Going through the list o'links, making sure everything is working, and actually visiting everthing for a change. Had to rename one or two, and make some additions. Spike made mention of Joey Manley's Blog, f'r instance (if you don't know who that is, hit the link. He has, like, a photo, and a brief bio, and stuff).
Also, I'd been ignoring the whole tempest in a teapot about Daily Kos, also added, because I figured anyone taking advice on morality from the right. . . is a complete fucking moron, basically. And clearly has never read, say, one of the comment threads at Little Green Footballs, where you'll find commentary that makes Kos' look positively Christlike. But Patrick Nielsen Hayden says what I'd like to, better, and without the profanity, so go read his comment at Making Light instead.
Because of course the political Right in this country is so very, very careful to police itself and dissociate itself from extremist or violent sentiments. So naturally it's incumbent on every single liberal in America, certainly including every weblogger and political campaign, to get out there and grovel if one single prominent person says one single dumb thing.
Because, you know, I could be quoting out of context or something.
Changed the Sherman Alexie link to point to the stuff i like page at his official site. Not quite a blog, but as good as we're likely to get, so quit your whining.
I thought this NBA Slam Dunk contest was the best ever, not because of the successful dunks, but because of the glorious failures. Foolish ambition is a beautiful thing.
Didn't see the contest, but agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment. I'm all about the foolish ambition.
Updates as I do that copy and paste and read thingee. Possibly.
Good man for staying outta the Kos flap. I was going to go straight thug but decided I be better off chillin' and listening to Amel Larrieux...
Yeah, I totally did not understand the Kos thing. I felt like the right was asking people who generally agree with Kos to apologize for something Kos had already apologized for.
I don't generally make it a habit to apologize for things other people do. And I understood the reason and context for his words in the first place. They didn't strike me as unforgivable at all.
Whatever, though. Yeah. It's maddeningly ironic that there were people STILL saying things like "Bomb Fallujah into a parking lot!" while people were getting all huffy and indignant about what Kos had said. Hi? Do they even GET that there are living, breathing human beings who AREN'T American?
Sigh.
btw - kd is at http://dotlizard.com/ now. Still in full force. Bloglined too.
ej, thanks. Added her new place to the list o'links.
S-Train, the right-wingers are often fascinating from an anthropological point of view, but not the sort of folk you'd want to actually deal with. Is why I go into NegroPanopticon mode where they're concerned.
dru, they don't consider mud people to be human even when they live here in the States; you think they give a care about the brown people elsewhere?
Oh, and what I said about being all kind and forgiving and Christlike towards Michele?
This suggestion is hereby recinded.
Also, the use of unnecessary force in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers. . .
. . . has been approved.