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

(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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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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