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Blogroll Open Enrollment Day!
Category: Administrative
Posted on: February 27, 2007 12:00 PM, by PZ Myers
Since the blogroll amnesty day earlier this month was such a flop, I thought I'd reframe it. Today is Blogroll Open Enrollment day! What that means is that this is your opportunity to get onto the Pharyngula blogroll, after you jump through some hoops.
There are a few absolute requirements.
- For technical reasons, your weblog must have some kind of syndication. I browse other blogs through a newsreader, and my blogroll is compiled from my newsreader's OPML file, so that's the only way I can put you there.
- You should check the current complete blogroll first—it's so embarrassing to ask to be put on a blogroll when you're already there.
- It should be an active weblog. I do purge sites that haven't been updated in 30 days.
- NO CREATIONISTS.
- NO SPAMMERS.
There are a few suggestions.
- There are some categories on the blogroll. You could tell me which you think is most appropriate. (Also, if you're already on there and you don't like your category, let me know and I'll change it.)
- You might say a little bit about what you write about, or link to one of your best posts.
- Since you're supposed to check my current complete blogroll anyway, it would be delightful if you would click through and read at least one site there that you haven't heard of before…and if you like it, maybe you could tell everyone else about it.
Otherwise, just put a link to your weblog in the comments to this announcement, and I'll look it over at some time in the next week. I'll be generous in adding sites to the blogroll, but not absolutely brainless—so no, Michelle Malkin, you won't be getting on to my reading list. I will keep your site on the list for at least 30 days, but no promises beyond that; don't take it personally if I later find I just don't read your site very often anyway and remove it from the list. I'm sure your weblog is lovely and wonderful and perfect for someone, but I might think we should just be friends.
Comments
Which led me to discover the Botany Photo of the Day. Nearly as cool as tentacles. Thanks.
Posted by: Feòrag | February 27, 2007 12:12 PM
I'm guessing that being on your blogroll is a bit like dating a super-model... it's sounds good at first, all your friends are jealous, but in the end it just doesn't work out.
We aren't really in the same league, so I'm guessing that you would lose interest in me after a brief fling.
Posted by: No One of Consequence | February 27, 2007 12:23 PM
My site is The Adventures of Tobasco da Gama.
It's a pretty random blog, but it reflects my interest in atheism, skepticism, liberal politics, and zombies, because zombies are awesome. I'm also interested in professional ethics, though I haven't written about that yet. (I'm a member of the Order of the Engineer.) Orac linked to my post I, Personally, Have Never Eaten a Brain, which is a zombie-themed reformulation of the typical anti-atheist courtier's reply.
In addition to the other stuff, I also write silly short stories about Tobasco da Gama, a Portguese conquistador and my fictional alter ego. I'm a big fan of the short story form, so I'll probably end up doing a lot of that, not all necessarily related to Tobasco da Gama and his zombie-slaying activities.
Also, I have a better hat than Matt Drudge.
Posted by: Joshua | February 27, 2007 12:25 PM
Brief flings are OK. Just lie back and enjoy the moment.
Posted by: PZ Myers | February 27, 2007 12:27 PM
Well first of all, Dr. Meert should be on your blogroll.
I write mainly about viruses! The Pharyngula crowd might specifically be interested in an ongoing series of posts ripping up ID Creationists recent love affair with endogenous retroviruses and other mobile elements.
Im certainly not a *good* writer, though. My writing has been described as 'like the script of American Psycho'... LOL!
Posted by: ERV | February 27, 2007 12:38 PM
You've got me in the blogroll, but the name that's in there is an old one that I abandoned shortly after starting the blog.
Posted by: Steve Reuland | February 27, 2007 12:39 PM
Drifting Through The Grift
Moderate left political ramblings with an occasional tidbit of science from a layman's point of view.
And I don't mind dating supermodels.
Posted by: griftdrift | February 27, 2007 12:40 PM
YASHWATA (yet another secular humanist with all the answers) is a blog about theism, atheism, ethics, epistemology, and related topics. For a brief treatment of theistic issues, see There is no such thing as religious faith.
