Althouse: 16 years!

August 3, 2025

16 years!

Another milestone.

63 comments:

Political Junkie said...: You and Meade 16 years? If so, congrats.
I checked out the link, and not sure what I saw.; 8/3/25, 11:00 AM
NKP said...: All the Cats wanna dance with - Sweet Little Sixteen :-); 8/3/25, 11:08 AM
Ice Nine said...: Nice cheeks.; 8/3/25, 11:18 AM
Temujin said...: Well...it's not the anniversary of the Althouse Blog. At least not according to Grok. And Lord knows I never remember. It's gotta be either your 16th year of marriage to Meade, or your 16th year of knowing Meade, or your 16th year of waking up too early, going out for a nice morning walk.
Or possibly your 16th year since you quit eating popcorn.; 8/3/25, 11:22 AM
Ann Althouse said...: LOL, I had the wrong link.

Fixed!; 8/3/25, 11:24 AM
Ann Althouse said...: How wrong can you be?!! But the marriage isn't wrong! It's great. Thanks to my dear husband.; 8/3/25, 11:24 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "I checked out the link, and not sure what I saw."

LOL. You just saw a link to something I thought was funny and had copied the link then forgot I copied it.; 8/3/25, 11:25 AM
Original Mike said...: Congratulations!; 8/3/25, 11:36 AM
technochitlin said...: Gratz! Have many more.; 8/3/25, 11:39 AM
Enlighten-NewJersey said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/3/25, 12:04 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Congratulations. Good thing bellyache ridge hasn't turned into heartbreak ridge. 16 years, it seems like yesterday.; 8/3/25, 12:13 PM
FullMoon said...: Seems like only yesterday; 8/3/25, 12:45 PM
Kai Akker said...: That's a goodly long time. Congratulations.

The first comment on the link I went to was from Michael K with his familiar picture. RIP Michael K and also Gahrie.; 8/3/25, 12:45 PM
Eva Marie said...: Congrats!; 8/3/25, 12:48 PM
David53 said...: Congrats!; 8/3/25, 12:50 PM
mezzrow said...: Congratulations! The time flies, doesn't it?; 8/3/25, 1:00 PM
rhhardin said...: But of course with the spread of literacy you now tend to get girls who have thought and feeling too, in some measure, and some of them will probably belong to the Royal Philological Society or something, or in any case have their own 'thing,' which must be respected, and catered to, and nattered about, just as if you gave a shit about all this blague. But of course we may be different, perhaps you do care about it. It's not unheard of.

