Week of 6/11 thru 6/17/06
I'm sorry to begin this weekly roundup with some sad news, but all heartfelt condolences go out to Liberal Coalition "leader" NTodd Pritsky on the loss of his mother. This post is indicative of the strength of NTodd's character, it's achingly beautiful. I hope his writing and inspiration will continue to be a part of the blogosphere for many more years (it's been three so far).
• I know she didn't ask for any, but Andante could probably use any financial support you can muster if you have any disposable income, as she undergoes her eye surgery and tries to pay for it.
• Bora/Coturnix is excited about The Five Fists of Science, which I still haven't finished as I read it as it's my current choice for reading whilst on the stationary bike, and I haven't been on the bike in a few days due to severe body aches... He also found an interesting article on the science of the ball being used at this year's World Cup.
• Echidne finds some more damning evidence on Karl Zinsmeister, which makes my mind boggle even more that he's an award-nominated comic book writer...
• Although Athenae isn't the First Draft member who's an LC participant, I still liked her posts about Mary Gardner and how our social discourse has been coarsened even more.
• Kathy also talks about the national dialogue, noting the actual difference between patriotism and nationalism/jingoism, something that used to be implicitly understood. I was also amused by her "Brangelina" comment.
• Is it a sign of the impending apocalypse that Kenneth actually agrees with the President, or is there more here than meets the eye?
• Leah celebrates our local poet laureate. I tell ya, people, there's something about being in da Bronx... Leah also talks about last week's Friday surprise. Fridays in the summertime are killers because so many places close early, so that leaves even more time for the administration and its lackeys to perform their underhanded machinations without too many citizens finding out about them.
• Michael's moving (in real life, not his blog address) and seems to be coping fairly well with it.
• Mike reminds us that Dennis Kucinich is still fighting the good fight.
• Congrats again to Mustang Bobby's friend John at winning the Tony, and happy belated 58th wedding anniversary to MB's parents!
• Norbizness sneers at some album liner notes, but I remember that Marie Osmond one and it was fairly appropriate for the demographic likeliest to buy that album, which my best friend was at the time. Norbizness has obviously never been a teenaged girl.
• Rivka's back! Hoorah! I've restored her to the Liberal Coalition blogroll on the sidebar.
• The Scrutiny Hooligans remember Flag Day, and don't like our President defacing our national symbol, both physically and via his policies.
• Steve finds some topics the public cannot edit in Wikipedia, relates a bizarre Jenna Elfman Scientology-related story, and has a terrific post about the war in Iraq that's actually 100% his own words, no extensive copy-pasting from other sources at all!
• Trish says things are getting better financially for her and the Count with lots of irons in the fire, and takes aim at my old friend Dawn Eden who I still can't believe seems to have changed so much from our old INSIDE JOKE days when "Eden" was a pen name that simply sounded better than "Goldstein."
Oh goodness, another World Cup game has been underway for a half hour by now, time to go watch it...
• I know she didn't ask for any, but Andante could probably use any financial support you can muster if you have any disposable income, as she undergoes her eye surgery and tries to pay for it.
• Bora/Coturnix is excited about The Five Fists of Science, which I still haven't finished as I read it as it's my current choice for reading whilst on the stationary bike, and I haven't been on the bike in a few days due to severe body aches... He also found an interesting article on the science of the ball being used at this year's World Cup.
• Echidne finds some more damning evidence on Karl Zinsmeister, which makes my mind boggle even more that he's an award-nominated comic book writer...
• Although Athenae isn't the First Draft member who's an LC participant, I still liked her posts about Mary Gardner and how our social discourse has been coarsened even more.
• Kathy also talks about the national dialogue, noting the actual difference between patriotism and nationalism/jingoism, something that used to be implicitly understood. I was also amused by her "Brangelina" comment.
• Is it a sign of the impending apocalypse that Kenneth actually agrees with the President, or is there more here than meets the eye?
• Leah celebrates our local poet laureate. I tell ya, people, there's something about being in da Bronx... Leah also talks about last week's Friday surprise. Fridays in the summertime are killers because so many places close early, so that leaves even more time for the administration and its lackeys to perform their underhanded machinations without too many citizens finding out about them.
• Michael's moving (in real life, not his blog address) and seems to be coping fairly well with it.
• Mike reminds us that Dennis Kucinich is still fighting the good fight.
• Congrats again to Mustang Bobby's friend John at winning the Tony, and happy belated 58th wedding anniversary to MB's parents!
• Norbizness sneers at some album liner notes, but I remember that Marie Osmond one and it was fairly appropriate for the demographic likeliest to buy that album, which my best friend was at the time. Norbizness has obviously never been a teenaged girl.
• Rivka's back! Hoorah! I've restored her to the Liberal Coalition blogroll on the sidebar.
• The Scrutiny Hooligans remember Flag Day, and don't like our President defacing our national symbol, both physically and via his policies.
• Steve finds some topics the public cannot edit in Wikipedia, relates a bizarre Jenna Elfman Scientology-related story, and has a terrific post about the war in Iraq that's actually 100% his own words, no extensive copy-pasting from other sources at all!
• Trish says things are getting better financially for her and the Count with lots of irons in the fire, and takes aim at my old friend Dawn Eden who I still can't believe seems to have changed so much from our old INSIDE JOKE days when "Eden" was a pen name that simply sounded better than "Goldstein."
Oh goodness, another World Cup game has been underway for a half hour by now, time to go watch it...
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