**** The new Weekend Assignment is from a “guest professor” once again (not me this time), and I’m mentioning it because I know it’s one that some of y’all could easily get into:
Extra Credit: What was the last book you read, and why?
Answer the question(s) in a post on your own blog, and leave a link to it in the comments on the Assignment post at Outpost Mâvarin!
**** The links are a little sparse this week due to Google Reader Backlog. I hope to remedy that situation next week.
The Printed Page, host of “Mailbox Monday”
Spy Scribbler, via West of Mars
Change really HAS come to America – The Briefing Room, the official White House blog
Just a few of many posts this week reflecting on the making of history (even history that may have to wait a few years), including one from pop-culture history; one about continuing to make history; a recipe for history; a couple of letters; and one about being so preoccupied with documenting history that you miss the chance to experience it
Now this would change history, too – a salary for the First Lady (someday it could be the “First Spouse,” you know…), especially considering that this one has been a career woman
Signs that you’re a blogging geriatric – have you exhibited any?
If you actually need to follow more people on Twitter, try some of The Park Bench‘s “nerd all-stars.” Also, how much do you care about your blog stats? (My answer – probably TOO much. My subscriber number has dropped by about half this week; I know there are some behind-the-scenes things happening to integrate FeedBurner and Google, and I hope that it’s a glitch related to that!)
Books that caught my eye this week:
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (And What is Says About Us), by Tom Vanderbilt (via DearReader.com)
The Sinner’s Guide to Confession, by Phyllis Scheiber
Have a great weekend!
Have fun hanging with Spy! You’ll soon see why she’s one of my favorite people.
A great roundup of interesting tidbits — thanks for sharing and brightening up a dreary-starting Saturday.
Susan – I think I’m already getting a good sense of that. Great recommendation!
Cathy – Nice to meet you, and glad you stopped by!
The twitter links were great. I added two that I didn’t know about, but I had most of the rest. At least the ones I wanted. Does that mean a nerdy woman resides beneath my strong masculine exterior? 🙂
I didn’t post anything about inauguration day just do to the volume already out there. I didn’t think I’d have anything intelligent to add. Only stupid comments. 🙂
Have a great weekend!
Mike – Nerdy men are welcome at The Park Bench too, and don’t even try to deny that you are one :-). Glad you found that link useful!
My husband joined Twitter. I was so surprised when he told me. I should direct him to The Park Bench. 🙂
I loved the post about signs that I’m a blogging geriatric.
“Whenever you write a post, you have the vague feeling that maybe you’ve said exactly these things before, but you can’t remember when.” – This has already happened to me. Haha
Another one I can relate to: “Having resisted the lure of Facebook, you’re now stodgily refusing to open up a Twitter account. (Are they even called accounts? I can’t keep up with all the lingo you kids speak these days.)”
Wendy (Literary Feline) – The Park Bench is on Twitter, too; I follow her. And now that your husband’s joined, how long do you think you can hold out :-D?
Going on my second anniversary as a blogger, sometimes I feel geriatric already! I really liked that one too.