Category Archives: linkage

I’m still recovering from my stupid cold, so I’m short on bloggy love. But here are some good links, some fresh, some of which I’ve had in my “to blog” folder for waaaaay too long. Enjoy!

1. Moxie’s Manifesto – a good summation of why I love her site so damn much.

2. Pearl’s outtakes – if you liked the Will Ferrell short, you’ll also enjoy these outtakes, which make it clear just how much editing it took to make the original video.

3. Sweet Juniper’s Mythological Alphabet – damn, this is teh kewl. Urban meets classical on the interwebs.

4. Disney’s roving animatronic muppets – you have to watch the video on this one. It’s amazing. I’m not the hugest fan of Disney, but they sure nailed Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker.

5. IkeaHacker – a cool little site dedicated to showcasing the amazing, weird, and amazingly weird things people create out of humble Ikea products.

Not having any postable thoughts today, so here are some other good reads/resources from across teh internets:

1. I just discovered GoCityKids. If you haven’t discovered it yet, check it out – it’s a great resource on kid-friendly places in a variety of big cities. The Minneapolis/St. Paul site is here, but there are also sites for Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, LA, and more.

2. The Fug Girls offer the definitive post on Brit and K-Fed’s breakup. (Dooce also has some good stuff to say.)

3. Dr. Bitch has been posting some most excellent thoughts on being a SAHM. Also be sure to check out the comments.

Enjoy!

Three links for your delectation:

Twisty has an AWESOME post about female “empowerment.”

Shakes Sis wrote a really delightful short story about an unusual friendship.

Ask Moxie has a great set of recommendations on parenting books – what to get, and what to avoid. Wish I’d seen this advice when I was still pregs!

The Hatchling is being a handful this week, so posting is difficult. But other people are writing some good stuff, like for instance:

Increasing evidence that even infrequent criticisms of a child’s weight can have lasting effects.

And two posts on Plan B, one from Bitch PhD, and one from my lurvely step-papa.

Enjoy.

35 weeks today! Hoss’s head feels like it’s waaaaaaaay down in my twatular region. (Topher, that was specifically to make you do a spit take.)

So anyway … apropos of nothing, here’s some good stuff to read:

Ampersand has an excellent post up on how conservatives’ actions and positions speak louder than words when it comes to abortion. There’s a really neat chart and all! Useful for arguing with your local fundie.

At the American Prospect, Garance Franke-Ruta does an in-depth look at the NYT’s op-eds on abortion, pretty much putting paid to the notion that the Times is either ragingly liberal OR pro-choice. Good stuff.

And finally, I’m definitely feeling some grief bacon coming on. You heard me.

At Lori’s request. And don’t forget to check cuteoverload.com for your daily fix.

(This is not my kitty, although it looks like one of them when they were small. Credit where credit is due.)