Posted by: roy sablosky | February 27, 2007 12:45 PM
OK. Lobbying for myself is not a storng point. At the Hillocks of Hysteria. I'm a Minnesota boy, which means I belong with my Drinking Liberally family in the Minnesota section. I write about anything amusing, weird news links being my most common, and right-wing nutjobs. I also try to amuse myself with parody like my political endorsements. I mostly link to better writers with more insight than I, including you.
Having seen you speak in person while getting paid was a high point of last year for me (I was the security guy hiding in the back of the room at the Minneapolis Library last summer).
(Is sucking up allowed? If not, ignore that last paragraph.)
Posted by: DiscordianStooge | February 27, 2007 12:46 PM
Respectfully I suggest A Babe in the Universe. Adventures in Space/Time with photos from unusual parts of Earth. Technorati recently put this little blog in the top 100,000. Last week it was linked by both Woit and Motl.
Posted by: Louise | February 27, 2007 12:49 PM
I doubt we will make it past the dance floor, but...
The Mosquito Eater
Random thoughts from No One of Consequence
I would probably fit in the "A little bit of everything" category since my posts range from rants about my Missouri State Representative - Psycho-Antiscience-Creationist-Nutcase Cynthia Davis to work wierdness and funny stuff my kids come up with.
Posted by: No One of Consequence | February 27, 2007 12:55 PM
Oh, well, since you asked... I am the Lizard Queen!: liberal politics, feminism, banned books, and furry vertebrates.
And I'm always up for pimping my friend Evil Bender's blog: Notes from Evil Bender: reason, science, politics, morality, poetry, and--on occasion--men kissing.
From your blogroll, Scaryduck amused the hell out of me. And I confess I went "squee" when I discovered that Neil Gaiman has a blog...
Thanks, PZ!
Posted by: The Lizard Queen | February 27, 2007 1:01 PM
Not mine, but I didn't see it in your blogroll and I think it's a good blog A Snail's Eye View
Posted by: TAW | February 27, 2007 1:03 PM
Wtf! I swear I clicked the PREVIEW button! damnit. Anyway, here's the link: http://snailseyeview.blogspot.com/
Posted by: TAW | February 27, 2007 1:04 PM
Philaletheia, a small discussion blog between me ('drunkentune,' the atheist), and Ben Cheek ('soulster', a Christian).
As soulster says, '...[A]theist/Christian relations are often strained and seldom friendly. One objective of this blog is to listen deeply and learn to talk to one another.'
The two of us seldom agree, but we get along fairly well. Thanks for Blogroll Open Enrollment Day, PZ!
Posted by: Drunkentune | February 27, 2007 1:06 PM
Dr. Dave here, over at "second order approximation..." (http://doctorsilence.blogspot.com) a blog by a physicist which rarely has anything to do with physics. Mostly I complain about my kids and my wife and the weather and public transit. But sometimes I'll say something about science, just to keep the nerd quotient up.
Oh and Macs. Lots of talk about Macs.
Posted by: dr. dave | February 27, 2007 1:07 PM
Pharyngula has no business linking to my blog, but I thought I'd make a suggestion: I would love to see a "Usual Suspects" category on your blogroll, PZ, featuring links to the blogs of regular commentors. (Or is it "commenter?" Both appear in Google searches and neither is in Webster's online...)
Posted by: RedMolly | February 27, 2007 1:08 PM
I'm up for blogwhoring myself, even if I end up shot down soon after No One of Consequence ;-)
A lot of my posts are about the religious nonsense I encounter through my family's church activities, though as an (non ID) engineer, I also write about science stuff.
Posted by: King Aardvark | February 27, 2007 1:09 PM
If MAN BEARD BLOG is added to the blogroll, there's a 100% chance that PZ Myers will instantly be enshrined as a Man Beard, joining such Pharyngula favorites as Jesus, Darwin, and Saddam Hussein! PZ has a beard, a love of pirates, and regicidal tendencies, so his Man Beard credentials are solid.
