Yep. So here I am. At the Ragan conference in Chicago.

The event started out in a great, informal, stimulating way – a bloggers dinner organized by Kevin Dugan and Chris Thilk. And who showed up when there were only the three of us there? Robert Scoble. First time I’d met him. A genuine, sincere, modest guy. Smart of course.

The table kept growing through the evening. But I bailed early. My day started some 18 hours ago. And I hear that the keynote speaker tomorrow is kickass. So, I’m back at the hotel for a quick drink, this post and a decent night’s sleep.

I’ll try to live blog the sessions tomorrow. If there is reliable wireless in the meeting rooms.

If the wireless turns out to be spotty or nonexistent, I plan to test Windows Live Writer as an offline editor. 24 hours from now, I’ll tell you whether it worked.