

We sure would appreciate it if you stopped by today.

I told you I wanted to spend more time developing this site, and boy have I. I spent several hours last night setting up the Reclaim Conservatism Wiki.

The wiki is being set up to be a repository of conservative information and resources. You are encouraged to help with this project by adding and editing information there, or by sending your information to: wiki at reclaimconservatism dot com. At the very least, please take a look and bookmark the site. Point others to it too, if you will.

I am really looking for people who are familiar with working on a wiki. Your help will be invaluable.

Well, I’m headed over there now for a few minutes. Join me?

Cross posted from Reclaim Conservatism

I have a new post up at Reclaim Conservatism describing the Focus I’d like to see for that site. Please take a look and comment.