Posted by: MAN BEARD BLOG | February 27, 2007 1:11 PM
These opportunities always arise when I've been busy on projects and not writing my best posts. But hey, why not:
Sister Novena's PortaPulpit
Although I do suggest you check the index on the left to get a better idea of the kind of stuff I aspire to produce. It's a standard "bit of everything" blog, though with some particular emphasis on documentary film, which is my bag.
I keep meaning to write a long ode to you, PZ, thanking you for re-awakening my humanities-saturated mind to science, which has had a big impact on me in the last couple of years. But when it comes down to it, I'm always too shy.
Still, thank you.
Posted by: Sister Novena | February 27, 2007 1:11 PM
I nominate myself, LabCat. I guess I belong in the Real World part of your blogroll. I post on food chemistry topics, with a lot of chatter in between. Writing good science posts is hard!
While checking your blogroll I visited Musical Perceptions. Which is turn led me to this marvelous website on musical theory.
Posted by: Lab Cat | February 27, 2007 1:13 PM
ohhh the humanity!!!! Omni Brain is not on the list!!!!!
http://www.scienceblogs.com/omnibrain
Posted by: steve | February 27, 2007 1:14 PM
I'd be good under "people of reason". And as for the "brief fling" analogy, I think sitting through those damn creationist lectures qualifies me as having "bought you a drink".
Mmmm...blogwhoring....
Posted by: BigHeathenMike | February 27, 2007 1:15 PM
My blog, Disgusted in St. Louis (RSS feed), probably falls in between the "Lefties" and "A little bit of everything" categories. My best original posts are satire/parody with photoshopped images of the Cheney Misadministration, but I include comments and links to other blogs and news articles that I find interesting or amusing. Recent posts that typify my 'style' and were well received:
* "What did you learn in the war, DinStL?" (meta)
* White House Interferes with Historical Time Line Once Too Many
* Bush Being Prepped for a Speech
Despite a degree in computer engineering, I have an intense interest in biology, marine biology in particular and at one time (well a couple actually in different departments) worked at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. Don't ask me why I switched from biology to computers in college -- I don't know -- it just happened that way while I also toyed with the idea of a physics or mathematics degree.
My love for marine biology lead me to discover Deep Sea News on your blogroll.
Posted by: Disgusted in St. Louis | February 27, 2007 1:17 PM
Wow, an opportunity for me to get more readers than my friends and close fellows? I'm in...
My blog is Musings of the Mad Biologist*, wherein I blog about my experiences as Graduate Student in the field of Biology.
I try to talk about science and politics as well as grad student life and I post regular discussions about interesting books I've read pertaining to my interests. I also like to rant about the frustrations about grad school and what I'd like to see in order to make it better.
*I've been made aware that there is another well-known 'Mad Biologist'... no offense intended... I assure you that I am also, quite mad.
Posted by: carlman23 | February 27, 2007 1:20 PM
I blog at Todayland. Most likely category is something like "A little bit of everything".
At the risk of sounding like a suck-up, reading Pharyngula every day helped inspire me to be more diligent about blogging.
I've been having some MySQL/Wordpress issues for the past few days, so I'm sorry if it loads slowly.
Posted by: Jason | February 27, 2007 1:22 PM
Sorry for the double post, but I thought I'd add a link to one of my favorite posts
Posted by: Jason | February 27, 2007 1:26 PM
If I Ran the Zoo here (not to be confused with Tetrapod Zoology, which is already on your blogroll). Politics mostly, with a healthy dose of photoblogging and occasional fun and games (so I suppose A Little Bit of Everything).
Posted by: Tom Hilton | February 27, 2007 1:26 PM
My blog used to be on your blogroll. I guess you find me pedestrian, or worse, Canadian. Or, you might have purged it recently when AOL had some feed problems. Anyway, here it is again: Aurora Walking Vacation
Categorization? Hmmm, well, I do blog on skepticism related topics, and have submitted several pieces to the skeptics' circle, but that is not exclusively what I write about. A little bit of everything might be a closer label. Of course, I am also International, although many American High School students may not think so...
