Syc, now try this link.
http://cellar.org/syc.php
Thus, insta-blog: create a blog out of any forum.
This is not the typical blog format, which would be more like post after post by the same person, with a separate link for comments. But it gets the job done.
I could hack in the date in the left-hand navigation... I just didn't have to with IotD, since I already post the date in the subject every time.