Michelle Malkin has been blogging for a year

Michelle Malkin: A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A BLOG: "Two figures have had an undeniable impact on this blog, as they have had on the blogosphere as a whole: Matt Drudge and Instapundit's Glenn Reynolds. Though he disdains the term 'blog,' Drudge was and is the O.B.: the original blogger. His entrepreneurial spirit is often taken for granted now, but he inspired many of us long before our blogs were born...
Reynolds' blog was one of the first I started reading, and remains one of the first I read every morning. Whether you agree with his politics or not, he sets blogospheric gold standards for ethics, etiquette, quality, and output."

I always take a look at her blog. She's like a splash of ice water in the face; it makes you wake up.