Posted by: Paul | February 27, 2007 1:27 PM
Electric Minstrel
A fairly random blog, I post almost daily, and talk about science, the "E" word, computers (my profession), astronomy and the adventures of my cephalopodophilic prog rock band, Alhazred.
Posted by: Brett McCoy | February 27, 2007 1:30 PM
Well, I may as well pimp for my blog, Spew of Consciousness. It's pretty new - I have all of 22 posts for this year so far, and several of them are just old photos of my travels to Europe. I would have more content up there, I'm sure, but I'm also writing a dissertation and looking for a goddamn job, and those are both activities that take priority. So give me a break, already. Jeez.
Posted by: spencer | February 27, 2007 1:31 PM
Florida Citizens for Science is kept up to date on science and education matters in our state. Not sure what category we would fit in ... maybe The Classroom?
http://www.flascience.org/wp/
Posted by: Brandon | February 27, 2007 1:35 PM
Heath's Box of Hair: http://www.digitalheath.com/blog/
I definitely don't fall into the creationist category, given my latest post entitled Darwin :-).
I am not currently on your blogroll, although I had trouble getting the page to load - so could not see any categories listed, however, I consider my posts to be generally sarcastic in nature - sometimes about entertainment (music and television), other times about life experiences (house flooding after disposing of christmas ham), and other times about my wardrobe malfunctions at work.
I do have a feed (the link is in the upper left corner of my blog for those of you who would enjoy subscribing).
Best wishes!
Posted by: Heath | February 27, 2007 1:38 PM
everyone should read my precious little snowflake of a blog: cleek (http://cleek.lunarpages.com/blogs/).
some music, some politics, some found interestings, etc.
Posted by: cleek | February 27, 2007 1:39 PM
i've been ranting like an idiot on my site since early '99. i use F- and S- and D- words
Posted by: garth | February 27, 2007 1:41 PM
I'm new to the blogging scene, so I might as well throw mine in too: an enigmatic science.
I write on comparative biomechanics, fluid dynamics, evolution, and other various science things that I find interesting. There are a couple entries in biomechanics already, feeding in fin whales and in Christmas tree worms (nothing too involved...yet). Drop by if you'd like to see biology through the lens of physics.
Posted by: Lindsay | February 27, 2007 1:49 PM
I would be honored to have even an ephemeral place on your b-roll. I blog at xenophile, post fairly often, and blog about politics (surprise!), science & technology, skepticism, church & state issues, music and various other topics. I also have a sideline in crappy Photoshop satire. I'm an occasional participant in The Skeptics' Circle and and all-around nice guy (All My Friends Say So!®).
Posted by: Mike Nilsen | February 27, 2007 1:50 PM
Shakespeare's Sister would certainly like to be on your blogroll, under Feministas or perhaps Little Bit O' Everything. Unless you've got a vulgar, trash-talking, anti-Catholic bigot subcategory I missed, in which case that would be perfect.
Posted by: Shakespeare's Sister | February 27, 2007 1:50 PM
Okay, first one of us hits the Powerball lottery, we gotta get all these people together in the same place, with good coffee, good beer, good wine, good Scotch (for me -- you don't need to partake if you don't want to), good snacks, and a day or two to talk, debate, present, and whatever.
It'd be a helluva party.
Posted by: Ed Darrell | February 27, 2007 1:50 PM
My website is mostly meant to showcase my webcomic, but I also keep a blog going underneath most of the comics.
I write about topics as varied as humorous applications of scientific theories to the internet, epistemological issues, and current events, like the Boston bomb scare. (Be warned, though: these posts often contain strong language, and is consequently unsuitable for children--but ironically quite suitable for adults who behave like children. Ironic, no?)
It would be nice to be linked here, but I don't blame you if the crappy drawings and poorly-spelled blog posts frighten you away.
Posted by: Saint Gasoline | February 27, 2007 1:52 PM
I believe Nod to Nothing would fall under "Minnesota". It's a potpourri of book reviews, movie reviews, politics (now and then), and the odd bit of humor. You've featured my daughter on your blog (in her octopus costume), eaten with me at Drinking Liberally, and induced me to watch squidporn, i.e. The Calamari Wrestler.
