Everything Worth Reading Carnival

EWR: Man Alive! It's Twenty-Five!

2010-02-28T00:01:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the February 28, 2010 edition of Everything Worth Reading. Enjoy posts about all different stuff from anecdotes to poetry.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Fight Firewalls With Kindle posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Terry Anzaldi presents Mortified Oblivion posted at The Liminal State.

Simpsonsparadox presents Of Other Days posted at Simpson's Paradox.

Greg Laden presents Our Conversations Are Like a Cold Fruit Salad on a Dusty, Hot, Summer Day posted at Quiche Moraine.

Yeah they are!

Arian Adams presents My Dog, My Hero posted at The Dumbass Chronicles, saying, "This is the tale of my mischievous youth as told through the eyes of my dog. Give it a read, you'll feel better about yourself ."

What's that word again? The one that means finding happiness in other people's pain?

Jessk presents On Dying. posted at Jessk Is It.

Scott Lee presents What Brought Scott Out of Slumber? posted at Scott Free Thinking.

john c erianne presents iDon'tPad, YouPad? posted at Diary of a Mad Editor.

Missy Frye presents Strengthening my Verbs a Guest Post by Janet Morris Grimes posted at Incurable Disease of Writing, saying, "As a writer on a quest to discover Publishment, Janet Morris Grimes had to let go of whatever held her back, beginning with spineless verbs."

Sandy Ackers presents My Muse Strangles Me posted at Strangling My Muse: Struggling to Live a Creative Life in a Stressful World.

Whatever happened to the glory of slackerdom?

old-wizard presents Top 10 Worst Things People Say posted at old-wizard.com.

Laura Grace Weldon presents The Beauty of Ordinary People posted at Laura Grace Weldon, saying, "Daily simple acts by wonderfully ordinary people may go unnoticed and uncelebrated, but they hold our world together."

Ordinary People is also a book in 9th Grade curriculum as well as a movie starring Donald Sutherland about a kid who tries to commit suicide. Probably not relevant here.

Peta Jinnath Andersen presents Reading YA: Are Fast-Paced Novels Engaging? posted at *Insert Literary Blog Name Here*, saying, "In recent years, there’s been a lot of chatter about attention spans. Increased television watching among preteens has been blamed for a rise in ADD/ADHD. Parents are encouraged to read to younger children, or get older kids reading as a first step in engaging their minds. But what if the books we so blithely hand around don’t engage? What if they’re too fast, too short, too thoughtless?"

Robert Terrell presents galactic dreamers ? haiku posted at the existential poet, saying, "The Existential Poet Blog contains my original haiku poetry. I maintain a strict form, the 5-7-5 syllable structure, which suits my poetic creativity very well. I write about all sorts of subjects, with an existential (human feelings) attitude. Many of my haiku have seasonal references, and many focus on inner states of being. And, I love moon haiku!"

Sarah Clark presents Sarah...Phenomenally: Life...unrequited? posted at Sarah...Phenomenally.

Yvaine presents Too Much Snow posted at My Vanilla Nook, saying, "Snow is good but you can only take so much."

Which means snow is bad, right?

swagat presents tasting your own medicine posted at Its all in here.

Words2Words presents Déjà Vu in Dreams posted at Dreamer - Dream analysis., saying, "Examining the feeling of Deja Vu and its connections to dreams."

cs presents Acid Attacks and Real Nightmares posted at Cold SnapDragon.

Jim Murdoch presents Poetry as self-medication posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "Is poetry your drug of choice? Would you wonder if your doctor prescribed a course of poetry rather than a bottle of pills? There's no denying that both reading and writing poetry can make you feel better but is poetry therapy worth a second look?"

Belle presents Happy Tree Tapping and Sap Collecting! posted at Homesteaderbelle's Blog.

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EWR: Twenty Four Evermore

2010-01-31T08:30:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the January 31, 2010 edition of Everything Worth Reading. A quick plea to Blog Carnival: can we please find a way to crack down on the spammers? Seriously, I had 83 submissions, and half were spammers. Ugh! In the words of that old lady in the Monty Python skit, I don't like spam! For all you non-spammers, thanks for a great bunch of posts.

anto.patterson presents Singapore: We're Gonna Be Cougar Town Baby! posted at HelloMissPatterson.

Khan Ben presents Chic Resolutions posted at Women Weblog, saying, "This year, resolve to get your chic together."

Andy Hayes presents Epic Travel Alters Your Perspective posted at Sharing Travel Experiences, saying, "Take a vacation. A long one. It might just change your life."

Sweepy Jean presents What Men Can Get Away With That Women Can?t posted at Sweepy Jean Explores the (Webby) World, saying, "Although everything I wrote is true, this is meant to be satirical!"

That's the definition of satire, no?

Darryl Lepik presents I Can Remember When.... posted at For Dads Only.

Sweet.

Howling Duck Ranch presents Searching for that 1% posted at Howling Duck Ranch, saying, "20+ months ago I quit my job with a goal of learning to provide all my own food. This is the story of my first successful moose hunt!"

POST OF THE MONTH
conditional cognition presents Feeling the Breeze: Dreadless posted at conditional cognition, saying, "After nine years of growing dreadlocks, I’m back to where I started: bald. This post recounts some of my experiences as a dread, from DC to the OC."

Graham Phoenix presents Travel is in my Blood posted at Earth Pilgrim, saying, "Where my lust for travelling came from."

Madeleine Begun Kane presents We Don't Think We Can Dance, But We Do It Anyway posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Jim Murdoch presents Reimagining the wedge posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "Do women write female poetry? Could you pick up a piece of writing and tell the gender of the author? Is it important? Should it make a difference? As long as marketing exists books will always be targeted and the most obvious demographic split is between males and females. So are we ever going to get to a point where it doesn’t matter? If the gender divide something that will always exist can we find a way to stop thinking about it as a bad thing?"

Cyclops4415 presents Jason's Warped TV: Mama's Family Parody posted at Jason's Warped TV, saying, "My parody of "Mama's Family"."

karen alonge presents postcards from nowhere: You say "Narcissist" like it's a bad thing! posted at postcards from nowhere.

Steve Chasey presents South Bank of the Thames posted at S&S Travel the Long Way Round, saying, "My wife and I are gearing up for a 6-month round the world trip. We just got back from the UK where we had a chance to practice our travel blogging chops!"

Steven and Debra presents The END TIMES Hoax: Airline Passenger Profiling: Why Not Do It Yourself (DIY)? posted at The END TIMES Hoax, saying, "Would you get on a plane with this guy?"

Good question.

JennH presents The Farewell (Part One) posted at Mixed Metaphor.net.

Sarah Clark presents Stupid Products: Kidz Bop posted at The Mother Load.

Peta Jinnath Andersen presents Book Love and the Kindle – A Match Made in Purgatory? posted at *Insert Literary Blog Name Here*, saying, "With the proliferation of e-readers such as the Kindle, book borrowing may soon go the way of cheap, non-Starbuckian coffee. Borrowing books is an important part of the zeitgeist. And while borrowing a book from a library or swapping one online may be a simple matter, borrowing a book from a friend is an essential process. Libraries and book swaps are impersonal. But borrowing from a friend? There’s an element of recommendation, a shared love of books and genres and particular authors."

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EWR: 23, It's A Movie and a Blog Post

2009-12-27T06:40:00.000-08:00

(FYI: The movie starred Jim Carrey and made me completely loony for a solid week. Moving on. )

Welcome to the December 27, 2009 edition of Everything Worth Reading. Whoo-hoo! Last post of the year, and of the decade! My heart leapt with joy as I read through the linkage, finding some really hot stuff. Then it sank when it got into the spam, business, and how-to (really, Gracie, it's not gonna happen). Then it rose once more with tales of lard and beer. Ah, it's the little things, isn't it?

Jim Murdoch presents Haiku and its related forms: an introductory essay posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "Haiku has become increasingly popular in recent years. On the surface it's a simple form of poetry but thousands of words have been written about what an acceptable haiku is and most of these begin with a discussion of whether the number of syllables makes any difference in an English haiku. This essay is no different. It begins by asking that question and then discusses the fundamentals of writing haiku followed by an extensive glossary and many links."

Phillip Jeffers presents The Suffering of Modern Travelled Youth ? by Oliver Mitchell posted at The Global Guru articles & travel blog.

Susan Gaissert presents The Tragedy of the Birthers posted at My Political Side, saying, "This is something I felt passionate about, and I very much enjoyed writing the piece."

Ryan Murphy presents Forever will we climb the monkey bars posted at Eleven Degrees North.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents It Is Hereby Resolved (New Year?s Resolution Humor) posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Buckman presents LACK OF SLEEP posted at Gomerville.

POST OF THE MONTH
Shaun Duke presents Why Avatar Will Suck, and Everyone Will See It Anyway posted at The World in the Satin Bag.

Post Of The Month. Because of an Awesome Title.

Chris presents Analyzing The James T. Kirk Fighting Method posted at Martial Development.

Um? Yeah, this is about Star Trek without really being about Star Trek.

A Markle presents About Death and Housekeeping posted at Andrew Markle.

I thought housekeeping was death. We'll never know. I kept this in because I thought it would be a good read only to find that the link is 404'd. Dangit! A Markle, resubmit!

C. J. Stegall-Evans presents Writing and the Art of Procrastination posted at Writing as a Sacred Art.

Walter J. Shumate presents DeBloWriMo Day 3 - A Little Bit Fruity posted at WalterShumate.net, saying, "A humorous essay as to why I like fruitcake."

Fruitcake is fun.

Seth Plummer presents The State of Now: Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder? posted at Cranky Commentary, saying, "Any and all correspondence and critiques are welcome and encouraged."

axel presents Consumed By Collective Fear posted at axel g.

Howling Mad Jay presents Holiday movie time posted at The World's Greatest Blog. Better

Off Dead references!!!

Tim Smith presents The Beer Tree posted at NADMIT.COM.

A tree? You can grow beer? Really? Almost Post of the Month because, no, you can't grow beer.

Annette Bagley-Martin presents Lard Cookies posted at Cheese In My Hair.

From post title to blog title, this is so wrong that it's right.

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EWR: No One's Blue At 22

2009-11-29T06:31:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the November 29, 2009 edition of Everything Worth Reading. I am actually not hung over this morning even though I drank last night, and so your carnival is on time. Wow! It's been a while. Thanks to all who contributed; this month is quite a trip.

Sidhusaaheb presents Televised War: A Story Within A Story posted at I, Me, Myself.

Katy Unitek presents Historic Energy Legislation - Boots on the Roof posted at Boots On The Roof.

Not like a cat on a hot tin roof.

Kerry Dexter presents Music Road: reflections with Maura O'Connell posted at Music Road.

Jim Murdoch presents Where are all the poetical prodigies? posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "Music has its Mozarts, art its Picassos but what about poetry? Where are all the poetical prodigies? What is there about the nature of poetry that stops youngsters creating works of genius? There have been young poets in the past who have been successful, a few have even become successful as adults but they're very much the exceptions. Is it simply lack of life experience or is there more holding them back?"

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Office Party Follies posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Remember Elaine's dancing? Yeah, good times.

Post Of The Month!
Kallen Johnstone presents The bastard stole my shoes! posted at The Rambling Journey, saying, "An amusing story that took place on my recent trip to Japan..."

The Beatles and Japan. Good mix.

Christopher Brooks presents Very Top Five... Ways to name a chemical element posted at Very Top Five Blog, saying, "After studying the periodic table of elements, as I am wont to do, I noticed that scientists are often very lazy when it comes to names. There are only five different ways of naming elements! Could be handy knowlwdge if you ever happen to discover a new one..."

Clumanium. Bizarniam. Plinc. Klonk. This is fun.

Sarah Clark presents The Mother Load: Your kids are trying to kill you. True story! posted at The Mother Load.

Pooja Nair presents The Triumph of Hope Over Despair posted at Istroller's Diary.

