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A Favorite Writer The return of Ken Layne I've just found that a favorite writer is back. In the early days of the blogosphere, say 2001, Ken Layne was one of the stars. He wrote about his adventures starting (with Matt Welch) an English language newspaper in Prague, his time as a UPI writer, and his life in Los Angeles and Reno. His writing was always fresh and his topics interesting. He even wrote a novel. Then he turned to a career as a singer, forming Ken Layne and the Corvids. He stopped blogging for a year or so, and when he came back, some said he had joined the moonbat fringe of Chimpy McBusHitler haters. Some folks even threatened to de-link him. Now he's writing and publishing an on-line magazine called Highways West. He says: Highways West is a daily online magazine about traveling around the Western United States. We cover road trips, lodging, national parks and other natural attractions, weird discoveries, gambling towns, camping and hiking, events large and small, the history and culture of the West, travel gear, weather and road conditions, restaurant reviews, wineries, deals & bargains, good places for kids & pets, and the latest news on destinations both well-known and off the beaten track ... mostly the latter. I'm enjoying reading his writing again - he has a very individual style, as shown in his post on Nevada's state bird: For some reason, many people have recently come to this site seeking information on Nevada's official state bird. (Maybe it's a question on "Jeopardy!" this week.) So let's introduce the Mountain Bluebird. Mr. Mountain Bluebird is a bright little character. You won't see him much in the deserts, but Nevada is the nation's most mountainous state — more than 150 mountain ranges run up and down the state like caterpillars — and the state bird can be found throughout those mountains. (We use the sexist "Mr." and "him" because the female Mountain "Bluebird" is, in fact, brown as the desert soil and homely as a mangy coyote. It is no more a "bluebird" than I'm a Senator.) I've once again added Ken to my daily reading list.
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