Blogging for a living. Pipe dream?

One of the things that make blogs so attractive is the way you can jump from one topic to another so seamlessly. They are all interconnected in some vague way, but there can be almost a sense of adventure exploring them. It reminds me in some ways of the early days when you could browse "neighbourhoods" on Geocities and come across some real gems. This evening I was reading Bob Parson's blog and came across a link to a writer's blog. I suppose the URL attracted me, so I started following links. It was an eye opener. I had heard of people making money via their blogs, but actually making a full-time living from it was a bit of a revelation. I don't think you'd find many Irish bloggers who would be able to make the same claim. Darren Rowse seems to be making a full-time living from blogging. Admittedly he is involved in at least twenty different blogs, but I still found it impressive that he was able to turn what I would consider a hobby into his main source of income. Of course if you consider what they are doing with sites like Breaking News you can see that they have created a new media space. Not a new medium per se, but a new space for a very old one. That of journalism and commentary.