Michelle Bell presents Marriage, or why I really really want same sex couples to be able to marry. posted at The Gaytheists, saying, "Why I support gay marriage, and why anyone who has a slightly modern relationship and enjoys it should, too."

Every now and then, I let the politics slip in. Especially when I agree. Especially when it's on a blog by a gaytheist. I like new madeup words.

Lucynda Riley presents The Crazy Neighbor Strikes Again posted at Quietly Into the Night. What do you do when a neighbor sets fire to a towel and throws it into your backyard?

Lucynda, you should try lighting a bag of dog crap on fire and leaving it on the porch. That's what works in the movies.

john c erianne presents I?m Busy Writing, So Leave Me Alone, Chris Baty! posted at Diary of a Mad Editor.

Marcus Hochstadt presents Reflecting And Celebrating The Fall Of The Berlin Wall posted at The Germany Blog, saying, "The Berlin Wall left a major mark on German life. 20 years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Germans gathered at the Brandenberg Gate to reflect on the impact and celebrated the collapse of the Wall."

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EWR: We Can Finally Drink Legally At 21!

2009-10-31T08:42:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the October 25, 2009 edition of Everything Worth Reading. This month's edition is a little shorter than the others. That's okay, though. It's jam-packed with good reads. Check 'em out.

Surbhi Bhatia presents The Blair Witch Project posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper.

Lynette Marchiano presents Top 10 Free Open Courseware Classes on Pregnancy and Early Childhood posted at ultrasound tech school.

Rodney Sutton presents Uh...I Thought You Took Care Of That! posted at Happy Hog Speaks!.

Lucynda Riley presents My Skirt around my hips and Enikk between them posted at The Alien Princess.

john c erianne presents Damning With Faint Praise posted at Diary of a Mad Editor.

Richard Shelmerdine presents Some Random Haiku Poems « RichardShelmerdine.com posted at Richard Shelmerdine.

Post Of The Month!
Madeleine Begun Kane presents The Price Of Facebook Friendship posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Lisa Illichmann presents Lisa Illichmann » Busy Bees posted at Lisa Illichmann, saying, "As a young girl, I dreamt of big business and fame and fortune. Unfortunately, I still had a few lessons to learn before I could go that path. Fortunately, I learned them. :-)"

Elisha Webster Emerson presents Healthcare: My Private Politic posted at My Inconvenient Body, saying, "My personal experiences with our current health care industry."

Lucynda Riley presents Concrete in a Gas Tank posted at Lucynda Riley.

Jim Murdoch presents Wanted: a home for used poems posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "How many times do you read submission guidelines and discover that they only want new poems? Most of the time. But why? There are so many magazines and e-zines on the go and most of them don't have the greatest readerships so what is the chance of people chancing upon your poem in both places? And if they did, would that be such a bad thing? And what counts as published anyway? If there is no chance of rejection does publication count? And what does one do with all these used poems then?"

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EWR: Roaring 20

2009-09-28T10:26:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the September 27, 2009 edition of Everything Worth Reading.

Susan Howe presents 7 Lies About Pirates You Learned From Movies posted at Star Costumes Blog.

Arrrgggg!

Kerry Dexter presents work of autumn: music posted at Music Road.

Justin D presents http://www.darkgrin.com-a.googlepages.com/mevs.therearviewmirror posted at The Dark Grin, saying, "Enjoy some of my best writing... laughing about my struggles!"

nubia presents project art poetica » i ran like a rat with pearl in her mouth posted at project art poetica.

Aspirant presents Four Dead in Ohio posted at Ravings of an Aspirant and a Wikiphiliac.

Malaika presents I get my best sex from Craigslist posted at Back to the drawing board.

It's gotta come from somewhere.

Tiffany Colter presents Tiffany Colter's Fiction: A Face in the Shadow Part 1 Chapter 1 posted at Tiffany Colter's Fiction, saying, "A Face in the Shadow is a full length novel by author Tiffany Colter.
Is her life finally falling into place or about to fall apart? On the edge of happiness there is a face in the shadow. Someone is killing young women in Woodhaven. And now he has his eyes on Rachel. Rachel is a woman wise in the ways of the world and confident in her own abilities. She has a take charge attitude and ambition on overdrive. If only she was as wise in affairs of the heart. Thanks to her mom’s matchmaking two men pull her in different directions. Drew is handsome, charming and successful. He doesn’t want to change Rachel but loves her for who she is. Curtis is down to earth with boyish charm. He is determined to win Rachel and show her love isn’t about proving who you are but rather being who you are."

Gabriel presents AlphaBeta.com - Identifying Crazy Women posted at How To Attract Women, saying, "For guys in the dating scene, it is best to avoid women who are crazy."

I know this is a How To, but I've given time to the posts about crazy men, so this inclusion is only fair.

Toni presents A Grandfather's Love posted at Wifely Steps.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Working Stiffed posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Amanda Garcia presents Martha's House posted at Relateable Me, saying, "Her broken world of squalor and insanity suddenly looked more appealing than my heart."

Mauzzie presents Daffodil Day posted at Ponderer.

John presents Vulture Awareness Day: Vultures I Would Like to See posted at A DC Birding Blog.

I couldn't not include this post. Vultures are cool. I'm saying that only because I fear them.

Deanna Mavis presents Boys & Food posted at Gathering Orange, saying, "I'm a college freshman at the University of Miami trying to share my experiences with the world!"

Leah L Burton presents Leaving on a Jet Plane? posted at God's Own Party?.

Melissa Hedding presents Siblings and Spouses posted at Finds For Families, saying, "So many things go into making a marriage tick. Here's some info about an angle we don't often consider in our marriages."

Scientific Living presents Why Diet Matters (Iron Filings Found in Cereal) posted at Scientific Living, saying, "Iron filings intentionally added in cereals (why you should care about your diet)."

Does that make me magnetic?

Jon Chambers presents Conformity (Article) posted at The Mind Of Jon.

jeanroy presents The meaning of “Freedom” posted at Cherry·Vomit My Life Outloud & In Transition.

Cherry vomit? This stuff just gets better and better.

SVB presents Should You Quit School Because You’re Brilliant? posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Should you quit school?"

SlapStikSix presents Dairy of a semi-retired Paperboy posted at I'm Bloginit!, saying, "A post about my experiences as a paperboy, I quit to some extent, hence the title "Diary of a semi-retired paperboy".

Mike presents The Simple Pleasures of Toast and Strawberry Jam posted at Writers Anonymous, saying, "Sometimes life gets overwhelming, and it's nice to just take a few moments and relax, taking pleasure in some of life's simpler pleasures."

Lisa Illichmann presents Lisa Illichmann » Me and the Mountain posted at Lisa Illichmann, saying, "A short story about me, my mountain bike and a mountain."

Harpreet Kaur presents Love and Flowers posted at Love Poems, Love Stories, love Tips, Flirting, Long Distance Love, saying, "Flowers and Love"

I wonder what this post will be about.

Tim King presents :-p :^) to Prospective Employers J. Timothy King's Blog posted at J. Timothy King's Blog, saying, "A humorous rant on the way that our employers manipulate us, and how we let them get away with it!"

Greg Laden presents The Mystery of The Returned Outboard Motor : Greg Laden's Blog posted at Greg Laden's Blog.

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EWR: The 19th

2009-08-31T06:32:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the August 30, 2009 edition of Everything Worth Reading. Once again, I'm a day late. Once again, I blame it on the booze. To make up for the lateness, I've cut down on the sarcasm. Enjoy.

Mauzzie presents She posted at Ponderer.

Now this is very cool.

Quentin Sherman presents The Wanderer posted at The Playgroup.

Caution--graphics may make you dizzy!

Jon Chambers presents Why Can't a Left and Right Wing Sustain Flight? (Article) posted at The Mind Of Jon.

Kerry Dexter presents Gretchen Peters: One to the Heart, One to the Head posted at Music Road.

Lena presents As We Grow Up Things Change posted at The Colors Magazine.

108Stylez presents Apparantly women can multiply and enlarge stuff. posted at JeRaze Kicks Ass!.

Yes, of course we can.

Glowing Face Man presents My Anime Story posted at Glowing Face Man: Awaken the Badass Within, saying, "The amazing and true story of how Japanese animation changed my life"

Mike presents A Bird in Hand (or The Rescue!) posted at Writers Anonymous, saying, "A true story about how inspiration can be found in any small act of kindness."

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Satirical Blind Date Contract posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Heehheeheeeeee!

Dean Davis presents Beautiful Man, Ugly Stranger posted at WORLD SAVING RANTS, saying, ""It may have been an unorthodox way to ask a stranger for the time, but it struck me how orthodox it was to assume that an unkempt man is out to steal...""

Richard Shelmerdine presents Taoism 30 day experiment posted at Richard Shelmerdine.

Eldon Sarte presents This is My Night Job posted at Wordpreneur.com, saying, "Writing is everything. Or is it? Sometimes, even with the best laid plans, it needs to take second place. Temporarily at least."

Marjorie Morgan presents Jessica Watson posted at GO! Girls Outdoors, saying, "this is the profile of Jessica, who wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world at the age of 16 - a young girl with the spirit of adventure!"

P presents Chef Gordon Ramsay on In-N-Out Burger posted at Book of Randomness.

I've been to In-N-Out once in Vegas and they made me a bun with veggies and sauce without the meat upon request. Good people.

POST OF THE MONTH
Greg Laden presents The loudness of coffee shops : Greg Laden's Blog posted at Greg Laden's Blog.
"Why are you banging the muffins?" HAHAHHAHHAAAAA. Pure genius, Greg. That makes you the writer of our Post of the Month!

Kizie presents Hawaii paradise on earth posted at Kizie blog.

Ah, Hawaii. How I miss it so.

Jim Murdoch presents Son of So who in their right mind writes a sequel? posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "Scottish author Jim Murdoch introduces his new novel 'Stranger than Fiction' in which the hero of his first novel is once again pitted against the personification of truth."

I do believe Stranger Than Fiction was also another book as well as a movie, but I could be very, very wrong. Read the post and prove me wrong please.

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EWR: Eighteen, Welcome To Adulthood

2009-07-28T10:37:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the July 26, 2009 edition of Everything Worth Reading. I'm aware that today is July 28th. Mea culpa. My Sunday involved a massive hangover after three hours of sleep due to large free drinks on the last night of NYC's Knitting Factory. As for our carnival, I sifted through a helluva lot of irrelevant posts this month. Here's a hint--if your post begins with "How To," then it is a How-To-Post and not for this carnival. Yes? Yes. Thanks to everyone who submitted good writing stuff. It's all below for everyone to enjoy.

Shaun Duke presents Reality Check: The Average Consumer and Books posted at The World in the Satin Bag.

christopher foster presents Old husband finally learns new trick posted at thehappyseeker.com.

Elisha Webster Emerson presents Monet, Manet, and Mayonnaise posted at My Inconvenient Body, saying, "A mother's circular search for a definition of "art"."

Junior presents When Should a Senior Citizen Stop Driving? posted at Car Commentary, saying, "At some point, many senior citizens should consider giving up driving."

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Contending With Time posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Jim Murdoch presents The Truth About Lies: Why I hate love poetry posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "Why is it so hard to write a good love poem? Everyone has a go at one or two in their lives which when we run across them years later it's hard to imagine thinking we were in love could result in such rot. The article examines just what you need to include if you truly want to write truly cringeworthy poetry. Or alternatively you can try avoiding these pitfalls and maybe write something half-decent."

Richard Shelmerdine presents Some Random Haiku Poems posted at Richard Shelmerdine.

SmallTownSim presents What stands up- sometimes falls down posted at Joy's Journey To Wellness, saying, "JJ2W is an on-going journal that shares the ups, downs, disappointments and victories of living with chronic pain/illness. Filled with candor and humor; Joy definitely shares the best of herself."

Joshua Dodson presents When does inspiration hit? posted at Writers Community, saying, "When does inspiration hit?"