- Barthelme, Snow White, the argument for staying together; 8/3/25, 1:27 PM
Just an old country lawyer said...: How wonderful! Congratulations.; 8/3/25, 1:29 PM
Paddy O said...: Hooray! Congrats! That really is an amazing story and journey since; 8/3/25, 1:33 PM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Congratulations going out to you "kids".; 8/3/25, 1:34 PM
Quayle said...: if I recall correctly, Ann, just after your marriage you posted a general request for ….. I don’t believe, you specifically labeled “general marriage advice” … but ask for input on marriage of some kind, and you got a lot of responses. I would be interested to see a curated compilation of that list and also to know which ones you now think we’re most cogent or valuable.; 8/3/25, 1:38 PM
Marty said...: Congratulations to two of my favorite people whom I have never met!; 8/3/25, 1:45 PM
Peachy said...: Congratulations! with a Colorado connection...; 8/3/25, 2:00 PM
Iman said...: Congratulations and RIP, Michael K and Gahrie.; 8/3/25, 2:07 PM
FWBuff said...: Happy anniversary!; 8/3/25, 2:31 PM
MountainMan said...: Congratulations. I remember that post well. Happy Anniversary!; 8/3/25, 2:35 PM
lonejustice said...: Happy Sweet Sixteen, to my favorite blogger.; 8/3/25, 2:59 PM
Clyde said...: Happy anniversary! I was reading through the linked post looking at the comments and noticed that I'd already commented...; 8/3/25, 2:59 PM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: Congrats,each one a milestone, we just did 45 and its been some adventure!; 8/3/25, 3:19 PM
Christy said...: Happy Anniversary, and Best Wishes for Many Happy Returns of the Day!; 8/3/25, 3:33 PM
Narr said...: What they-all said!; 8/3/25, 3:47 PM
Heartless Aztec said...: Big Congrats Professor Emeritus !; 8/3/25, 4:08 PM
Tomcc said...: Nice work, you two!; 8/3/25, 4:24 PM
rehajm said...: Happy Anniversary! Happy Anniversary! Happy Anniversary! HAP-py Anniversary! Repeat…; 8/3/25, 4:24 PM
Craig Mc said...: Congratulations!; 8/3/25, 4:47 PM
BG said...: Congratulations, and to many more years together!; 8/3/25, 4:57 PM
Mary E. Glynn said...: ... around your neck?
Hang in there. He can't be that bad!; 8/3/25, 5:05 PM
Richard Dolan said...: And on the eighth day God created the internet and He saw that it was good and helpful. And helpful it was. Much to be thankful for on this anniversary. Congratulations to both of you.; 8/3/25, 5:31 PM
Friendo said...: Winning! I have not and will not ever meet either of you, but you both have positively affected me. That's pretty great. Please continue!!!; 8/3/25, 5:32 PM
Charlie Eklund said...: Congratulations to you both!; 8/3/25, 5:35 PM
Christopher B said...: Congratulations!; 8/3/25, 5:57 PM
Scott Patton said...: Congrats! Old enough to drive.; 8/3/25, 6:27 PM
Danno said...: Oops. I posted my congrats to the 10 year link!; 8/3/25, 6:48 PM
mccullough said...: Happy Anniversary. Your marriage is old enough to drive.; 8/3/25, 7:08 PM
tpceltus said...: Congratulations!!; 8/3/25, 7:35 PM
Jamie said...: Congratulations! How many people can say that a community like this - in which almost none of us has ever met in person - was the starting point of such a long and beautiful relationship?

And of that number, how many can say they founded and fostered the community? Way to make your own luck, Althouse!; 8/3/25, 7:59 PM
Aggie said...: More of a Happy Beginning than a happy ending - but many happy returns for the years to come !; 8/3/25, 8:07 PM
Ignorance is Bliss said...: Thanks!; 8/3/25, 8:23 PM
Curious George said...: "RIP Michael K"

Maybe I knew this and forgot. HOF commenter and person.; 8/3/25, 8:42 PM
Dave Begley said...: Ann and Meade are an inspiration. Love - true love - can be found late in life.; 8/3/25, 8:45 PM
Meade said...: Thanks everyone! Quite the adventure, made even lovelier by sharing it with all you lovely people. Very grateful.; 8/3/25, 8:56 PM
Joe Bar said...: Congratulations on another milestone. We love what you do.; 8/3/25, 9:14 PM
M.K. Popovich said...: happy anniversary!; 8/4/25, 1:28 AM
Ralph L said...: Milestone? Is that similar to ball and chain?; 8/4/25, 6:24 AM
JZ said...: Good wishes you you both.; 8/4/25, 6:38 AM
Krumhorn said...: A remarkable couple!

- Krumhorn; 8/4/25, 7:39 AM
CJinPA said...: A joy to witness. Many more happy years.; 8/4/25, 7:58 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Sincere thanks. I'm too damned lazy to manage a crazyhouse like this. So I truly appreciate Althouse and Meade and a place they let some intelligent free speech happen in response to her original musings and questions.

It's a great experiment. This is the only comment section that has the self-control to not turn into what ALL the other ones have.; 8/4/25, 8:32 AM
Terry di Tufo said...: The Constant Gardener and The Law of Attraction; 8/4/25, 8:33 AM
wildswan said...: Sixteen years of happiness and free speech amid sixteen years of Madison-sponsored craziness. What an achievement. You two lived well in "interesting times", as they say. May you have another sixteen and more in uninteresting times.; 8/4/25, 8:44 AM
wsw said...: Perfessor 'n the Hoosier. Many happy returns; 8/4/25, 8:45 AM
Greg The Class Traitor said...: Congratulations!; 8/4/25, 12:11 PM
Nicholas said...: Ann, greetings from England and congratulations, I have read your blog almost every day since your reports of what I guess we would now have to call the insurrection at the Madison Capitol. The sheer eclecticism of your posts makes this something well out of the ordinary on the AI driven internet of today.; 8/4/25, 4:57 PM