Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Speedlinking 8/8/06

Good morning. I was tagged by Laura in the newest blog meme last night, this one on books. You can see my answers here -- and see who I have tagged. [Nerdine tagged Laura -- see her response here.]

And away we go . . . .

~ Jay at The Zero Boss is hosting "Blogging for Books." The task is simple:

You can create fiction or nonfiction, comedy or drama, and capture your brilliance in either a blog post or as a podcast - but all entries must center around one of these three topics:

  1. A disastrous work or personal project you sweared, Captain Ahab-style, to see to the end;
  2. A relationship you wouldn’t let die, even though everybody else around you knew how bad it was;
  3. An idea or philosophy you held for years, as friends and family prayed that you’d eventually regain your sanity.

Once you’ve composed your work, publish the permalink as a comment on this article. (Email me if you’re having trouble leaving comments.) You have until 6am U.S Pacific Time on Monday, August 14th, to submit your entry. My wife and I will whittle the entries down to the top seven, and I will include all seven on the first-ever Blogging for Books Podcast. Shortly after that, guest author Stephanie Lehmann will peruse the top seven, and choose her favorite three entries. All three winners receive a free copy of one of Stephanie’s books!

If you don't have your own blog, Jay offers options.

~ There's a nice post over at Goethea on the author's move to a post-Wilber intergal theory -- inspired by the fine work of William Irwin Thompson.

~ Jeff Arnold has posted an open letter to the integral community over at Visser's site (which now has RSS capabilities, by the way). It's a response to the Wilber Wyatt Earpy episode.

~ Paul at The Woodshed blogs on Formalism vs. Expressionism in Stand-Up Comedy. I fyou're not reading The Woodshed, you should be.

~ Brad at Hardcore Zen has a nice post about short attention spans -- he really is looking at the difference of span as opposed to depth in out interests.

~ Mike at Unknowing Mind posted Flaws, Suffering, and Buddhism (Part 3) last night instead of this morning.

~ The Zero Boss was back last night with a new Sugar Rush after some server problems and sleep issues the night before.

~ Elza at Lebanon Rising offers some insight on the recent media coverage of Lebanese support for Hezbollah.

~ Check out Amadeus post on Falls at Opal Creek at dharma::vision. In fact, he has the picture of the day.


~ Check out Tom's Roundup at Blogmandu and you can take a quiz about my favorite books if you haven't already seen my post. You can also get some tasty links from the integral/Buddhist blogosphere.

~ Truthout reports that economists no longer see a minimum wage increase as a jobs killer.

~ If you have 10 minutes to waste, check out this cool cartoon video -- Flatlife -- that has won some awards.

~ Jonathan V. Last, writing for the Weekly Standard, likes World Trade Center. Who woulda thunk the neocons would like Oliver Stone?

~ In These Times reports on Oregon Republicans crack down on "payday loan" companies to save their own asses after protecting the industry.

~ Kim Voyner offers an update on Roger Ebert's health issues -- let's all send him blessings.



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