Blogroll

Our blogroll of well-written sites. To go directly to a specific weblog, simply click on its title. Or click on the review (which also includes a link to the site) to see what we liked about the blog. (Note: At the bottom is a list of sites that are inactive but that we think are still worth reading.)

• An Innocent A-Blog, journal of a barely post-Luddite Miranda. Our review.

• The Anti-Guru, a self-help teacher points a way to transformation without a problem. Our review.

• Art-spirit, a center of art and ideas relating to the human spiritual community. Our review.

• At Home, Writing, a world of ideas and images from a writer in New Delhi, India. Our review.

• Axis of Evel Knievel — another day, another pointless atrocity. Our review.

• The Beagle Project Blog (new site, original site), building a replica of HMS Beagle to celebrate the science of Charles Darwin. Our review.

• The Brother Got To Write, a literary thug returns on a new site as a published poet and teacher. Our original review.

• Bye Bye, Pie, a proofreader with a sense of style and humor shifts a yearlong thrift project, described in her previous weblog, Bye Bye Buy, to a new health improvement project. Our initial review.

• The Dilbert Blog, cartoonist Scott Adams shows another side of his talents — writing. Our review.

• Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders, a veteran traveler writes about the peoples and places of Central Asia. Our review.

• dooce, one of the longest-lived and still one of the most popular weblogs in cyberspace. Our review.

• Everyone Who’s Anyone, not a weblog in the traditional sense, but a series of useful and colorful lists and other material dating back to mid-2002, including the author’s own book as well as his rants against the publishing and entertainment industries. Our review.

• Flogging the Quill, pursuing the art and craft of compelling storytelling. Our review.

• Fragile Industries, building the inconsolable secret, one post at a time. Our review.

• A Gentleman’s C, written by Angry Professor at Ellesiouville, Square State, US. Our review.

• Gina’s Tax Tips Blog, a certified public accountant and tax consultant answers questions about taxes. Our review.

• I’m Having A Thought Here, writings of a South Carolina poet, novelist, wife, mother, grandmother and bigtime fan of Johnny Depp. Our review.

• Ingenious Title To Appear Here Later, a Maine novelist writes about her life in a small town, including overnight shifts at a local convenience store. Our review.

• ‘I think this world is perfect . . .’, one man’s attempt to keep track, and make sense, of the ups-and-downs and side-to-sides of parenting in the 21st century. Our review.

• Joy Harjo’s Web Log, a voluminous collection of writings about native Americans, much of it by Muscogee poet, musician and professor Joy Harjo. Our review.

• KnowItAlz, an Alzheimer’s caregiver demonstrates how humor lightens the burden. Our review.

• lines and colors, a blog about drawing, painting, illustration, comics, webcomics, cartoons, concept art and other visual arts. Our review.

• The List Server, a weirdly charming weblog of eclectic lists. Our review.

• May It Please The Court, a lawyer’s knowledgeable and refreshingly clear weblog about his profession. Our review.

• McQuestionable Musings from a Wisconsin writer. Our review.

• Memory Writers Network, a therapist-author helps you record the stories of your life. Our review.

• Midwest Rock Lobster, a crusty writer from way out in the burbs, in flyover country. Our review.

• Mike’s Circular File, essays from Chicago liberal-conservative Mike Pontillo. Our review.

• Outer Life, the inner reflections of an outstanding writer. Our review.

• The Panopticon, written by Franklin Habit, a photographer, educator and website designer who lives in Chicago, is a Zen Buddhist, is of European and Middle Eastern descent, is gay and writes mostly about his passion, knitting. Our review. A follow-up.

• Sacred Matters, the writing and artwork of Michigan state prisoner Troy Chapman. Our review.

• Small and Big, a weblog that measures up in both dimensions. Our review.

• Tim & Nancy’s Adventures, a Virginia couple nearing retirement decide to volunteer in Romania to help fellow farmers and bird lovers. Our review.

• Trite but True, core beliefs articulated clearly and succinctly. Our review.

• Varieties of Unreligious Experience, an encyclopedia of erudite, articulate and thoughtful essays. Our review.

• The Victorian Peeper, 19th century Britain through the looking glass. Our review.

• Waiter Rant, a waiter tells us what he really thinks. Our review.

• Words, a blossoming celebration of words and the uses to which they can be put. Our review.

zz: Inactive but still worth it:

• Despair and Coffee, meager existential reflections on life, true love and God. Our review.

• Don To Earth, a nonagenarian ponders life, the universe and aging. Our review.

• God of the Machine, culling his readers to a manageable elite since 2002. Our review.

• New York Hack, a New York cabbie hacks her city into small, digestible bites. Our review.

• philosophy of art, a group weblog on philosophy of art and its various relationships to mind, ethics and culture. Our review.

• vox clamantis, a philosopher-curmudgeon shares his thoughts. Our review.