Yeah, just don't tell Helen 

Cheers,

Scott

On 2010-10-21, at 6:02 PM, Logan Wall <jlwall88@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks for the welcomes and the ability to work with all of you.  There's something about the tone/style of discussion at The League that I've always loved, and I'm excited to be more involved in it.

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 6:59 PM, Will Collins <williamf.collins@gmail.com> wrote:

Welcome, JL. Your first post looks great. 

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:55 PM, <matthewschmitz@gmail.com> wrote:

Awesome. I was really enjoying phaidimoi loggoi, J.L, and it's a pleasure to have you aboard.

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:45 PM, Erik Kain <erik.kain@gmail.com> wrote:

And since we're in the midst of a general welcoming session, I thought I'd introduce one more addition to the site, Mr. J.L. Wall formerly of The American Conservative's "Upturned Earth" where he once upon a time blogged with the now erstwhile John Schwenkler. I'm very happy to welcome J.L.to the site. 

Cheers

Erik

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi, all, and thanks for having me on. I'm excited to be blogging again, particularly at this site, which I've been fond of for a while.

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 2:01 PM, David Schaengold <david.schaengold@gmail.com> wrote:

Welcome, Ned and Barrett!

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Scott H. Payne <scott.h.payne@gmail.com> wrote:
> But that was Erik's post.
>
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Scott H. Payne <scott.h.payne@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> And let's be clear, I've always thought of Helen Rittlemeyer as a, "hot
>> search term". I'm just ahead of the curve, yo.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Mark Thompson <mwthompson88@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> It also helped quite a bit that "Helen Rittlemeyer" became a hot search
>>> term yesterday, and Scott's playful response to her post well over a year
>>> ago appears on the first page.
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Rufus F. <rufus138@gmail.com>
>>> To: Erik Kain <erik.kain@gmail.com>
>>> Cc: Scott H. Payne <scott.h.payne@gmail.com>; Mark Thompson
>>> <mwthompson88@yahoo.com>; Ned Resnikoff <nedresnikoff@gmail.com>;
>>> matthewschmitz@gmail.com; Will Collins <williamf.collins@gmail.com>;
>>> lisakramer1979@aol.com; Davidaruggiero1973@gmail.com;
>>> david.schaengold@gmail.com; JKuznicki@cato.org; awhaleyb@gmail.com;
>>> williamrandolphbrafford@gmail.com; barriticus@gmail.com
>>> Sent: Wed, October 20, 2010 1:09:45 PM
>>> Subject: Re: The Gentlemen in question....
>>>
>>> Oh, okay. I only discovered Balloon Juice when you started blogging there
>>> and remain a bit bewildered by it.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Erik Kain <erik.kain@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A blogroll link like that only gets us a few visitors. It was my link
>>>> from Balloon Juice that drew the crowd.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Scott H. Payne
>>>> <scott.h.payne@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> No, it's been there for a while now.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Rufus F. <rufus138@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey, anyone know why the visits quadrupled yesterday? A guess: Did
>>>>>> Douthat add that link from his Times site to the League just recently or was
>>>>>> it always there?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Mark Thompson
>>>>>> <mwthompson88@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Welcome to you both!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>>>> From: Ned Resnikoff <nedresnikoff@gmail.com>
>>>>>>> To: Scott H. Payne <scott.h.payne@gmail.com>
>>>>>>> Cc: matthewschmitz@gmail.com; Will Collins
>>>>>>> <williamf.collins@gmail.com>; lisakramer1979@aol.com; erik.kain@gmail.com;
>>>>>>> Davidaruggiero1973@gmail.com; david.schaengold@gmail.com;
>>>>>>> rufus138@gmail.com; JKuznicki@cato.org; awhaleyb@gmail.com;
>>>>>>> williamrandolphbrafford@gmail.com; mwthompson88@yahoo.com;
>>>>>>> barriticus@gmail.com
>>>>>>> Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 9:55:47 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: The Gentlemen in question....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey all! Thanks for the welcome, and I'm excited to be blogging
>>>>>>> alongside all of you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Scott H. Payne
>>>>>>> <scott.h.payne@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Er, at the table, that is.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Scott H. Payne
>>>>>>>> <scott.h.payne@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hola Ned and Barrett,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Glad to have your respective impressive talents at the, even if I'm
>>>>>>>>> off foraging for scraps at the Canadian "kids section".
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Barrett, out of curiosity, is it true what they say that you're now
>>>>>>>>> intermittently channeling the spirit of Hunter S. Thompson after a botched
>>>>>>>>> exorcism by a Peruvian witchdoctor dressed up like Queen Amidala of Naboo?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:59 AM, <matthewschmitz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Howdy to the newcomers.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Will Collins
>>>>>>>>>> <williamf.collins@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Excited to have you guys writing for us.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> - Will
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> PS - David, I think Damon Linker showed up in our comment section
>>>>>>>>>>> to call you out for that latest potshot. I'm eagerly anticipating a
>>>>>>>>>>> follow-up post.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:39 PM, <lisakramer1979@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Welcome Barrett!  Welcome Ned!  Glad to have you on board.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Lisa
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>> From: Erik Kain <erik.kain@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>> To: davidaruggiero1973@gmail.com <Davidaruggiero1973@gmail.com>;
>>>>>>>>>>>> David Schaengold <david.schaengold@gmail.com>; Matt Schmitz
>>>>>>>>>>>> <matthewschmitz@gmail.com>; Rufus F. <rufus138@gmail.com>; Jason Kuznicki
>>>>>>>>>>>> <JKuznicki@cato.org>; Austin Bramwell <awhaleyb@gmail.com>; Will Collins
>>>>>>>>>>>> <