Disclaimer The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in anyway.
This post was written using Windows Live Writer, which if you haven't checked it out yet, is pretty damn cool. It supports all the major blogging API's (including Blogger and DasBlog) with tons of great plugins, including the ability to insert Flickr images easily.
I also have to say that the preview feature is da bomb, looks spot on, and is hands down the best I've ever seen from an offline blogging tool.