Wombat’s wife Shmausen e-mailed me a link (and complete text) of a post from The Volokh Conspiracy on the dangers of trying to earn cashamundo from your blog:

Don’t Sell Ads on Your Blog:

Just a friendly public service reminder, prompted by a brief conversation I had over the weekend: If you (1) make only a little money by selling ads on your blog (or having a tipjar), and (2) you have homeowner’s insurance (or, in some instances, renter’s insurance), and (3) you worry about the possible risk of defamation lawsuits, invasion of privacy lawsuits, and the like — and the expense of defending the lawsuits even if you ultimate prevail — consider going entirely noncommercial.

I highly suggest reading the entire post. You’ll note — if you ever noticed — that the Google Ads and Amazon-search feature have been removed from the blog. I’d rather be safe than sorry.