POST OF THE MONTH
Rich Bordner presents Unexpected Nostalgia « The Pugnacious Irishman posted at The Pugnacious Irishman, saying, "This is the testimony of my last days as a teacher at an urban high school in Los Angeles, CA."

Victoria Jennings presents Could Your Boyfriend Be Gay? posted at Time To Get Married, saying, "While it is funny when it happens on television, it is not so funny in real life and many women have to wonder if their boyfriends are in fact gay."

Fiona Leonard presents The History of the Shed posted at Year In America, saying, "Remember Rosa Parks? Ever wonder what happened to the bus she was riding on?"

Lucy presents Wedding Symbolism posted at Wedding Tips, saying, "What the wedding ring, kiss at the altar, and bride's veil symbolize."

Elliot presents Are You Just Another Ordinary Broken Hearted Lover? posted at Win Back Your Ex, saying, "Thousands of breakups occur every day around the globe. What seperates those who reunite with their ex is how well they distinguish themselves from the rest of the dating pool."

Greg Laden presents The Futility of ... life, learning, and graduate advising posted at Greg Laden's Blog.

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EWR: She's Only Seventeen

2009-06-28T07:57:00.001-07:00

Ah, what better way to begin a carnival on a Sunday afternoon with a Winger song about barely legal dating? No, seriously, when we were groovin to that tune in the 90s, did anyone actually listen to the lyrics? Anyway, Welcome to the June 28, 2009 edition of Everything Worth Reading.

Lucy presents Stealing Tricks From Call Girls posted at Lucy's Life, saying, "There's a few dating tricks women can learn from call girls."

SmallTownSim presents Joy's Journey To Wellness: Climbing the Mountain posted at Joy's Journey To Wellness, saying, "Everyone goes through struggles. Everyone is climbing a mountain of some type. The good news is- you don't have to travel the journey alone."

Daniel Wynters presents Incredibly a Hulk posted at Wynters Wonderland.

Howling Duck Ranch presents Woman running fairly close to the wolves posted at Howling Duck Ranch, saying, "Last year, I quit my job in order to attempt to achieve what I call 'Personal Food Sovereignty'. Learning to hunt was part of the challenge of growing, gathering, raising, butchering, fishing, and hunting for my own food. This is a true story about one of my first hunts."

Kilroy_60 presents The Last Road Trip - Part 6 posted at Fear And Loathing - The Gonzo Papers, saying, "This post [is] a tribute to my buddy Al."

Tom Escent presents Introduction to Nerds on Wall Street posted at Quantitative Finance, saying, "Think of this as sort of a Hitchhiker’s Guide to Wired Markets. There are no robots parking cars for six million years, but there are robots trading millions of shares in six milliseconds, so maybe that’s close enough."

Kris "The Roxstar" presents Getting a Boyfriend or Girlfriend posted at Roxstar Seduction.

Yo. Heheeheeee. Read it and you'll see why that's funny.

Whitecoat Tales presents Bittersweet posted at Beyond the Short Coat, saying, "This is a story I wrote about one of my first experiences with life and death situations. . . mostly it's about people, and coping."

OmniSwami presents We Have Bunnies posted at Foes Of Prose, saying, "This is a poem I wrote from the child's perspective. "

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Tubing Blues posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Sounds like tubing is as much fun as canyoning, which I did not even know was a verb until I was in the DR and sliding down waterfalls in my precious life vest.

Elisha Webster Emerson presents It's (Not) a Pity posted at My Inconvenient Body, saying, "Why I do not pity."

Michael Cohen presents Cheating For Revenge posted at Differences Between Men And Women, saying, "Some people will cheat out of revenge."

Jim Murdoch presents Writers and rejection posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "Every writer and poet hates getting rejection slips. Here is an exploration of the different kinds of rejection, the journey towards acceptance and why that matters so much."

Ozone presents Random Thoughts - WSOP Edition posted at Online Poker Strategy, saying, "Random insights into the World Series of Poker."

With a shout out to Lady Gaga, this post can't go wrong.

Mauzzie presents I need a new skin. posted at Ponderer.

POST OF THE MONTH
JJ presents Astonishing Wedding Proposal Ideas posted at The Aged Male, saying, "Some crazy ideas on how to pop the big question."

You had me at "fake your own death." That makes this our POST OF THE MONTH!

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EWR: Sweet Little Sixteen

2009-05-31T06:55:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the May 31, 2009 edition of Everything Worth Reading. I promise, the only cliche part of this edition is the title. Instead of seeing it as unoriginal, let's call it traditional. Onto the linkage!

Kerry Dexter presents intersections: words, music, and Robert Burns posted at Music Road.

How unfortunate that I can't write the way I hear the name Robert Burns when I see it. It's like a deep, gutteral Robert Buuuuuuurnnnnssss. Interesting stuff.

Glowing Face Man presents Short Story: The Balancing Beetles posted at Glowing Face Man: Awaken the Badass Within, saying, [it's about the unknown].

Jim Murdoch presents The Truth About Lies: Why I hate book reviews posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "What makes a good book review? More importantly, what makes a bad one? A lengthy discussion of reviews, especially online reviewing. It also asks the question: Should critics be penalised in some way for the effects their harsh words could have."

First off, kudos (or kudooz if you watch Real Housewives) to Jim for the exquisite useage of a Statler and Waldorf image. Secondly, uh, Jim, don't you write reviews?

Greg Laden presents When Your Field School Goes Into the Toilet posted at Quiche Moraine.

Toilets are always good for fodder.

Brian Mounts presents USBC Open Championships 2009 - Day 2 posted at Mounts Bowling, saying, "My experiences at the biggest participatory sporting event in the world. I bowled with nearly 60,000 competitors."

Kevin presents The Marionette posted at Textual Intercourse.

Textual intercourse? Heeheeheeeheeheeeeee. I'm so 14.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents They Only Have Themselves To Blame posted at Mad Kane's Political Madness.

POST OF THE MONTH
Ricky Wijaya presents 25 Things I Like To Say Out Loud At Work Chapters of My life posted at Chapters of My life.

No way! I actually have #5 on a t-shirt! That makes this our Post Of The Month! Even more kudooz!

Larry Marotta presents Overdue posted at Larry's Mind.

Karen S Murphy presents The story of the cat who did things differently posted at Polaris Rising, saying, "A story about how living freely and from the heart has a ripple effect."

I think this is like a fable because it's got a cat and a moral.

Mauzzie presents one random monday morning… « Ponderer posted at Ponderer, saying, here's "a tour inside my mind on a usual Monday morning."

Kind of like Monday Monday or Manic Monday but not.

Erika presents What to Drink in Peru posted at Visiting Spanish Speaking Countries, saying, "There are a wide variety of great local drinks in Peru."

I am all about imbibing.

America001 presents Visiting the Kennedy Space Center America 001 posted at Traveling In America, saying, "A trip to Orlando, Florida just wouldn't be complete without a visit to the Kennedy Space Center."

Myles O'Neill presents Void posted at Dreams In Vitro.

John Anyasor presents Going Out to Eat in College posted at Living the HiLife2B (in college), saying, "Here are a few tips to break out of the dining halls and into the awesome diners in your college town."

While this post is slightly "how to," I'm allowing it because it evokes nostalgia for cold-cheese pizza at 3 AM and room temperature pizza for breakfast.

Kilroy_60 presents More Than Anything Life Is Made Up Of Memorable Moments posted at Fear And Loathing - The Gonzo Papers.

I'm a sucker for anything remotely related to Hunter S. Thompson.

Marjorie Morgan presents Calgary Flames Fever posted at GO! GirlsOutdoors, saying, "A couple of Australians travelling through Canada go to the ultimate Canadian experience - a hockey game!"

Asmoday presents An Autobiography of my Descent — Part I posted at The Asmoday Experiment, saying, "Because of my adoption, I think I tend to treasure what I could learn about my birth more than most. I'd like to share that with you here."

GrrlScientist presents Tough Love for City's Homeless: Pay Rent or Get Out! posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, "Sounding like a story that is fresh out of the satirical newspaper, The Onion, the eighth richest person in America tells thousands of homeless families (most of whom are single mothers) in NYC to pay rent to live in a shelter or GET OUT!"

Shaun Duke presents Lit Rant: A Few Thousand People Does Not a Movement Make (Or Why Podcasting Ain't That Great) posted at The World in the Satin Bag.

I'm also a sucker for posts that have 2 titles connected with an "or." Nicely done.

Lovelyn presents The Rent–A Short Story posted at Nebulous Mooch.

Aetius Romulous presents It Happened When I Was Eight posted at ScreamBucket.

You totally want to know what the "it" is, dontcha?

Shelley Greenberg presents You can’t put a price on sanity. posted at The Spotted Duck, saying, "Finally admitting to myself that I can't do it all when it comes to wedding planning."

David Michael presents Wikipedia and the future of knowledge posted at Perplexicon, saying, "An article on Wikipedia and it's possible value for the future of knowledge and education."

No doubt, my students will find this post and try to make a case for being able to use Wikipedia in their research papers.

Shannon presents ‘Make it’ - Basil pesto sauce - no stove-top required! The Daily Balance posted at The Daily Balance, saying, "Funny domestic story and DELICIOUS recipe."

I will not be trying this because I am the opposite of domestic but it sure looks tasty.

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EWR: Fifteen Times The Charm

2009-04-26T05:56:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the April 26, 2009 edition of Everything Worth Reading. Amid a record-breaking amount of spam submissions from Farid and MoneyNing, I found a stellar group of posts. Thanks to everyone who contributed something that was not spam.

America001 presents Visiting The Wisconsin Dells America 001 posted at Traveling In America, saying, "A great family trip for Midwesterners is a visit to the Wisconsin Dells."

Here I was, thinking about cheese, and then I see this, which is much more than simply cheese.

Shannon presents 'Make It' - Spice up your Monday with fresh Gingerroot posted at The Daily Balance.

Cold Play, Bens Fold, AND ginger.

Ralph Sparkson presents Why I Love My Dog posted at Best Funny Dog Pictures, saying, "We got another dog about two years ago. It had been over ten years since our last dog, who died just before our daughter was born. With our new dog, we were lucky because our daughter has a small neighborhood business of caring for pets and that is how we found the dog we now love so much."

This one's for the animal lovers.

Jacob Duchaine presents Being a Man posted at Blogging Guy.

Sackin up.

Matt Willard presents Duke Nukem Is Mantacular posted at Giant Robot Invasion!, saying, "A humor article written by a fictional character named "Badass McKenzie', who is convinced that the video game character Duke Nukem is the greatest man ever to exist."

Erika presents Overview Of Peru posted at Visiting Spanish Speaking Countries, saying, "Peru is a great place to visit."

Samir Bharadwaj presents Taking Stock of Your Life in Short Text Messages posted at Samir Bharadwaj dot Com, saying, "Taking stock of where you have come from and where you are heading is a required activity, a milestone along your continuing journey. Here is one way of going about it, and asking the right questions."

POST OF THE MONTH
Greg Laden presents How I learned to stop worrying and love the city. Three times. posted at Greg Laden's Blog.

Post of the month. Because it's just damn good.

Sidhusaaheb presents My Memories of 1984 (Part 2) posted at I, Me, Myself.

Kerry Dexter presents poetry month: a view from the music road posted at Music Road.

William Cotter presents Din! Din! Din! posted at Paw Paw Bill.

Jennifer presents just jen: the coming technorenaissance: part i posted at just jen, saying, "A new age of art, science, and cultural production is emerging from the internet--and it can only be compared to the Renaissance--which is why I'm calling it the Technorenaissance."

Jon Chambers presents Respect posted at The Mind Of Jon.

Find out what it means to me. Or, actually, what it means to Jon.

Amanda Garcia presents Goodbye posted at Relateable Me, saying, "This is my favorite fictional story about a man who prefers to live in the delusion of others' mistakes instead face his own failures."

Tiffany presents Era of Economic Gloom posted at brooding beauty, saying, "Deconstructing the myth of the "recessionista.""