Posted by: Scooter | February 27, 2007 1:53 PM
I'm not very good at pimping my own blog, My Thinking Corner, but as you're puting the offer out there I guess I'll have to try. I've been writing about news, politics, science and a host of other crap for a while now. I think creationism and ID have no place in the science classroom and fear that one day my kids will end up with some fundy asshole for a science teacher who screw up their education.
As for favorite posts, I've got a few but instead I'm going to link to this post, which I thought was really funny when I wrote it but no one seems to agree with me.
Posted by: Kevin | February 27, 2007 1:55 PM
Okay. I will shed a little (fiercely-protected) anonymity...
I contribute to a blog (under a nom de blog) but it's mostly just copyright-infringing regurgitation of anti-Bush stuff. I repeat what I read on other liberal blogs, mostly, because I believe it's important to speak out against That Bastard and to spread the dissent.
I am not worthy of a listing (and I don't think we do that feed stuff)! I also use the F word. A lot.
http://swiftspeech.blogspot.com/
Posted by: CalGeorge | February 27, 2007 1:56 PM
My site is the Bad Observer. We normally focus on politics (one commenter called us a bunch of whiny liberals, I just think we are a bunch of smart asses) but we usually add some science and general skepticism to the mix to keep things interesting. The site would be a better fit in the "lefties" section of the blogroll. Thanks PZ.
Posted by: Alex | February 27, 2007 2:01 PM
Oooh! Pick me! Pick me!
Posted by: Mr. Person | February 27, 2007 2:03 PM
I'm not entirely sure where my blog Laelaps (and feed here) would go in terms of categories, but most of my posts have to do with evolution, ecology, behavior, paleontology, cryptozoology, my photography, and ramblings on whatever happens to be pissing me off on any given day.
Posted by: Brian | February 27, 2007 2:05 PM
Velcro City Tourist Board: Science fiction book reviews and punditry from a deranged and scruffy British library assistant, plus meandering speculations on new technologies, and daily link dumps of stuff that is either to do with science fiction or has appeared in its pages in the past - or will do in its future. I'd probably belong in the 'little bit of everything' region - you'd expect nothing less from someone who wrote a three part cultural comparison of rock music and science fiction fandom.
You've got some great blogs in the list that I've not encountered before - due to RSS glut and time-suck, I'll only add a few to the reader, but Archaeoastronomy makes the cut fo' shizzle.
And as he's probably to modest to put himself forward, I heartily recommend Centauri Dreams for all your interstellar exploration/colonisation science needs. Big theories backed with big science, and a good lucid writer.
Posted by: Paul Raven | February 27, 2007 2:13 PM
My blog is The Stupidity Tracker
http://stupiditytracker.com
I write about things that I find stupid. Scams, stupid eBay auctions, ridiculous patents, etc.
My favorite post so far is this one about the woo-woo movie "The Secret:
http://www.stupiditytracker.com/2007/02/18/19/
And there ya go.
Posted by: JL | February 27, 2007 2:14 PM
And as a mark of my professionalism, I believe the link to Velcro City Tourist Board is broken in my earlier comment...
Posted by: Paul Raven | February 27, 2007 2:15 PM
Greetings!
The Reef Ahead would fit in well in "lefties", it has been a little silly lately, but I'm not sorry.
Posted by: Paul Curtin | February 27, 2007 2:16 PM
Well crap, since you're pimping the lost tomb of jeebus in the top banner, I'm gonna have to drop this blog from my daily read anyway.
/snark
Posted by: TW | February 27, 2007 2:21 PM
Might I shamelessly suggest Jonesblog where you will find it fits into the category of a little bit of everything including birds, food and such but linked together through photography and scientific imagery.
Bryan
http://prometheus.med.utah.edu/~bwjones/
Posted by: BWJones | February 27, 2007 2:22 PM
Salamander Candy is the brainchild of several graduate students in the Zoology Department at Oregon State University. We write about biology (especially evolution, genetics, herpetology, and conservation biology), the philosophy of science, the experience of being a grad student, and other topics.
