It seems the only time I ever see you is when I’m five sheets to the wind at the Diner.  So I figured that I would take an e-opportunity to congratulate you on your 10th anniversary.  Your blog, and books, were vitally important for this young, conservative Catholic political junkie as I was coming out of the closet.  And after you helped me through that, I became a religious reader of your blog and seemingly together you and I came to realize the excesses of this current brand of conservatism. I imagine I'll look back on that period and determine that it was the most important formative part of my adult life, and you and the Dish played a critical role.  I’m eternally grateful for that.

Another writes:

Congratulations on your 10th year of the Dish.  I write simply to thank you for helping impact who I am as a person, as a thinker, and as a (hopefully) productive member of society.