Now THAT's a great new word.

Jack Clifton presents Refinishing a Redwood Deck posted at How to Build a Deck, saying, "The problem with having a planter in the middle of a deck is that it completely chopped up the space and made the deck far less useful than it otherwise might have been. A six foot by six foot planter almost in the center of an otherwise flat wood deck that was about 20 feet by 28 feet in overall dimensions was little short of idiotic, but I guess that everything is in the eye of the beholder."

A how-to in personal narrative form. This is how to write and teach simultaneously.

Michael Fridman presents The “MAN” Experience posted at The "MAN" Experience.

Michael Cohen presents Differences Betwen Men And Women Catch Spouse Cheating posted at Differences Between Men And Women, saying, "How men and women view cheating differently."

If everyone would simply go by the dictionary definition, we wouldn't have a debacle.

Aetius Romulous presents It’s Spring, and ‘Luke’ is in the Air… posted at ScreamBucket.

I was hoping the title of this post meant that a single man would fall into my lap when I clicked the link. That didn't happen, but I did get to see a shirtless hunk. Oh, good writing, too.

Jim Murdoch presents Read, read, read and then read some more posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "Newbie writers are usually encouraged to "read, read, read and then read some more," but just how much reading do your need to do to become a writer? Is reading overrated? Could you not get by watching a lot of tele?"

AdmirableIndia.com presents Bhilai to Raipur on bike: Chapter 3: Telibandha Talab, Raipur and Mahant Ghasi Das Memorial Museum, Raipur: Part 1 posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

GrrlScientist presents Land of the Lost Souls: My Life on the Streets posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, "The homeless are everywhere in New York City. I run across them every day while riding public transit, while walking around the city and while using wireless in the public libraries. After a few conversations with homeless people, I've learned that most of them avoid shelters because of the risk of violent crime there. So where do they sleep? Where do they go to get a shower and clean clothes? Are all homeless people either crazy or crackheads? How did these people end up living on the streets in the first place? Don't they have families and friends? This is my review of a new book by Cadillac Man, who lived on the streets of NYC for 16 years."

Vanessa Wolf presents Confucius say: When glass eye fall in soup, remove with spoon posted at Wide Awake in Wonderland.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Dogged Journalism posted at Mad Kane's Political Madness.

Mauzzie presents the superficial one! « Ponderer posted at Ponderer, saying, "Looks or Fashion? Looks, of course!"

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EWR: Fourteen Times The Goodness

2009-03-28T04:35:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the March 29, 2009 edition of Everything Worth Reading on March 28. Yes, I'm a day early; I'll be away from the computer tomorrow, so instead of making you wait longer, I'm posting early.

Save more than several submissions from someone named Farid who doesn't grasp the concept of "please submit once per carnival" nor the idea of "writing," I found almost too many good posts to choose from. Kudos, bloggers!

Thomas Peep presents Cuban or Rainman? posted at Thomas Peep's Daily News™.

Chris presents Starting a new life in Australia, part 1 posted at Home I Own, saying, "How I started a new life in a strange country carrying nothing but 2 suitcases."

I used to think I was going to live in Australian outback. So far, Outback Steak House is as far as I've gotten.

POST OF THE MONTH

Mauzzie presents mushroom sauce and (maybe) something more « Ponderer posted at Ponderer, saying, "Oh well. Hello all!"

I know, the title is intriguing as it is. When you open this link, you'll see the first three tags are "backache, Kitten, Japanese bento." For that reason alone, this is our POST OF THE MONTH!

Kaiton Berkley presents Worst product ever created posted at RockstarMama: the blog� Rockstar Mama the blog, saying, "$10 right down the toilet, and all I have to show for it is something that looks like rugburn."

Oh, how I empathize with the never-ending search for the perfect hair removal product.

Fred Omorogbe presents Bated Breath: A Poet’s Poetic Sojourn posted at Motivational People Soul Search Poetry With Money Making Reviews and Tips, saying, "A true-life poetic retrospective expression of the mind of a troubled poet... Letting it all out."

JennH presents The New Year’s Eve Party posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, saying, "A fictional short story about a woman who rings in the New Year in a manner she could not have foreseen."

If this story were true life and I were the woman, the "manner I could not have foreseen" would refer to something like a normal night in which I do not get plastered and pass out on a shag carpet in a skeevy basement. Maybe that's TMI.

J. Cullen presents It Must Be The Jewelry Store Ads posted at Life's dewlaps.

All about the ring. Not the one that kills people in Japanese lore.

Raising Whiskers presents Cats Toilet Training - Litter Box - Toilet Training posted at Cat Care Tips, saying, "Yes, you can train your cat to use the toilet."

While this carnival is not about how-to posts, I couldn't not include this one. I mean, a cat! on a toilet!

Burak Bilgin presents A Hint for Men in Modern Times posted at Distiller's Corner, saying, "Women have freedom of choice, and men don’t have any other option but to respect this freedom, and to do their best to be the chosen one. And the problem starts right here."

Jacob Duchaine presents The Big Bang Theory posted at The Blog of Jacob Duchaine.

CBS has a sitcom with the same title. Go figure.

John Duke presents Happy 9th Anniversary posted at OrangeHornet>.

William Cotter presents Jump Out the Back, Jack posted at Paw Paw Bill.

Get a new plan, Stan. You can just leave, Steve. Turn turn the knob, Bob. Try not to lick, Rick. I could go on all day with these.

steven germain presents One Page At A Time... posted at Rough Fractals, saying, "The act of writing, independent of the content, is a positive thing..."

Greg Laden presents Greg Laden's Blog : The Lion, The Tent, and the Anthropologist posted at Greg Laden's Blog.

This post title sounds like the beginning of a really great joke.

Shiv Dravid presents Bruce Springsteen – Working On a Dream posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper, saying, "here are some thoughts about Bruce Springsteen's Working On a Dream."

Wayne Cross presents My First Scuba Diving Vacation posted at First Scuba Diving Vacation, saying, "Everybody who dives has to have a first diving experience. Mine was about twenty years ago of the Big Island of Hawaii with a group of my friends. None of us were certified. How could we be, since it was our first time? If we had been certified, at least we could have said we had previously dived to the bottom of some community pool back on the mainland."

I'm scared of drowning in my shower so I admire anyone who scubas.

Walter J. Shumate presents Humor - Things That Go SNRRRK In The Night posted at WalterShumate.net, saying, "My wife says I snore. She must be lying, I've never heard it."

Vanessa Wolf presents Forget the killer chimp: THIS is news! posted at Wide Awake in Wonderland.

Aetius Romulous presents Everyone’s a Winner, on Biggest Loser… « ScreamBucket posted at ScreamBucket.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Multi-Task Madness posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Erika presents Skiing in Spain: the Catalonia Pyrenees posted at Visiting Spanish Speaking Countries, saying, "You have probably heard all about the beaches of Spain; the truth is that Spain is not only all about summertime travel. The country offers a winter wonderland made possible by the Spanish Pyrenees Mountains."

Shawn Bryan presents 4 Stores That Should Be Out of Business posted at The Shark Tank, saying, "The economy is tough out there, but like cockroaches, these stores manage to survive."

SHARK! You'll see what I mean.

GrrlScientist presents Finnish Emergency Medicine: One American's Experience posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, "Probably the thing that scares international travelers most is suddenly becoming ill or requiring emergency surgery while overseas. This story describes one American's experiences in the medical system in Helsinki Finland after falling on the ice and seriously fracturing my right wrist and undergoing surgery."

Roma Hudson presents Indian Kokopelli posted at American Indian Culture.

I used to wish I were part Native American. Then I dated a guy who said he was, got a tattoo to honor it, and then found out he wasn't.

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EWR: Even Luckier Thirteen

2009-02-22T06:34:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the February 22, 2009 edition of Everything Worth Reading. This month offers a smattering of topics from cars to dating and everything in between. There's a lot of in between.

Duck Pond Daily presents Public Speaking posted at Duck Pond Daily, saying, "Funny and Informative."

I'd like to be further informed, Duckie, as to what "rapist wit" is because in my mind, it refers to Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl. Anyone?

John Duke presents Bankers and actors posted at OrangeHornet>.

Who can turn down a post that includes Alec Baldwin? Not I.

Kathryn presents 20 Great Things About Dating a Writer posted at Real Words, saying, "If you look around the web for thoughts on dating writers, most people say not to do it. I disagree! Here are twenty reasons that writers are terrific people to be in relationships with."

Man, if the guys I date only knew what they were in for.

ricksworld presents Stranger Than Fiction posted at Rick's World, saying, "These are compelling, true stories from my life. I took a road less traveled and this was my journey. I'm discovering that I have a passion for writing, and I hope you will discover with me some things that have never been written about before."

JennH presents The Consequences posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, saying, "A fictional short story about two people experiencing the consequences of their life choices."

William Cotter presents Our Fathers posted at Paw Paw Bill.

AdmirableIndia.com presents Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 10: Thirparappu Falls: Part 1 posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

Harpreet Kaur presents Love Poems » Love Poems, Love Stories, love Tips, Flirting, Long Distance Love posted at Love Poems, Love Stories, love Tips, Flirting, Long Distance Love.

(This is about love in case you couldn't figure that out.)

Shawn Bryan presents The eBay Blues posted at The Shark Tank.

You know that movie with Owen Wilson and Liv Tyler in the woods? Once you read this, you'll know why I'm bringing it up.

Devon Coles presents O, For tuna! posted at Pen, Ink. Life's little vicissitudes . . ., saying, "Cicero said, “Nothing contributes to the entertainment of the reader more, than the change of times and the vicissitudes of fortune.” Or, in this case - family pets!"

I'm not a fan of pet stories or puns, but I guess they cancel each other out.

Post Of The Month
Annie Binns presents I Lost the Head of Christ posted at Annie Binns Life in the Fun Lane, saying, "This is 100% true. "

This story reminds me of how one Christmas I saved our plastic baby Jesus from certain danger during a wind storm. That makes this our POST OF THE MONTH!

don reding presents Never Enough Time posted at Red Dog's Personals.

Burak Bilgin presents Understanding Women posted at Distiller's Corner, saying, "If Sigmund Freud couldn’t understand what women want, who am I to do that?"

axel presents Meditating In Japan posted at axel g.

What's the Japanese version of om?

Madeleine Begun Kane presents De-Stress Or Distress? posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

How about DEssert?

john c erianne presents Blogger’s Lament Diary of a Mad Editor posted at Diary of a Mad Editor.

John is apparently a psuedo writer and editor if he's blogging about how blogging isn't writing but is pseudo writing. Right? Write.

Eva presents My Life and 2 Cents posted at Realm Crawler.

And a bag of chips.

Vihar Sheth presents 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid Test Drive and Mental Strife posted at Vihar Sheth.

The woes of thinking about your impact on the world.

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EWR: Twelve Twelve Nothing Rhymes With Twelve!

2009-01-25T08:13:00.001-08:00

Kinda like orange. Nothing rhymes with orange.

Welcome to the January 25, 2009 edition of Everything Worth Reading! I'm fresh off my break during which I flew to Mexico. Ole. It rained, it was windy, and then the dengue fever set in. I'm happy to be home and in my comfort zone of blogging.

Rani presents How to write a short story- Rough draft Thus Far posted at Rayray's writing.

JennH presents Still Holding Her Hand posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, saying, "A fictional story about a nervous bride."

Tony Huynh presents Roger Ebert is Right: Games are Not High Art…Yet at LimitlessUnits.com posted at LimitlessUnits.com, saying, "Some of you may have heard about Roger Ebert’s disparaging comments about video games. This may sound blasphemous, but in a way, I agree with Roger Ebert’s assessment of our industry. Video games are currently not high art and they are an inferior medium to film and literature. I am not saying that video games can never be “high art,” it is that games have not yet reached that point."

The most I know about video games is that I rock at Dance Dance Revolution on Wii.

John Duke presents The penny dish posted at OrangeHornet>.

