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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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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