Many of you may have noticed the widget that has been displaying around this site for the last few weeks from RootsWire.org.  RootsWire is an exciting project that we've been working on in conjunction with many of the bloggers who are covering the Democratic Convention.  We are pulling together content from many of the best bloggers in the country in a single site, covering the convention from many angles, both in different parts of the planet and from different political viewpoints. This has been a great experience, and we're thrilled that so many well-known bloggers from around the world are participating. 

This has been (and continues to be) a lot of work, but it has also been a great experience.  We've been having weekly conference calls for the last few weeks and are getting to know each other, and share information (we're mostly still befuddled about what will happen once we get to Denver and are breathlessly awaiting more info from the Democratic Party).  

I can't help but be amused that for four days, my little farm in Downsville, WI will be the political center of the country in the blogger world.  I'm also a little worried that we're going to have communications problems, trouble getting our laptops charged (how many batteries CAN I get in my backpack?) It's going to be an interesting week. On top of everything else, nobody is convinced that there will be enough electricity available in Denver for the convention (at least if it's hot) and despite a lot of work, I'm not completely certain that our web servers will be able to hold the quickly building web traffic at RootsWire. Also, not to put too fine of a point on it -- I'm not sure my credit card will hold out either --- there's a widget below where you can help contribute to this trip, and to all the work we're doing both for Uppity Wisconsin and the other blogging partners at RootsWire - We'd really appreciate a little cash to help fund your vicarious view of the convention.  

There are many other interesting things going on.  Uppity Wisconsin will be part of the new PoltiicsBlue community channel on Zannel where we will be bringing you video updates both during the convention and through the election season.  There are also a couple of exciting other possibilities going on and you may be seeing Uppity Wisconsin posts on a few other well-known sites next week.  

So - you can follow all the excitement of the convention at http://www.rootswire.org, and the Wisconsin part of the story right here.  So many things to pack, so much software to write -- so little time. I'm getting in the little car on Friday morning, and heading to Denver.  You'll be hearing a lot more from me after that.