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.

That concludes this edition. Thanks to everyone who submitted. Now go read all the linkage, comment on each other's stuff, and submit again.

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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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EWR: Eleventh Heaven

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

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

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

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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