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As mentioned in the previous post, I fell behind on posting interesting links. I’ve been collecting them, however, and storing them in my cheeks for the winter. No, it’s not winter yet, but here are some links to explore while you prepare for hibernation.
I hate the rampant abuse of quotation marks, and so do the people who run this site. Quotation marks do not indicate irony, and they certainly don’t belong in many places you see them. In my opinion (and 8 out of 10 grammarians agree), quotation marks should be used when you’re quoting someone, to set off titles or when you need to indicate you’re writing about a word as a word.
Eek. Life and my innate laziness kept me away from the blog for far too long. The monthly posting of sites I find interesting hasn’t been updated in what seems like forever.
So, without further delay, here’s part 1 of what I’ve been doing online lately. Warning – no theme or rhyme/reason here.
NaNoWriMo is getting close. Essentially, it’s a challenge for yourself, a contest where the only prize is finishing. You write a novel in November. Start on 11/1 and finish on 11/30. Novel is defined as 50,000 words. I did this last year and won. Okay, I wrote over 60,000 words so I met the requirements for winning, but I didn’t finish the story and haven’t touched it since. Maybe one day. Not sure what I’m writing this year, but I’ll be blogging about it as a distraction from actually doing it. Why not join me?
Or at least in terms of web links it is. Question: if blog is short for web log, can I use blinks for a collection of web links? Would it catch on? Can I be the next Al Gore?
Never mind.
Taking a break from cat posts and book reviews, here’s the sites and stories that have caught my eye in June.
As I sit in a hotel waiting for my friends to wake up, I thought it’d be a great time to clean out my growing collection of links before it got too big for the inevitable May links post.
So, without further ado … things in cyberspace that caught me eye since the last links post.
As Joe Hill states in his blog, this Obama video has been everywhere. But, as usual, I’m a little slow on the uptake and Hill’s right, the video is funny enough to share and share again.
Plus linking to his entry is an excuse for me to remind you all to vote next Tuesday. And to do some research and thinking before you do. Don’t just pull the lever, color in the circle, touch the screen or punch out the chad blindly.
We all have the right to vote, but rights come with obligations. And in this case, the obligation is to vote intelligently for the candidate that you believe will do the best for the country and for your interests. So think about it, and think about the other people on the ballot. Who’s running for state senator or congressman in your district (do you even know what federal and state district you’re in)? Who’s running for city council or sheriff or whatever other local offices are up for grabs this year?
Think about it. And vote!