Two cents on one cent. I crack myself up.

Josanne Anthony presents The Elderly in the United States posted at Brilliant Babblings.

Three cheers for old people!

Kate presents My Infamous Seat Belt Ticket and Run-in with Mr. Sexy Cop posted at Advice on Love, Life, and Everything Between, saying, "A funny story about a run in with a handsome cop"

OMG! Hil. Air. Eee. Us!!! Heh heh. Mr. Sexy Cop. Kate, we should totally hang out some time. Missed Post of the Month by a smidge!

Vihar Sheth presents I Can See Clearly Now posted at Vihar Sheth.

More than just a mother presents Waiting Room posted at More than just a mother.

Jim Murdoch presents No one belongs here more than you posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "An in depth review of Miranda July's short story collection, 'No one belongs here more than you'."

I usually don't include book reviews, but I also have reviewed July's book on Livin' The Dream, so I like to show others' opinions.

Steve Faber presents Belly Fat Loser » Wii Fit Games – Making Fat Loss Fun? posted at Belly Fat Loser.

I'm wondering if losing chub also means gaining a tan. You'll know what I mean when you check out the post.

Tom Tessin presents Window or Aisle Seat? Which Is The Best? posted at FAC Travel Blog, saying, "What seat is truly the best on an airline?"

Having recently come home from a trip to Mexico during which it rained and was cold and then my friend got sick and we had to come home a day late, I'd say that it doesn't matter where you sit, as long as you get home. I usually sit in the middle anyway because I'm little.

Raghu presents The man who was normal posted at Inside Life, saying, "The hospital had never seen such a case before. ...He had no ambitions, didn’t watch football or cricket, wasn’t interested in impressing anyone, didn’t have any ulterior motive, and most baffling of all, just wanted to live his life normally."

Xquisitlife presents Never let go of your dreams! posted at The best is yet to come!, saying, "This blog discusses how to have success when going after your dreams with passion!"

Ginsburg presents Antioxidants: Not what they seem posted at Live Immune.

They seem to be against oxidation. Am I wrong?

Devon Coles presents How I became an axe murderess . . . posted at Pen, Ink. Life's little vicissitudes . . ., saying, "This one is about renewing a driver's license and how changes in the process resulted in some surprising outcomes."

Trisha Wagner presents Are You Waiting For Your Ship to Come in? posted at Empowering Mom.

Tony Huynh presents What Video Games Taught Me About Life at LimitlessUnits.com posted at LimitlessUnits.com, saying, "Here are some of the life lessons that I have learned from playing video games."

JMH presents Chicken Story posted at The Good Word of Sprout.

Guess what? Chicken butt. Moving on.

MoneyNing presents Do You Switch “Frugal Mode” On When You Come Back from Vacation? posted at Money Ning, saying, "Lots of people seem to agree that they act different during vacation. What about you?"

Again, because of recent events, I simply switch to "please God let me digest this properly mode."

Vanessa Wolf presents A word to the Somali pirates posted at Wide Awake in Wonderland.

I feel that an "arg" here would be highly inappropriate so I'll forgo my temptation.

POST OF THE MONTH
ben presents Youthful Ambitions posted at Head Wide Open.

Ben mentions singing along with Whitesnake. Ben is awesome. Congrats--your 80s hair rock reference has made this our Post Of The Month.

P.L. Frederick presents Everything I Learned From My Cat: A Blueprint To A Happy Life posted at Small and Big, saying, "When we wanna be, we humans are apt pupils. (Warning: sometimes important stuff contains poop.)"

More often than sometimes.

john c erianne presents It's the Journal, Not the Destination posted at Diary of a Mad Editor.

Jon Chambers presents The Illusion of Time (Article) posted at The Mind Of Jon.

Posie Rider presents Posie Rider: Sally, or an Independent Woman. Chapter 2 posted at Posie Rider, saying, "Here' s my latest offering to my literary mistresses on high! It's a working title. I was thinking 'A Womb of Her Own' but I'm too not sure. It's basically a pastiche of chick lit, a genre I totally subvert in this incredibly probing work."

Beth Mancuso presents Lithum posted at Manic Mother.

Magic little pills with smiley faces.

Fred Omorogbe presents The Retro Journey Begins: A Poet’s Poetic Sojourn posted at Motivational People Soul Search Poetry With Money Making Reviews and Tips, saying, "A poetic journey into the mind, life and times of an everyday poet."

Kathryn presents The Zen of Travel and the Problem with Travel Writing posted at Real Words, saying, "How the hassles of a bad travel experience reminded me that travel writing might not be the type of writing that is right for me."

All these travel posts could have been helpful BEFORE my Mexican disaster.

Kakie presents Anna Goes Hiking posted at Bur Bur & Friends: Community Park, saying, "Two moms found a unique niche in children's books and decided to fill it. This is the fourth book in the award winning children's book series, Bur Bur and Friends."

Keith Carlson presents Grammar School posted at Fiction, Prose & Ephemera, saying, "Thanks!"

Not about grammar per se but still a good read.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents A Valiant Guy’s Guide To Valentine’s Day posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Dana presents Is blogging killing communication? posted at Principled Discovery.

Perish the thought.

English Subject presents Learn English - English Speaking Tutorial » Blog Archives » Understanding English Language Contractions posted at English Tutorial, saying, "As if English wasn't complicated enough already, you'll eventually be faced with the challenge of throwing in contractions."

Heh heh. I just taught a semester long grammar class and now even I'm confused.

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EWR: Eleventh Heaven

2008-12-30T11:27:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the December 28, 2008 edition of everything worth reading. A few days late.

Justin Brunjes presents 'Stuck at the top of the world' or 'A nightmare of buses, trains and footpaths in St. Moritz' posted at The Best Things In Life, saying, "Hope you like this true story."

Pandora presents A Dylan Song I Never Heard posted at Pandora Parker, saying, "I would love some critiques and overall opinions on my style and story content. Thanks in advance to anyone daring enough to visit."

POST OF THE MONTH
becauseemilysaysso presents My Second X Chromosome is Broken posted at Because Emily Says So.

I wouldn't want to hold the baby either, Em. Power to the non-maternal! That makes this your and our Post Of The Month!

Monica Hamburg presents Monica Hamburg - Your Dose of Lunacy: Skymall - You're Clueless & We Get That posted at Monica Hamburg - Your Dose of Lunacy.

Scary things you can buy for too much money. Love it.

Relax presents Something must go in before we can pull something out posted at The Wise Curve.

One of the main reasons I'm including this link is because it sounds so dirty and so is not.

Justin Duval presents www.DarkGrin.com - Cops SAGA posted at The Dark Grin, saying, "A real-life story of a run in with the COPS how could it not be funny or good?!"

A philosophy I live by.

TherapyDoc presents The Bus posted at Everyone Needs Therapy.

Get on the bus.

Martin E. Zulliger presents From Illegal Immigrant to IT Entrepreneur - The beginning posted at Chronicles of a Hacker, saying, "I am trying to tell my story here, I hope you find it interesting!"

With a title like that, it's gotta be worth a peek.

Toni presents I am thankful for sweet foggy messages posted at Wifely Steps, saying, "A little poem for my sweet husband."

makingthishome presents Making This Home » Blog Archive » A Peek Inside a Prague Home posted at Making This Home, saying, "Thank you for hosting this everything carnival! I'm sharing a bit of Prague."

I've always wanted to go to Prague. So far, this is the closest I've been.

Raghu presents The day the internet slept posted at Inside Life, saying, "Some groundbreaking insight, mind-blowing wit, and a fair share of light-hearted humor on the quirks of men and their creations."

"The Quirks of Men." That should be my next book.

Sidhusaaheb presents Prima Facie: A Few Observations on the Mumbai Attacks posted at I, Me, Myself.

Considering the gravity of this post, my pointing out how much fun it is to say Mumbai would be utterly inappropriate. Instead, I will show the skills I learned while teaching Ethics: Prima facie = first face = at face value or at first glance. I teach good.

GrrlScientist presents Alex And Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence -- and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, "a review of the memoir by Irene Pepperberg. This book tells the fascinating story of the author's 30 year relationship with the famous African grey parrot, Alex. This powerful and educational memoir will forever change the way you view animals, particularly birds, and how they think."

Plus, they can talk. Right? The parrots, I mean.

Allen Scott presents What Time is It? posted at A View from the Nest, saying, "As the year quickly comes to a close perhaps it is time to ask the age old question-What time is it really?"

Flava Flav has been doing that for decades.

Sarah Zielinski presents The Tragic Tale of the Pygmy in the Zoo posted at Surprising Science.

Why are Pygmys always the center of some tragedy? Or is it Pygmies? See what I mean?

Terry Dip presents Moon Agent: Part 1 of 99(?) posted at Complete and Creative, saying, "This is the beginning of a complete novel."

Novel on a blog! Novel on a blog!

Martial Development presents Why i fail interviews posted at The Lumber Room.

Now here's a great tale about the job market.

Investing School presents 25 Ingenious Ways to Spend Your Time in the Current Financial Crisis posted at Investing School, saying, "A fun piece during these trouble times!"

The first suggestion is "buy a mattress." Any list of advice that starts out that way is worth reading.

Greg Laden presents Greg Laden's Blog : The Zodiac posted at Greg Laden's Blog.

Deep in the African Congo....

Tiffany presents Yasmin, Kennedy, and Lolita: How Bratz and My Scene inspired the next part of The Doll Project posted at brooding beauty, saying, "I'm an artist blogging about my process and wrote this piece about a new series I am working on called The Doll Project."

The more I read this post, the more freaked out I got. Girl dolls are scary. I think I heard that the Bratz dolls are being discontinued. Hallelujah.

Gil Ortiz presents Matachines posted at gilocafe.

Lupe! Virgins! Dancing! Aztecs know how to party. I love a good jig with someone of ancient ancestry.

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EWR: And Then There Were TEN

2008-11-30T06:14:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the November 30, 2008 edition of Everything Worth Reading. We've got health, politics, and stories galore.

JennH presents The Sentence posted at Mixed Metaphor.net.

An intriguing little tale.

Jon Swift presents Obama’s Disastrous Gaffe-Laden Press Conference posted at Jon Swift, saying, "The worst gaffe Obama made at his disastrous press conference was when he referred to mixed-breed dogs (or “differently bred” dogs, as they prefer to be called) using the dogist term “mutts.” “Mutt” is a deeply offensive word to working-class dogs and their owners."

Dogist? Really?

Jirel presents Different meaning of different roses posted at Gozzip over a cup of coffee!.

So a rose is not a rose is not a rose.

el guapo presents Smell Test (When Does Satire Go Bad?) posted at eljumpingbean, saying, "Anyone up for some satire...real, well-written satire?"

Satire. Sarcasm. Bring it all on.

Toni presents Solace among books posted at Wifely Steps.

Books as friends. Been there.

CzechFolks.com presents Havel’s Play in Slovakia After 40 Years posted at CzechFolks.com, saying, "The former president of the Czech Republic is also known as a writer. After leaving the presidency he decided to write his new drama that he worked on for over 20 years."

Finally! A post about the former president of the Czech Republic! No, seriously, this is pretty cool.

Atif Farid presents 25 reasons to QUIT smoking Health by dratiffarid posted at dratiffarid.

Put down the cancer sticks and back away from the ashtray.

Amber Duffy presents A fly On The Most Amazing Wall posted at Blogtastic.

Pretty awesome as far as walls go. TV is good.

Dereck presents The Fisherman Fable posted at I Will Not Die.

Now if I went fishing, I probably would die because I can't swim and I'm not too keen on rowboats.

Jim Murdoch presents All writers are Martians posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "Here's a review of 'The Paris Review's Interviews Vol. III'"

I thought only men are from Mars.

Kerry Dexter presents Dual: Julie Fowlis & Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh posted at Music Road.

Ah, music and writing. Bloggers are the rock stars of the writing world, you know.

