Offline blogging, on a Mac

Anyone out there use an offline blogging program?

I used to use Windows Live Writer and really liked it.  I was able to write where ever I happened to be and post when I was happy with it and back online.  The idea of writing in something more like a word processor instead of a web page worked better for me.

But I've since traded in my Vista notebook for a MacBook.  And I since haven't been able to find something that I'm as happy with as I was with Live Writer.  I've tried Blogo, which I really didn't like; Qumana, also didn't like; and am now trying MarsEdit which seems to be the best so far.  But it's still not quite what I'm looking for. 

I guess I like the idea of everything happening from one program instead of having to login to WordPress and paste.  And Word has a knack of inserting bad characters into the HTML of posts. 

Might be a thought though.

I'm trying for one a day, but it works out to more like one a week. I get hits off the blog but so far no "followers" or "fans".. [shrug]

My non-photo blogs are:
One for my daughter, she's five, I let her dictate parts of it, stuff like talking about losing her first tooth, etc. I try and put pictures up on it, but I am a horrible mom and don't do it often. There are places that will turn you blogs into books that are awesome looking, I hope to do that one day, instead of keeping a journal for her, which I started but am even worse at doing hard-copy stuff, computer stuff is more convenient.

I also have a recipe blog. I set it to private and copy and paste my favorite recipes into it then give them searchable keywords so in my kitchen I can find a recipe super fast and then leave it up on my computer screen while I cook/bake, rather than having a book, they are bulky and time consuming to flip through.

I kinda live in a cyber world, lol, between my blogs for convenience, reading books on my Kindle and even grocery shopping online...
I really want an iPad, but I am having visions of Wall-E. Have you guys seen that movie? Did it forshadow the ill-effects of the iPad or what? Not that it matters, I can't afford it.