Posted by: Jacob | February 27, 2007 2:39 PM
That's so sweet! My blog is cleverly titled Greta Christina's Blog, and it lives at http://gretachristina.typepad.com/ . I write about atheism, sex, politics, and whatever else pops into my head. Often not safe for work. I suppose you could put me in Lefties, Feministas, or People of Reason, but A Little Bit of Everything is probably most accurate.
A good recent "safe for work" post:
http://gretachristina.typepad.com/greta_christinas_weblog/2006/11/why_are_we_here.html
And a good "not so safe for work" post:
http://gretachristina.typepad.com/greta_christinas_weblog/2007/02/broccoli_or_tof.html
I'd also like to recommend Susie Bright's Journal, at:
http://susiebright.blogs.com/
Smart. Hilarious. Thoughtful. Definitely not safe for work.
Posted by: Greta Christina | February 27, 2007 2:43 PM
I'd like to submit STARTLING MONIKER, my blog about experimental and avant-garde music, personal thoughts on sound, and discussion of file-sharing ethics. Currently, my favorite posts are How STARTLING MONIKER Got It's Name, which is a much more unlikely story than you'd imagine; and Noise Art and the Tao Te Ching, which explores similarities in the creation of harsh noise music with Taoism. Written by an atheist and long-time experimental DJ, this blog would be a fine addition to your "Little Bit of Everything" category, or a fledgling "Arts" category. Thanks for your offer!
Posted by: Daephex | February 27, 2007 2:46 PM
Might I suggest my blog Entertaining Research; it is mostly about books, music, and academic life -- with some Indian stuff for flavour. You may probably bin me under The Real World. And, from your blogroll, I checked out Biocurious -- it is awesome.
Posted by: Guru | February 27, 2007 2:47 PM
My blog is simply called "Writer Philosopher Culture Warrior". Essentially it's my own little digital soapbox where I talk about politics, atheism, socialism, cultural trends, and even gay rights. It also contains snippets about my personal life, public stroking of the ego, and occasional blurbs from my amateur writing career. My blogs not huge or glamorous and I'm not a recognized expert on anything, but I want to be heard so I'm taking a shot.
Posted by: Friar Zero | February 27, 2007 2:53 PM
My newbie blog Biochemist in Exile could be under the Real World. I write about metabolism and biochemistry mostly. Thanks PZ!
Posted by: Dave Bridges | February 27, 2007 3:06 PM
Well, I guess I'll nominate myself, for my blog called Jeff's Lunchbreak, (feed) which focuses "on aviation, science & religion, and all things nerdy." I manage to update it just enough to meet your 30 day requirement. I guess I'd be in the little bit of everything category.
Better blogs that I read regularly that aren't already on your blogroll are Pooflingers Anonymous (feed) and Confessions of an Anonymous Coward (feed).
Posted by: Fatboy | February 27, 2007 3:06 PM
(mock shock) I can't believe I'm not on there yet!
I totally belong in "The Real World" category.
Posted by: Eva | February 27, 2007 3:07 PM
Eh, it's worth a shot. My site, Phronk.com would probably go under "a little bit of everything", since I pretty much babble aimlessly. I do talk about skeptical type stuff and atheism once in a while, so it may be of some interest.
But hey, if it doesn't work out, I'll understand. It's not you, it's me.
Posted by: Phronk | February 27, 2007 3:12 PM
Hey, thanks for linking to me, Professor.
I hadn't realized that you did, because I always read the right- and left-sidebars, & never saw the 'People of Reason' blogroll. I'd always wondered why Technorati links showed that you linked to me.
I'm a POR. That's about perfect. Thanks again, & obliged, kind sir.
Posted by: Krystalline Apostate | February 27, 2007 3:18 PM
Confessions of a Science Librarian -- everyone should have a librarian on their blogroll. I talk about finding information, research and discovery, in the web age. Faculty, students, looking for what they need to do their work. Science librarians are ok with using the word "scrotum."