Machione presents A Long Weekend That Turned Into A Week, Thanks To The McCain/Palin Ticket posted at Fear And Loathing - The Gonzo Papers, saying, "What made it all more interesting for me, as a gambler, was that there was no problem finding supporters of the GOP who wouldn't contribute to the McCain/Palin ticket, but didn't hesitate to bet that Obama would lose."

The ever elusive gambler demographic chimes in.

POST OF THE MONTH
Amanda Morrow Jensen presents Ten Great Books That Will Change Your Life at Yield to Pedestrian: Stroll With Me Through the World (and Beyond) posted at Yield To Pedestrian: All the Cool, All the Time.

As if I need to add more books to my reading list, here's an ecletic gathering of choices. I misread the intro to the list, thinking it said that you should add these to your Amazon list for Christina. It says Christmas. Still, feel free to buy me books.

Peter presents How Gratitude Can Change Your Life posted at The Change Blog.

Now say thank you.

Trevor Watkinson presents Born Into Bondage: Swearing fealty to the Queen of Canada posted at SaveYourSweat.com Blog, saying, "Did you know that all Canadians are in bondage to Queen Elizabeth?"

I did not know that. Take that, Canada!

Jeff Sullivan presents Fastest Roller Coaster - Kingda Ka posted at Top Vacation Destinations of the World.

Aw, shucks, I remember when I loved riding roller coasters. Then I had a bout with vertigo and it's never been the same. Ride on, Jeff Sullivan. Sigh.

Edmund Harriss presents Mathematics, Computers and Zeilberger posted at Maxwell's Demon.

Now you KNOW the main reason I included this post is Zeilberger is fun to say. Zeilberger Zeilberger Zeilberger.

Hairy Swede presents A Swedish Christmas in October posted at A Swedish American in Sweden, saying, "A quick, but important, history lesson for Americans can be found buried in this post."

Those Swedes know how to holiday.

VW presents The horror...The horror... posted at Wide Awake in Wonderland.

Heh, heh. Big ups to the long walk of shame, international.

Joseph Ekwu presents OBAMA……Mission accomplished. « Josephekwu’s Weblog posted at Josephekwu's Weblog, saying, "Obama, our man, he has made history."

First, I think Joseph should know that the U. S. election made Obama president of the U. S., not of the world. Still, it's historic, so I'm linking you up even though I'm a Nader girl at heart.

GrrlScientist presents Tiny Gecko Species Discovered in Vanuatu Rainforest posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, "According to scientists at France's National Museum of Natural History, a new species of gecko has been discovered -- after it hatched from an egg removed from a nest on a South Pacific island and carried 12,000 miles to Paris in a box lined with Kleenex. The island, Espiritu Santo, is one of the larger South Pacific islands of the Vanuatu Archipelago, east of Australia."

Whatcha got to say about that, Jeff Probst?

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EWR: Nine Is Fine

2008-10-31T06:35:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the October 26, 2008 edition of Everything Worth Reading.
It's late because BC was down. Now here we are, together again. Aw, shucks.

Kate Andrews presents Pump Up the Volume slyparadox.com Blog posted at slyparadox.com Blog.

Stop breaking my heart, Christian Slater.

Jim Murdoch presents An interview with Claire Askew (part one) posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "Claire is one of the next generation of poets. She has already won several awards despite only being in her twenties. She also runs the website 'One Night Stanzas' dedicated to supporting younger poets."

Jim pretty much summed it all up. Way to steal my thunder.

Kerry Dexter presents Gretchen Peters: Northern Lights posted at Music Road.

You know that song, "Turn The Page," by Bob Seger? Yeah, this post title made me think of that.

Michael Snyder presents Christmas Was Not Originally A Christian Holiday posted at The Moral Collapse Of America.

A lot of Christian traditions come from the Pagans. Fun fact!

Keith Carlson presents Health Food and Lipstick posted at Fiction, Prose & Ephemera.

Organic make up. It's all the rage, you know. Speaking of...

Kristen McCarthy presents Organic is Next to Godliness posted at this-sustainable-life.com, saying, "Organic products have become the food of the bourgeois –and I’m not talking about the kind of food historically only available to the rich: calf liver pâtés, speckled Emu eggs, and ninety-nine dollar square watermelons –instead, I’m talking about the essential food groups that ensure our nutrition: vegetables, fruit, grains, and dairy."

Carrots are evil. That's all I'll say about that.

Lily W presents Love in times of crisis posted at If only my English were better.

Good English doesn't make love appear. Trust.

POST OF THE MONTH
FirstDateIdea presents First Date Ideas-Date Ideas posted at First Date Ideas, saying, "Need First Date ideas? Need Romance Date Ideas? We have 101 First Date Ideas and Date tips to impress your date."

I've got 101 more but they're more inappropriate, which is probably why I'm constantly on first dates instead of seconds and thirds. Have I mentioned I'm single again? Ain't no man gonna hold me down. Tangent over. Oh, and this is our POST OF THE MONTH. Cheers!

MelMenzies presents Bereavement Poetry - Death is But a Door : Mel's Muse :: Mel Menzies posted at Mel Menzies Blog, saying, "This is an excerpt from my book, A Painful Post Mortem, which was inspired by a real-life story. ALL profits from sales are for charity."

Too deep for me to say something sarcastic. Sigh.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents My Close Encounter (I Think) With Paul Newman posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

It's always a great shame when the world loses such a sexy thing. Charitable, I mean charitable man. Oooh, AND, I found Madeleine in the text I'm using for my Comp class next semester. Thanks for something I can give my students to read, Madeleine!

AdmirableIndia.com presents Hogenakkal Falls: Part 1 posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

So exotic. I'm so jealous. Thy middle name is cruelty.

axel presents Meditating In Japan posted at axel g.

Thy middle name is cruetly, too. Or cruelty two.

A_sdl presents Sit Down Life posted at A_sdl, saying, "Stop Running in mad rush"

I like this post because it's mostly questions.

Sarah Scrafford presents The 50 (Surprisingly) Dirtiest Things You Come Into Contact With Every Day posted at Web Design Schools Guide.

Unfortunately, dirty here doesn't mean what I think of when I hear dirty. Still, it's good info.

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EWR: Eight Is Great

2008-09-28T06:48:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the September 28, 2008 edition of everything worth reading. India's back, cool as ever. We've also got murder and peeing. I know, the variety is amazing. Enjoy!

Jim Murdoch presents Major Benjy by Guy Fraser-Sampson posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "A novel set in the world of Mapp and Lucia the characters created in the 1930s by E. F. Benson and made popular on television in the 1980s. Very similar in tone to Jeeves and Wooster."

Remember Private Benjamin? Yeah. That was good.

AdmirableIndia.com presents Trip to Wayanad: Day 2: Part 2: Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary or Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

Inspiring jealousy among us.

Louise Manning presents What do you find wonderful? posted at The Human Imprint.

This is touching in a non-sappy way.

Alex Smith presents Your Brain Is Your Best Self Defense Weapon posted at TBO-TECH.

The Power of Positive Thinking versus Taser Gun. Go!

Toni presents Remembering posted at Wifely Steps.

Another touching non-sappy tale. I'm diggin' it.

Kerry Dexter presents season of change: music for autumn 2008 posted at Music Road.

Who rocks the house? Kerry rocks the house, and when Kerry rocks the house, she rocks it all the way down! Ah, you can thank my cheerleading days for that ditty. Or is it diddy? Ooh, P. Diddy. Now we're way off base. Back to Kerry Dexter. She rocks.

Metaliphe presents Freud's Repetition Compulsion posted at Chandra Unplugged - No nonsense, Straight-up blogging from a Life Coach, saying, "It's what Freud calls repetition compulsion. We pick a person from the get go who reminds us of someone in our family of origin with the assumption being that if only I can get that person to love me then finally I will be lovable."

I guess I'm including this post because my boyfriend broke up with me last night. Yup, I'm back on the market. Now accepting applications.

Sara Goldstein presents Fashion don'ts: 'Mom jeans' poem posted at The Bargain Queens, saying, "Frustrated writer pens poem about 'Mom jeans' for fashion blog. People laugh -- but with or at her?"

It needs to be said. Thank you, Sara, for saying it.

TheLittlestGuy presents who peed in the water? posted at TheLittlestGuy.

Here's an interesting take on conservationism. Eat your heart out, Al Gore.

P.L. Frederick presents You're On My Mind, For $1,000 posted at Small and Big, saying, "One day, a dame with a dome has a bright idea."

Tyra Banks, you eat your heart out, too. You know what? I just creeped myself out. What the hell does that mean, anyway? Why would you tell someone to eat his or her own heart out of his or her own body?

amanda s presents Reasons Why Sarah Palin is NOT a Pit Bull posted at Save A Bull.

I'm not quite sure, but I think Amanda is not calling a woman a dog. I think.

Cinderberry presents The Stationery Fetishist’s Manifesto posted at Stationery Fetish.

Ahh, the fetishists. They are my people! This one in particular is all kinds of brilliant. You know what that means. Cinderberry, you have our POST OF THE MONTH!

Patricia Twitchell presents The Adventures of Penny Pincher - Penny Pincher Saves the Day posted at Just Bears and Stuff, saying, "The Adventures of Penny Pincher. Join Penny Pincher teddy bear as he helps save the rightful ownership of the mighty oak tree."

Oak trees are people too.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Sarah Who??? posted at Mad Kane's Political Madness.

Gettin' political.

David Settino Scott presents Free the Gods - Fiction posted at Free the Gods, saying, "A story about growing up in Santa Fe..."

Jon Bon Jovi has a song called Sante Fe on his soundtrack for Young Guns II. That, of course, has nothing to do with David's post. I've always wanted to go to Santa Fe, even before David's post and before the song. This is as close as I've gotten.

ElleAtDefiningSomeday presents Wild Card Inside posted at Defining Someday, saying, "Are you wild? Inside or out?"

Clothes on. Clothes off. It's a wild time.

Hairy Swede presents A Swedish American in Sweden: A Strange Morning with Swedish Boobs in Stockholm, Sweden posted at A Swedish American in Sweden, saying, "The one post I keep coming back to."

I think I have to come back a few times, too, with a title like that.

Kristen McCarthy presents Menstrual Suppression is the New White posted at this-sustainable-life.com, saying, "This season menstrual suppression is the new white. Designer oral contraceptives like Seasonale are the latest in cute pink pills to target the Western woman. No more mood swings, cramps, or unexpected whoopsies during your weekend getaways."

You know what's a bad idea, though? WEARING white when menstruating.

Nicholas Powiull presents Conscious Flex: Polyphasic Sleep by Nicholas Powiull posted at Conscious Flex, saying, "Polyphasic Sleep, ever heard of it? I did it for 273 days straight."

I don't see how this is enjoyable at all.

Glowing Face Man presents Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: A Man of Courage, Passion, and Freedom posted at Glowing Face Man: Awaken the Badass Within, saying, "What can we learn from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the recently departed Nobel Laureate who endured a hellish tenure in the Soviet Gulags?"

I'm not sure what we can learn, but I am sure that this is too serious for me to be snarky. Good info, though.

Mike Solara presents Sleep Better, Live Longer posted at Mike Solara.

I'm pretty sure this totally negates everything Nicholas said about napping. Blog war! Blog war!

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EWR: Lucky Seven

2008-08-31T05:08:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the August 31, 2008 edition of Everything Worth Reading. From French to flying to the search for immortality, it's all here. The race for the best post this month was a close call. So much good stuff in the blogosphere.

Manoj Thulasidas presents Sophistication posted at Unreal Blog, saying, "The French are masters when it comes to nurturing, and more importantly, selling sophistication. Here is a humorous take on how they manage it. La sophistication, a la francaise!"

I would say something really witty in French right now; alas, I don't know French.

Dereck presents An Essay on Human Growth posted at I Will Not Die.

I wonder if Dereck realizes that I'm 4'10".

old-wizard presents OW Investigative Series: Violence in Video Games posted at Old-Wizard.com, saying, "Old-Wizard takes a look at how video games affect real world violence, starting with the 1980's arcade classic Donkey Kong."

