Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Via Gerard.
1. When I post under an assumed name, I can get in closer touch with my Inner Sociopath.
2. Through block-quotes and fisking I have the power to transform even the most harmless statements of my enemies into concrete evidence of their evil plans to enslave mankind and rule the world.
3. In all humility I do not seek to rule the world. I seek only complete agreement and total capitulation.
Click the link to get the remaining 24.
Flashback to the wonderful work that brought Gerard to my attention originally, The Voice of the Neuter is Heard Throughout the Land. And to what, surely, you must not miss, possibly the most loved and respected of all the works over in his corner, you’ll want to pull it out and re-read it every Memorial Day and November 11. And to Gerard Van der Leun’s profile at Normblog, November of 2005.
Why do you blog? > For the immediacy, the flexibility and the feedback. For an essayist it’s also a fine way to put first drafts into the world – even though that’s not always the best move.
What has been your best blogging experience? > Positive feedback from readers (writers love to hear they’re doing well), and negative feedback from worthy opponents.
What has been your worst blogging experience? > Trolls sent in from sites whose authors are deranged.
What would be your main blogging advice to a novice blogger? > Three entries daily for six months and then six for the next six months. Then see how you feel about it. It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon. [emphasis mine]
These might very well be the wisest seven words I’ve ever seen written about blogging. Of course, the 27 affirmations aren’t bad either, especially that bit about everyone agreeing with me.
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