Posted by: John Dupuis | February 27, 2007 3:26 PM
The Atheist Jew
http://baconeatingatheistjew.blogspot.com/
You linked me once and I got over 2000 hits in 3 days.
I'm a realist (Voice of Reason) but I do fit your "A bit about everything" category.
I'm a science layman, but I have been learning a lot of late in my arguments/discussions with Fundies.
I'm not a fan of YECs and I believe the biggest threat to mankind other than a natural disaster is Islam (and no, I'm not saying I hate all Muslims).
Posted by: The Atheist Jew | February 27, 2007 3:27 PM
I'm making a concerted effort to post more in The Red Notebook (part of The Friends of Charles Darwin website). It has an RSS feed which I coded myself. How sad is that?
I'm aiming to do a few posts per week, and to steer clear of religion-baiting. Not because I don't enjoy religion-baiting, but because that subject seems to be adequately covered elsewhere. My plan is to write about Darwin, the history of science and evolution from a well-read amateur's point of view. In other words, I'm making this up as I go along.
Although based in the UK, I have read Lake Wobegon Days and consider myself half-Minnesotan (but being classified under 'evolution' would probably be more accurate).
Posted by: Richard Carter, FCD | February 27, 2007 3:29 PM
My antitheis- Whoops! I mean, atheist blog is called Rantings of a true-blue atheist....
The 'People of Reason' section would best fit me (*chortle*). Best blogs? My favorite target: the good 'Dr.' Kent Hovind and one on that CNN fiasco.
Thanks PZ!
Posted by: Shamelessly Atheist | February 27, 2007 3:34 PM
So many blogs, but yet so little time.
Could I bask a little while in your reflected glory? Writing about how there's still a place for the human spirit in a world sans gods.
Posted by: Jamon | February 27, 2007 3:40 PM
Damnmit PZ, how are all us little guys gonna get on there.
especially us little guys who are a little more luddite when it comes to putting feeds and shit on a website.
oh well, for what its worth, here's my blog: www.cataclasite.blogspot.com
my blog is for drunken, punk hardcore, geologists ONLY.
and of course, any other douchebags that may want to check in on the minutae of my life.
eitherway, thanks again PZ for a great website and a good forum, I always enjoy all the discussion here, and the other great blogs linked. I've definately wasted a good part of my day checking out these other blogs today, and I'll be lurking again tomorrow.
any other geologists out there?
Posted by: Joe | February 27, 2007 3:41 PM
I'm sure I speak for all the crew at Waffle when I say we'd love to be on your blogroll. We write about anything that takes our fancy, but common topics are art (our own and that of others), music, left-wing politics, Doctor Who, the wacky things that Creationists say, software, and the occasional bit of science. One active member of our blogging circle is an evolutionary biologist, and another who hasn't been active lately is a biology graduate.
We try to write intelligently about subjects we are knowledgeable about, but will occasionally allow ourselves to lapse into YouTubery.
Posted by: Reinder Dijkhuis | February 27, 2007 3:44 PM
Corrente would be honored to make your blogroll. You've been on ours for a while.
I love these sorts of blog actions, I always learn about interesting new blogs this way. Good on you for bucking the trend of the closed blogroll.
Posted by: chicago dyke | February 27, 2007 3:51 PM
Please accept our invitation to add Tangled Up in Blue Guy (I don't do much html) http://tuibguy.blog-city.com to the blogroll. You can put it anywhere you want, unless you want to add a category of blogs called "Pharyngula Sycophants." But only if you think that is the right thing to do, of course. My opinion is whatever you tell me it is.
Minnesota, atheist, liberal, smalltown boy who wants to live vicariously through my kids and have my kids take biology at the University of Minnesota at Morris.
Posted by: Mike Haubrich | February 27, 2007 3:56 PM
You got a lot of good ones here, but you seem to lack representation in the "superficial, mocking, self-referential" category. So feel free to take a look here:
http://taintedideals.blogspot.com/
By the way, "Jon Swift" under "Righties?"