Gorilla and a barrel! Gorilla and a barrel!

P.L. Frederick presents Hotshot Designer posted at Small and Big, saying, "Mark Twain put it best when he wrote, 'rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.'"

Excellent usage of the word "akimbo."

HighGrace presents Why we cant fly posted at Face to the Sun, saying, "The importance of hope and imagination using the metaphor of the possiblity of human flight".

Some inspirational words about getting high. Not drug related.

Nesher presents Dead Body of Bigfoot Found! Hoax or Not? You Decide! posted at Popular Google Searches - Trends and Reviews.

Hoax! Obviously. Or I mean NOT a hoax. So real. Really, though, hoax. But not.

April Hollands presents Fete du Reblochon posted at Le Franco honey, saying, "I've been to another fete and found it as much fun as the one in Annecy, even though there were no headbanging infants."

This is the line that got me this time: "Meanwhile, the locals are drunk." Hahahaha. Drunk. French. Cheese. April is living the life.

Aaron Powell presents Karaoke Quintessence: Chapter 1: Juju posted at Aaron Ross Powell, saying, "The first chapter of a new serial occult crime novel from the author of The Hole. This chapter introduces one of the novel's heroes, Jimmy Pete, a professional karaoke singer with more than a little mojo on his side."

Ooooh, I love me some mojo.

Post of the Month
Lily W presents A Brave New World of dating posted at If only my English were better. "Having a martini is not a good idea when you are jet lagged."

Hahahahaha. With an opening line like that, you've gotta keep on reading. Alas, I have a boyfriend now and no longer have good dating advice such as this post. I also no longer have new horror stories. On the one hand, I'm happy to not have to be aggravated. On the other, as a writer, I miss new stories to tell. In any case, Lily's blog makes me feel all nostalgic and lucky at once. Lily W gives us our Post of the Month. Raise your glasses, and while you're at it, buy the gal a drink.

garry presents Escaping the Rat Race in Scotland, Just Do it, I Have Done It! posted at The Barbados Blog.

Oooh, Garry is someone who heeds the call of good writing. If not for posts about tales of dating this month, Garry would have been post of the month. Hope you come back again because your stuff is some of the best in the blogosphere.

Davin Warner presents My tribute to retro gaming posted at Absolutely Random Stuff.

I never played video games in my childhood so this is all new to me.

Keith Wick presents Walmart: The Descent of Man posted at Weith Kick.

Truest words ever.

Amaryllis presents Sam posted at Amaryllis's Tales, saying, "A short story about a boy new to highschool, and his unique challenges with flying and imagination."

Here's a lighter kind of literature.

JennH presents The Drawing posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, saying, "A work of fiction inspired by a writing prompt at A Thousand Words."

An interesting take on an interesting picture.

Hopeful Spirit presents Cliques: They’re What’s Wrong With the Christian Blogosphere posted at On the Horizon, saying, "Cliques are a way of life -- in the real and cyber worlds, including the Christian blogosphere. How should we react? Is there a way to combat this phenomenon?"

There are a whole lot of problems with Christianity let alone the Christian blogosphere. However, I'm not so close-minded as to not let all sides be heard.

P.L. Frederick presents Taking A Stand On Lemonade Stands posted at Small and Big, saying, "Learning to be polite from children. A quick read!"

Hope they have a liquor license.

Ann presents VegasRex: On The Las Vegas Real Estate Market posted at VegasRex, saying, "Humorous and interesting take on education and the real estate market situation in Las Vegas."

I don't even know what to say here....

Rachel presents I guess you had to be there. posted at Basura Caliente!, saying, "I'd like to think this is worth reading. :)"

My nine or so years of Spanish class leads me to believe the name of this blog translates to Hot Garbage! In which case, I'd have to infer that said blog title is ironic, considering this is very much worth reading.

Dawn Xiana Moon presents The King of Fruit posted at Dawn Xiana Moon: Randomness.

This is simple and nice.

Stephen presents Today's MMA; Top 10 Reasons for the Success of Modern MMA posted at MMA Bulletin.

Okay, I guess good writing is involved here. Plus, I'm a sucker for a shirtless muscle man.

Ahh, a shirtless muscle man. That's a great way to conclude this edition.

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EWR Number Five, Still Alive Even Though Out Of Order

2008-07-27T05:12:00.000-07:00

That's right. I can't count. Good thing I can still blog.

Welcome to the July 27, 2008 edition of Everything Worth Reading. This month features a variety of topics. As usual, good dang stuff in all of 'em.

Petteri presents More About My Wicked Grandpa... posted at My Grandpa.

Okay, this is strange but in a positive way.

Steve Anderson presents The Office Drone As Action Hero posted at Kwanzoo, saying, "Meta-escapism in movies."

Dude, watch Office Space.

amanda s presents Carrey and McCarthy's Crusade, Dangers of Vaccines posted at Startup Fiance, saying, "Here's a criticism of Carrey and McCarthy's anti-vaccine campaign."

Complete with scary picture of Jim Carrey. I didn't even realize it was him at first.

Dereck presents A guide for increasing your Creativity posted at I Will Not Die.

On my most recent job interview, the dean asked me where creativity comes from. Where the heck was this post back then? I got the job anyway, but this sure would have been helpful. Now it's helpful to anyone else interviewing with said dean, making this our POST OF THE MONTH!!!

Patrick A. Sizemore presents A Brief Analysis of Assumption and Intuition posted at College Information for Smart Students, saying, "What is the difference between assumption and intuition? Is intuition anything more than extraordinarily perceptive assumption?"

Patrick mentions Tennessee. I was just in Tennessee. Good state. Very clean.

Patricia Twitchell presents The Adventures of Penny Pincher: Penny Pincher Goes To The Rodeo… Finally posted at Just Bears and Stuff, saying, "The Adventures of Penny Pincher continue on as Penny Pinchers best friends get him all spruced up for the rodeo. Join in on the Adventures of Penny Pincher"

Alliteration rocks!

Toni presents Unspoken posted at Starlit Whispers, saying, "Those that go unspoken are more moving yet more painful when remained unsaid."

Here's a short piece of goodness.

Yvaine presents At the train station posted at Starlit Whispers, saying, "I love words. I love riding trains. I love watching people. And I love writing. Hence this mix of these four loves. I hope you enjoy it. And do be careful about who's watching you. ;-)"

Man, I friggin almost fell off the chair at "unsanitary." Read it and you'll find out what the heck I'm talking about.

christina seehusen presents I love... posted at christina, saying, "humorous post about love for my dishwasher."

I know, this may not sound like something you want to read--who writes about their dishwasher?--but really, you'll thank me after you do.

JennH presents The Wicker Chair posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, saying, "A fictional story about a woman beginning a new chapter of her life. Inspired by a writing prompt found at A Thousand Words (www dot 1000wordsmeme dot com)."

Jenn H does it again. Good publishable fiction. Agents, pay attention please.

AdmirableIndia.com presents Bangalore to Mysore on Bike: Day 1: Part 2: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Brindavan gardens and Krishnarajasagara or KRS dam posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

I am such a sucker for this blog. Pretty pictures PLUS good writing.

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EWR: Number Six, Pick Up Sticks

2008-06-30T05:24:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the June 29, 2008 edition of Everything Worth Reading.

I'm thankful for the writers who submitted below. This month had an overabundance of bloggers who refuse to read directions--double and quadruple submitting, how-to and medical posts, posts that were purely video even though this carnival highlights writing. Wow, people, get with the program. However, among the muck, these writers emerged, sittin pretty with good good posts.

April Hollands presents Headbanging infants posted at Le Franco Phoney, saying, "Hi, this is my first ever carnival submission and I really don't know if this is my best work for the month, but I was worried the other stuff on my blog is a bit old to submit. Hopefully you like this one - or another."

How could I NOT encourage people to read something with such a title?

Myke presents Ian Usher Brit Sells His Entire Life on Ebay posted at Citizen of the Earth.

I hope you get to keep him.

Toni presents Jed's Guitar posted at Starlit Whispers, saying, "Fiction based on truth. ;)"

Judging by that wink, I get the feeling this is more creative non-fiction than fiction based on truth. Tricky, Toni, very tricky.

jkrane82 presents Generation Internet: How Google Will Turn Us Into Search Engines posted at We Op-Ed, saying, "A less than rosy examination of how the internet has effected how we read, write, and think."

Complete with a shout out to T. S. Eliot.

Michael Snyder presents The Los Lunas Decalogue Stone - How In The World Did The Ten Commandments Get To America Before Columbus Did? posted at Shattered Paradigm.

Good question.

Brent Diggs presents Powersaw Poetry - A Toothsome Tale of Love posted at The Ominous Comma, saying, "Simply the best Quasi-Shakespearean ode to tree removal and spousal appeasement currently available upon the internet."

This is wacky. I like wacky. Therefore, here is your POST OF THE MONTH. Way to go Brent Diggs. Man, that's an awesome name, too. Brent Diggs. You're gonna go far with that moniker.

JennH presents An Unexpected Independence Day Celebration posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, saying, "A fictional story about how a young woman reacts when her widowed mother announces that she is remarrying."

This is the kind of fiction that's selling right now, the kind that I can't write, but the kind that JennH can.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Quick Story & Other Verse (Limerick & Haiku Prompt) posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Everyone loves a limerick.

Oliver Chase presents mouth's clean posted at Brain Juice. This is about toothbrushes.

Makes you think, huh.

garry presents Naughty Thoughts on the Slow Bus to Cairo, She Seemed So Crazy! posted at Travelers stories.

A way to travel without traveling.

Matthew presents What?s In It for Me? posted at Conservatives and Normals . Com - The Blog, saying, "Why I'm finished being selfish."

Good sentiments. However, I still love me a lot.

That concludes this edition. Thanks to those of you who submitted within the guidelines of the carnival. Thanks for getting it.

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EWR #4: May's Big Bash

2008-05-25T06:24:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the May 25, 2008 edition of Everything Worth Reading. This edition offers a smattering of subjects and writing styles worthy of being read and reread and reread again. Of course, we've edited out regular spammers and those who do not read carnival descriptions. Here it is--your carnival for May. Grab some cotton candy and skip around the maypole. (No, I really don't know what a maypole is).

David Godot presents We Live in Memories and Dreams> posted at Way To Go, Godot!, saying, "This article argues that from a psychological and neurological perspective, none of us live in the present moment. Rather, we are all living in a series of memories and dreams."

This is kind of like Waiting For Godot except not really in any way except the name.

Big Larry presents My Boyfriend and the “Tattooed” Bags posted at I Love Anuschka, saying, "Girl loves handbags. Boyfriend loves Girl. Love = Handbag loving Boyfriend?"

Such a simple equation, you'd think it'd work.

Michael Law presents I Want You to Date Playboy Model Jillian Beyor posted at Online Casino Blog.

Okay, fine, here's a post that objectifies a very pretty woman. Granted, the woman seems to be okay with that. The writing is really good; otherwise, I would've skipped it.

Aaron Powell presents Stimulus posted at Aaron Ross Powell, saying, "A very short, noir story with a fantasy and horror twist."

The plural of stimulus is stimuli. I don't know why I just said that. In any case, I'm making this post the Post of the Month because the writing is better than that of the most recent movie Prom Night which was supposed to have a horror twist but really made me laugh a lot and scared me not because it was a scary movie but because people spent money to make it.

Sam presents Andy Warhol and Pop Art. Celebrities, Sex and Soup. The Popular Art Movement ! Surfer Sam posted at Surfer Sam and Friends.

I'm a sucker for modern art so this post sucked me in. Lots of Warhol heads ahead.

Dereck presents A Walk Into The Wilderness posted at I Will Not Die.

Someone's trying to defy the "everyone's gotta die sometime" maxim.

sarah presents Response to Omnivoracious's book-beer pairings -- Guest blog by Ciara posted at SARAHSPY.

