Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls of all ages.

I present to you a snapshot of life in the Volunteer Blogosphere:

• Newsrack Blog 


• "Virtues of their own? Eugene Genovese and the Slaveholding South"

A long post about a review by Eugene Genovese of "America's God", Genovese's own career, strict constructionism, and 19th century Christian doctrines about slavery.

• "CIA Request for Wilson Leak Investigation: What Took So Long?"

Maybe a weak case? I don't know. But if the case isn't weak, let the chips fall where they may, of course.

• Sugarfused


• "Cuffed"

My participation in raising money for the American Heart Association.

• Shots Across The Bow

• "Another Daughter"

Another daughter post.

• Journal of GMontag

• "Italian Blackout Has Ties to US Blackout"

The blackout across Italy yesterday shares a common theme with the recent USA blackout: the French.

• "The Great Blackout Picture Hoax"

The image at john.hoke.org looks a little fishy. The "blackout area" is darker than the Atlantic Ocean to the East. I'd expect it to look more like the dark parts of thinly-settled Canada, to the North.

• Big Stupid Tommy

• "The Dog Show"
  

My thoughts on my first Dog Show, which I attended with friends this past weekend.

• Missives Anonymous

• "Owl Accident"

Despite my emotional trauma, a lot of people have been getting a kick out of my hitting-an-owl-with-my-car experience.

• Say Uncle

• "Gun Article from across the Pond"

A report on the number of guns in Africa

• "Heart to Heart"

A frightening and sobering physical experience.

• Dingbust

• "Limbaugh's on the List"

A post about Rush Limbaugh--and the list I've started with his name.

• Rebel Yell

• "Vacation Bits and Pieces"

I'm trying to get back into the swing after a vacation . . . this post is preparatory to the "Vacation Sum-Up" that is coming in a few days. I am also in the process of changing jobs. And I care nothing for J-Lo, whoever she is . . . I don't think I'd recognize her picture.

• Up For Anything

• "Rush to Judgment"

Rush Limbaugh chose the wrong target for his first attempt at social commentary on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown. For a man who claims to be right 98.6%, it won't be difficult for me to prove how wrong he really is.

• "The Hypocrites, the Coward and the Panderers"

A follow up to my first Rush Limbaugh post (following Limbaugh's resignation).

• Damn Foreigner

• "The Fake Candidacy of Arnold Schwarzenegger"

Arnold is using his celebrity to exempt himself from scrutiny en route to becoming governor.

• Rush Limbaughtomy

• "Rush Limbo Mumbo Jumbo plays the Race Card"

Will Rush go the way of Jimmy the Greek Snyder and Al Campanis for his racial remarks about Donovan McNabb on Sunday's ESPN NFL Countdown?

• "Limbaugh Resigns"

A Rush Update.

• South Knox Bubba

• "The Numbers Are In. . . ."

Notes on the Knoxville election results.

• Wandering Hillbilly

• "life of buddy don, chaptur 58: rondayvu with the fat chicks"

tiz a story set in the summer of 1976, a simpler time when cb radios were the craze. its called "rondayvu with the fat chicks."

• Les Jones Blog

• "Tennessee Handgun Carry Permits, Part 1

A look at the process of obtaining a handgun carry permit in Tennessee.

• Hypotheses Non Fingo

• "Isabel Update"

The Chincoteague ponies survived Isabel without any human intervention, but the coast of the Carolinas was changed forever.

• "Conservatives in Academia"

Conservative professors in the humanities often have to deal with a heavily left-leaning environment, but that's not necessarily the case for us in the physical sciences. Still, you'll find a dominance of overt liberals at some research institutions like NASA, while conservatives stay in the closet.

• Hatamaran

• "Bad Western Night . . ."

Hatamaran dreams of John Wayne's new CD, but her husband out-does her by dreaming of being the grand marshal of the liquor hall at the Best Western. She ends her daily diatribe with a rant on health insurance.

• Mr. Mike's Rumpus Room O' Science

• "The Living Wage Comes To Memphis" (Permalink may not work).

Observations on an effort to increase the minimum wage for some workers in Memphis

• Damn Art Diary

• "Penis the Hutt"

A discussion of the sexual undertones of Jabba the Hutt's court in "Return of the Jedi." Includes some original artwork.

• Granny Rant

• "Mother's of American GIs Still Mailing Packages, but the Contents Differ Wildly from Previous Conflicts"

Some are sick of Bush, some are sick of lies, some are sick of the awesome amount of money they want from our pockets. . . . Granny is sick of the Pentagon and the U. S. Military abusing our troops.

• One Hand Clapping

• "How to Tell Whether the Iraqi WMD-Smuggling Story is Legit: Kuwaitis Intercept Iraqi WMD Smuggling--If Legit, This is a Major Development. If."

Report: Kuwait has intercepted chemical and bio-weapons being smuggled from Iraq to Europe. How administration officials respond to the report will signal the story's legitimacy, even if the initial responses say nothing substantial.

• Life in Queen Medb's Castle

• "Boonie Hats and Chocolate"

Beginning the adventures of our vacation. . . .

• A Moveable Beast

• "Fall Cleaning"

About a Joni Mitchell song, time, and Hefty contractor-grade trash bags.

• agroves

• "Before"

Pre-Knoxville election predictions which were mostly within 1 to 2 points of the final tally.

• "After"

Post-election commentary

• HobbsOnline

• "I Really Am Apolitical in All of This"

Deconstructs former Ambassador Joseph Wilson's claim to be "apolitical" on the issue of going to war with Iraq. Extensive links to evidence that Wilson is, in fact, a highly partisan left-wing anti-war attack dog.

• "The 'Apolitical' Ambassador at the Heart of the Plame Affair"

A follow-up to the first post about the "apolitical" Joe Wilson, with extensive transcribed excerpts of a speech he gave in which he outlines a truly wingnut conspiracy theory alleging the Bush administration will start another war in 2004 to help Bush get re-elected. Links to the audio of the speech.

• "Should the Journalists Talk?"

A discussion of whether the six reporters who know the identity of the alleged leaker who "outed" the allegedly covert CIA agent should reveal the name of the leaker--and why a weird mix of "journalism ethics" and media rivalry will play a role in deciding when and how the reporters tell what they know.

• "Do Journalistic 'Ethics' Require Protecting a Criminal?"

A follow up to "Should the Journalists Talk?" in which I suggest that the reporters should voluntarily reveal the name of the leaker sooner than later, in order to spare the nation from a prolonged scandal probe, and because it is ludicrous to assert that journalism ethics require or allow journalists to harbor felons.

• "Media Bias On Display in Iraq Coverage"

Focuses on NYT Baghdad Bureau Chief John Burns' explosive charges about competitors cozying up to Saddam. Lots of links.