It's easy if you try...
• The faux "War on Christmas" is heating up again, an annual tradition going all the way back to last year where the lunatic fringe tries to convince the flock that the country's dominant religion is somehow being attacked by the very notions of plurality, diversity, the desire for tolerance and peace on earth, etc. Scrooge and/or Orwell would be proud. The best defense against these offensive idiots is, of course, humor. Some of the most amusing posts I've seen lately include RJ Eskow's "opening salvo", Barbara Ehrenreich's exit strategy, Shari Zollinger's proportionate responses to strangers obviously dissing Christmas by not mentioning it with every breath they take, and the Krismas Homepage (via Will Shetterly).
• Obligatory Digby-must-read post: Does the current "Moon, bitches!" fever have anything to do with this administration's belligerent moves toward space hegemony?
• Patrick Nielsen-Hayden likes the new Beatles Love CD. So did we; we listened to it on our anniversary. Someday Patrick and Robin will have that long-promised Beatles trivia-off. Meanwhile, Teresa Nielsen-Hayden explains why she blogs - to help hold feet to the fire if those feet aren't moving in the right direction.
• I'm really happy Ken Jennings has a blog (although I wish it had a comments section!), he's a heck of a fun writer to read. Two good ones this week are about how some trivia buffs (like some comic fans) come up short in the social skills department and his year of living ice-cream-ly.
• Kath David writes towards the future as her daughter Caroline turns four.
• Heidi passes along Wonkette's version of the Iraq Study Group Report: The Comic and can't decide if she feels excitement or trepidation over the sale of Astroland and the new owners' plans for development.
• Not only do I think, as Laura points out, that "minx" is a rather harmless term meaning, roughly, a "female scamp," but I think it's fun to say. Like Blix. Is Hans Blix a minx? Even if he isn't, it's extremely fun to say "blix minx."
• The first rule of Misogyny Megaslam is, do not talk about Misogyny Megaslam.
Thus I make it through all my blog categories except the ones with the most posts, the News+Views Gals (241 unread), Guys (755) and Groups (583). That's what four days of busy job stuff during the days and Harry Potter novel reading in the evenings will do to one. Alas, no rest for the already-weary, as it's now on to the Riggs Residence Roundup writeup... hmm, that doesn't sound right...
• The faux "War on Christmas" is heating up again, an annual tradition going all the way back to last year where the lunatic fringe tries to convince the flock that the country's dominant religion is somehow being attacked by the very notions of plurality, diversity, the desire for tolerance and peace on earth, etc. Scrooge and/or Orwell would be proud. The best defense against these offensive idiots is, of course, humor. Some of the most amusing posts I've seen lately include RJ Eskow's "opening salvo", Barbara Ehrenreich's exit strategy, Shari Zollinger's proportionate responses to strangers obviously dissing Christmas by not mentioning it with every breath they take, and the Krismas Homepage (via Will Shetterly).
• Obligatory Digby-must-read post: Does the current "Moon, bitches!" fever have anything to do with this administration's belligerent moves toward space hegemony?
• Patrick Nielsen-Hayden likes the new Beatles Love CD. So did we; we listened to it on our anniversary. Someday Patrick and Robin will have that long-promised Beatles trivia-off. Meanwhile, Teresa Nielsen-Hayden explains why she blogs - to help hold feet to the fire if those feet aren't moving in the right direction.
• I'm really happy Ken Jennings has a blog (although I wish it had a comments section!), he's a heck of a fun writer to read. Two good ones this week are about how some trivia buffs (like some comic fans) come up short in the social skills department and his year of living ice-cream-ly.
• Kath David writes towards the future as her daughter Caroline turns four.
• Heidi passes along Wonkette's version of the Iraq Study Group Report: The Comic and can't decide if she feels excitement or trepidation over the sale of Astroland and the new owners' plans for development.
• Not only do I think, as Laura points out, that "minx" is a rather harmless term meaning, roughly, a "female scamp," but I think it's fun to say. Like Blix. Is Hans Blix a minx? Even if he isn't, it's extremely fun to say "blix minx."
• The first rule of Misogyny Megaslam is, do not talk about Misogyny Megaslam.
Thus I make it through all my blog categories except the ones with the most posts, the News+Views Gals (241 unread), Guys (755) and Groups (583). That's what four days of busy job stuff during the days and Harry Potter novel reading in the evenings will do to one. Alas, no rest for the already-weary, as it's now on to the Riggs Residence Roundup writeup... hmm, that doesn't sound right...
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