Break out your beer stine and a bookmark.

Tony Gibbs presents May Is An Outdoors Month posted at Birds and Things.

This comes at the end of May but Tony posted it in April so I think it all evens out.

Tristan L. Sullivan presents What Does God Sound Like? posted at Imagine.

Two reasons I'm including this post. Kickass picture of a mermaid and incredibly skillful use of a Sade reference.

AdmirableIndia.com presents Nagarhole National Park Rajiv Gandhi National Park), Karnataka posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

In a word? AWESOME! Or in another word? ELEPHANT!

Lucynda Riley presents Super Earth posted at Quietly Into the Night.

Soundtrack and everything.

Phil B. presents Most Juices are Apple Juice « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, "Most 100% juices are made from primarily apple juice."

Yes, Phil B. You are so right. If I buy grape juice, I want it to be primarily grapes! Fermented, too, so that it's not so much juice as much as it is wine.

Lin Burress presents So Sexy, So Soon: The Sexualization of Childhood in Commercial Culture posted at Telling It Like It Is.

No, clicking on this will not mean you're a pervert. It means you're a concerned human being. You might be a big ol' perv for other reasons, but that's not here nor there.

Matthew presents Conservatives and Normals . Com - The Blog » Blog Archive » Vanity License Plates posted at Conservatives and Normals . Com - The Blog.

Poor Matthew. He obviously never watched that awesome game show in the 80s in which the contestants had to figure out what the license plates spelled out. I always wanted to be on that show.

Sara Ost presents >Just Fooling Around posted at Sara Ost.

Bubbles!

Gary Evans presents Law of Attraction 101 posted at Good To Feel Good.

These are laws that are kinda hard to break.

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EWR #3: It's a Party in April

2008-04-27T08:15:00.000-07:00

Come on in! The water's fine in this April 27, 2008 edition of Everything Worth Reading! That's a lot of exclamations! Well deserved, though, because this carnival is pretty darn great this time 'round! We had less direction-non-followers and much more of the good stuff. So enjoy the party!

Aaron Powell presents Baseball on the Garden Path posted at Aaron Ross Powell, saying, "A short horror story in the traditional vein about a father recovering his kid's baseball from the yard of a weird and terrible house."

Baseball is scary.

Shan Siddiqi presents The Plight of the Expatriated Sports Fanatic Globally Rational posted at Globally Rational saying, "The story of when I migrated to the US as a child and found that my cricket obsession, which was my only tool for social contact, was unheard of here."

Balls, in general? Scary.

P.L. Frederick presents Morning Migration posted at Small and Big.

Ever see Office Space? The opening credits? That commute to work? That's what mine used to be like. This is another view of being in a herd.

Lane Wright presents Petition to Oprah - Livestock Should be Treated Humanely Vegan Bits posted at Vegan Bits.

Here's an open letter to Oprah. Brave, brave soul. Hey, Oprah, don't scold the messenger.

David Cassell presents Wax On…Wax Off posted at selectcoursesblog.com.

Almost Mr. Miagi but not quite.

Tonya presents Baby Stages Don't Just End After Delivery posted at My Pregnancy Blog.

Baby steps.

English Subject presents Learn English - English Speaking Tutorial » Blog Archives » Apostrophe Usage - It’s A Blast! posted at English Tutorial.

I'm all about grammar.

Herbert Lobsenz presents Marble Season 1 Old Time Writer posted at Old Time Writer, saying, "1930s New York City, and memories of Marble Season at 88th and West End."

Everyone loves nostalgia.

The Innovative Traveler presents Barrow, Alaska and the Monster Films that Bring Us There... posted at The Innovative Traveler.

There's an old joke that has Alaska in it. The punch line is something like, I don't know but Alaska. Maybe jokes bring us to Alaska, too.

Talk Prom Dresses presents What's Hot - Prom Dress Trends 2008 posted at Prom Dresses.

Prom, from "promenade." I learned that from Never Been Kissed. See how movies are good for education? I wish the 80s prom dress trend would come back.

Jayne presents Slug Guts posted at Our Great Southern Land.

Jayne uses the words "grotty" and "pee" in her post, which means it's a must read.

Paul Li presents Your Brain and Dyslexia posted at Lumosity Brain Health.

This sounds super smart, yo.

LINK OF THE WEEK
Bob Estes presents The Perfect Italian Woman posted at On-Screen Scientist.

At first, I thought Bob submitted this to tell me that I'm the perfect Italian woman. Apparently, I'm full of myself and Bob is talking about something completely different. Good job, Bob. THEN I thought, hey--isn't Bob Estes the guy who was on Silk Stalkings and then on Melrose Place? Mmmm, I love me some Bob Estes. Only on those shows, he went by Rob. That's right. I've got it all figured out now.

Kelly presents Marley: Discerning, Prudent, Shrewd. posted at View Along the Way

A woman and her dog.

HL Grove presents Up Yours Mother Theresa posted at Hennie Grove. The first rule of writing: get your audience interested.

With a title like that, we've gotta read it.

James Lee presents Frogs, Social Proof, and You posted at Online Business Freedom.

How can you ignore this? James Lee must have taken a lesson from Hennie.

Jake Riley presents Magic Tricks- Power of Gravity posted at Free MAGIC TRICKS.

A few years ago, a masked magician caused much rage in the magic community by revealing secrets of tricks. Again, don't shoot the messenger. That's all I'm sayin.

chris presents Fortune Cookie Note for April 7, 2008 posted at Fortune Cookie Notes

This is fun. Really.

Patrick A. Sizemore presents People Are Smelly Socks posted at College Information for Smart Students, saying he was "inspired by a tattered, blue plastic hamper."

If I were a sock, what kind of sock would I be?

old-wizard presents Old-Wizard.com / Music / Top 10 British Bands of All Time posted at Old-Wizard.com.

Includes The Verve, not to be confused with The Verve Pipe, and Oasis, not to be confused with The Beatles.

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Two! Two! EWR Carnival for March 30, 2008

2008-03-30T05:41:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the March 30, 2008 edition of Everything Worth Reading. We had a lot more submissions this time around--yeay! We also had lots more rejections because people don't know how to read directions--booo! Below you'll find people who not only know how to read directions, but who are also good writers and have interesting posts.

NAOMI presents British Kids Believe Churchill Walked On The Moon . Posted at Diary From England.

Why wouldn't they? It's perfectly true.

old-wizard presents Top 5 Girls From The Wonder Years. Posted at Old Wizard.com.

Not just Winnie Cooper. Mamma was a hotbox, too.

John DeWitt presents Zen, happiness, and the law of attraction. Posted at The John Dewitt Blog.

This guy is totally trying to hock his book. I'm allowing it, though, because, well, check out the picture.

Beth Yarnall presents Bid Now! Posted at Beth Yarnall.

e-Bay addictions and the women who have them.

TheLittlestGuy presents Carbon Cycle. Posted at The Littlest Guy, saying, "Recently, the word ‘carbon’ has been in a lot of buzz words… carbon-this, carbon-that. It’s time to stop throwing words around and to truly understand what is important about the world’s carbon problem."

True dat.

Nicole presents The Problem With Image. Posted at Makeitbetter's Weblog.

Freak magnet. I empathize.

Wakish is a blogger who submitted six times to this single issue when the directions clearly state to submit only once per carnival. Also, none of the posts were on topic--they were all how-to related. Way to kill the carnival.

Hill Robertson presents Are You Working For The Weekend? Posted at Hill Robertson. Hill says, "Do not focus on working for the weekend. Focus on working for freedom."

Alas, he does not make reference to the 1980s classic hit, "Everybody's workin for the weekend...." However, this post made me think of that song, which made me smile, and so I'm including it here. If you remember who sang that song, please comment. I'm too lazy to look it up right now.

myko presents Why? You May Ask. Posted at Trailer Park Arias. Myko says, "This is a student blog from San Francisco State University. I need to get a posting in blog carnival or I'll flunk out of school and my unborn children will turn to crack and eventually mug you."

HIL. AIR. EEE. US! I don't respond positively to threats, but I do respond positively to blatant desperation, no matter how much truth it holds.

Theodore Pappas presents How Low Can Ben Stein Go? (To The Maligning of Charles Darwin). Posted at Britannica Blog.

Ben Stein has chimed in on evolution v. intelligent design. Who wants to read about it? Anyone? Anyone?

Christine presents Wants vs Needs: A Look At Personal Consumption. Posted at Me, My Kid, And Life: An American Single Mom Living In France.

A good lesson.

Rich Vosler presents Pruning makes growth for new life. Posted at Sales Training Tips.

I'm including this post only because the guy on the website eerily reminds me of Tom Arnold and I want everyone else's opinion. That and I thought pruning said pumpkin at first.

Jeffrey Stingerstein presents Abortion (a secular response to Richard Dawkins). Posted at Disillusioned Words.

Let's get a little issue-y.

Robyn J McCleary presents Aspiring Artist. Posted at Arts History, Artists and Fine Arts.

The art of slicing open the human eye. Really.

Clever Elsie presents It's A Wedding, Not A Coronation. Posted at Singletude: A Positive Blog For Singles.

I've written a lot about the single life. Nice to see that other singles know and love it too.

Nicole presents You Can Keep Your Diamonds, Your Rings, All Your Fancy Things. Posted at Makeitbetter's Weblog.

Not that anyone is throwing these things at the majority of us anyway.

Nick presents Welcome Back NBA. Posted at The Beernut Gallery.

I know nothing about basketball, but I dig a post that starts off, "they have uniforms and everything." Hil. Air. Eee. Us! Read on, sports fans.

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EWR GALA Numero 1

2008-02-26T15:14:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the February 26, 2008 INAUGURAL edition of Everything Worth Reading. Did I spell inaugural right?

While this isn't truly EVERYTHING you should read, these are a smattering of interesting, kitschy posts by bloggers who follow directions. For those who don't follow directions, well, you know who you are.

Raymond presents understanding Traditional Love Stereotypes About Men and Women posted at Money Blue Book. An all business title for a post about that stupid stupid show Millionaire Match Maker. Not all women are gold-diggers, but this show sure doesn't help the poor women of the world find love. Or poor men. Read on.

the baglady presents Fifteen Years in America — An Introduction — The Baglady posted at xynny. This post proves how truly uninteresting my life is.

James Brausch presents Costa Rican National Parks posted at Costa Rica HQ. I'm including this only because it's pretty. And we like pretty things.

James D. Brausch presents Is Your Keyboard Making You Fat? posted at Weight Loss Dude. Warning: this post contains pictures of a half-naked man in Bermuda shorts. Other than that, see why we can blame computing for making us larger than life.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Planning To Travel With Friends? Are You Sure That?s Wise? posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Warren Wong presents How To Get Whatever You Want From Anyone posted at Personal Development for INTJs. Warren claims to know how to get stuff like money or love from anyone you choose. Sex, too. I think he meant this as a serious "how to" post. I'm skeptical but it sure is interesting. Now on with the sex!

Gedaly Guberek shakes it up with some Shakespeare in Is Shakespeare Meant to be Read and Not Performed? The Bard Blog - Shakespeare Info posted at The Bard Blog. I like this post because it brings me back to my undergrad days when I actually read Shakespeare. Maybe it'll bring you back to some bard-times. Get it? Bard times? Unlike hard times? Nevermind. Moving on.

Joe Hitchem presents Stamps - A Sticky Investment posted at Start Stamp Collecting, saying, "How to collect stamps as an investment!" Okay, okay, stamp collecting is not everyone's hobby of choice. But this is something different. Expand your horizons, people!

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Welcome Wagon

2008-02-21T07:35:00.000-08:00

In the words of Freddy Washington, Hi there. Thanks for stopping in. Everything Worth Reading is a compilation of good writing and interesting topics in the blog world. I love blogging. I am a blog master. Self-appointed so, of course. I figured I should channel this energy and pay it forward. I present to you the blogs of others. So when you've had enough of me, you can check out everyone else.