I’m one of those simpletons who rates books, DVDs and the like at Amazon and then gets recommendations from the site. I think the system has gone wacky lately.
When I last checked for book recommendations, they included Pathophysiology of Disease, Essentials of General Surgery, Practical Orthopedics and Pathology: Board Review Series, the latter a [...]
Critical Mass, the blog of the National Book Critics Circle board of directors, recently questioned whether it was a conflict of interest for online book reviewers (like me) to provide links to sites like Amazon for the books they review. I think Kevin Holtsberry put it wonderfully:
All kidding aside, or at least most kidding [...]
If the hits to this blog are any indication, Kate Looby sure has become a popular figure in cyberspace. Looby, the lobbyist for and director of Planned Parenthood for South Dakota, shows up in an ever-increasing number of the internet searches that bring people here. Thus, the interest is being generated by [...]
Other matters kept me from posting this earlier in the day as intended or from commenting on other things that will show up later. Couldn’t let the day expire, though, without must mentioning that this blog was launched two years ago today. While it has changed with time (as all things should), I still see [...]
The University of Minnesota has started a digital audio initiative. Among other things, it is used to distribute independent and distance learning material in audio format. Some of the initial course offerings available include several writing and literature courses, including a survey of science fiction and fantasy and a course on “literary aspects of journalism.” [...]
I’ve added a few items recently to the blogroll/web site list at right and have failed to otherwise mention that fact. Here’s what’s been added and why:
BOJ News Service – Blind Orange Julius is a frequent commenter at Mount Blogmore and has a worthy news photo blog, so to speak, dealing with SD political issues.
Paper [...]
I’ve often gthought of doing a post about some of the headlines I see on Google News. One today really caught my eye. Due to my screen size or whatever, the headline read:
Bush promises probe into Saddam underwear
pictures
I don’t have issues, I have full-blown psychotic episodes.
George Carlin at The Fox Theatre, Atlanta
Since I’ve moved this blog away from politics toward books, music and other things that give nuance to life, I’ve decided to broaden it in other ways. I have joined the crew at Blogcritics. As the site says, it is comprised of “[a] sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, technology, [...]
Family matters have kept me from blogging for a few days and will for several more.
With a great deal going on in real life, I have not been keeping up with the conservative/rightwing bloggers recently. It was a mistake checking in on some of them today. I am dismayed by the persistent and intense hate, fear-mongering and intolerance. This dismay coincides with a couple interesting pieces on [...]
Yes, the Argus Leader article on South Dakota political blogs ran this morning and, yes, I was in it. Quite frankly, much ado (largely beforehand) about little. Political blogs are hot items now and recently but I still think they may have jumped the shark and collapse of their own weight after the election. [...]
This was originally going to be a somewhat theoretical post about blogs but a comment on Liberal Oasis and a discussion about an upcoming news article led to a variation — have political blogs jumped the shark?
For those unfamiliar with the term, jumping the shark occurs at the point where a television show/event/personality began an irreversible [...]
No good excuse for going a month without posts. You’d think the holidays and winter would create more time, but … Anyway, will try to at least occasionally blog, starting today.
It has led to a lack of blogging without good reason or excuse. So, let’s just start with a couple recent items that relate to this lurking feeling that we’ve become characters in a science fiction novel.
Revisionism. Josh Marshall, gives us another indication that if what Bush said may cause problems, he [...]
Hey, the blog finally made it to Google. Don’t know that anyone’s linked or otherwise commented but what the heck. Somebody somewhere must have noticed somehow.
The Angel of Grozny: Orphans of a Forgotten War by Asne Seierstad