Posted by: dogscratcher | February 27, 2007 3:59 PM
My blog is Back Off Man; I'm a Scientist where I fully intend to one day write about the biology degree I'm doing, but in the meantime keep things ticking over by wittering about pretty much anything. There is a big atheist and anti-woo slant to most of it, so dare I suggest the 'People of Reason' category?
As a sample post, here I relate my encounter with Richard Dawkins at a signing of The God Delusion.
Posted by: Ben | February 27, 2007 4:01 PM
I would be honored to be on your blogroll, which was very cool to look at and provided me with a lot of places to visit over the next few months.
My blog is http://www.lawandmotherhood.blogspot.com/, and is basically a mix between political rants, comments on children/parenting/pregnancy, feminist posts, neat resources for parents to look at, pictures of various stages of my pregnancy, comments on legal issues... it's a veritable hodgepodge of stuff. I post several times a week.
Maybe I will see you there, maybe not, either way, I appreciate all the interesting things you have pointed me to since I began reading your blog!! Thanks!
Posted by: Scylla | February 27, 2007 4:02 PM
Has anyone else noticed that John Hawks site has not been up for a couple of days?
Posted by: Greg Laden | February 27, 2007 4:07 PM
Since there is an open enrollment opportunity, I will suggest my blog, A DC Birding Blog. It is most similar to 10,000 Birds, already on your blogroll, so I would suggest including it under "The Real World." Some of my better posts include one on chickadees and another on cerulean warblers.
Posted by: John | February 27, 2007 4:16 PM
http://www.myleftwing.com
I'm FAIRLY certain it belongs under "Lefties" -- but perhaps, upon perusal, you might decide MLW is such a sensible and reality-based community that it merits inclusion in the "People of Reason" section...
Thank you for this effort -- it's much appreciated!
Maryscott O'Connor
Fairy Blogmother of
My Left Wing
Posted by: Maryscott O'Connor | February 27, 2007 4:16 PM
My young blog was started when I came to the sudden realization that creationists, climate change skeptics, homeopathic medicine types, and yes, even holocaust deniers, all use the same language. Conspiracies. It's the same, ridiculous, "they're all keeping a secret from us" bull that made me a little annoyed. Anyway, I'm exploring these ideas in my new blog:
conspiracyfactory.blogspot.com
Some folks here may find it interesting, or maybe I'm just preaching to the choir (but isn't that what the internet is all about - preaching to the choir?).
Posted by: factician | February 27, 2007 4:18 PM
PZ, I already link to you from my politics-only blog, abombinatation.blogspot.com.
I am getting ready to can my PBA blogroll because Nick or his successor has not added A Bomb A Nation to the list and its got a lot of deadwood. That will put Phyrangula much closer to the top.
BTW, here is a tip for just the kind of post you do best:
http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0050030
Here is the blog I would be delighted to have on your blogroll:
"The Executioners Thong"
http://pithingcontest.blogspot.com
You asked for sample posts. I beg your tolerance of a rank amateur completely without formal learning in matters of biology and yet so powerfully drawn to its systematic and elegant reductions of life's complexity that I write about it. What I understand from reflecting on the logic of life's machinery seems to have driven me far to the left of where fate first planted me in the political spectrum.
You have no time to read this drivel so I hope these first few pass muster.
Social Darwinism blows it by defining fitness as a matter only of personal competitiveness devoid of group fitness or cooperation mechanisms
Some people would not wake up and smell the evolution if you smacked them up side the head with a dozen blind albino fish
And, PZ, we won't always agree with each other about the best way to deal with that very common illusion:spirit or soul. If you should ever feel the urge to contest my offerings and understandings about being a spirtual or intuitive follower of science, I am sure I will be the better for the exercise.
Well, perfesser, there's my paper. I'll check back to see when the grades are posted.
Posted by: greensmile | February 27, 2007 4:19 PM
Mine is a research blog: http://rrresearch@.blogspot.com. I don't think it fits into any of your categories - it may even be one of a kind.
I have a teaching blog too (http://rrteaching.blogspot.com). Both are currently being neglected as I rush to get two grant proposals in by March 1.
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