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Friday links! The smack talk goes global

  • Rockford and our expat friend Chris have a long-standing rivalry rooted in football. Chris graduated from the University of Georgia, and Rockford lived in Alabama for the first three years of his life, which he seems to think obligates him to be a ‘Bama fan. This weekend, the teams meet up in Athens. Chris asked Rockford to commemorate the event with a little smack talk over on his Web site: Your Cadillac Has Got a Wheel in the Ditch at A Free Man.
  • There was a time when I would have voted for John McCain for president. Even though he seems to have changed quite a bit since then, I was withholding judgment on him this time around until he picked his VP. Because of the “one heartbeat away from the presidency” thing, the VP pick is always important, but it seemed a little more so with McCain because of his age. Have you seen anything from Sarah Palin’s interview with Katie Couric? It continues to boggle my mind that the McCain camp thought this was a good idea.
  • Magnetic puzzles at Parent Hacks! Brilliant!
  • I tried to avoid Facebook for quite a long time, but once I joined up I found that, like Kate, “I’m not cool enough to be too cool for Facebook.” She expands on the social site’s allure in kate is watching you.
  • Another Kate is feeling a bit Overwhelmed right now. Her family left Galveston ahead of Hurricane Ike, and then she had a baby. They can’t go home yet because their house took in about 3 feet of water. Pop over there and lend some moral support.
  • And finally, I love these plates.
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    Friday links!

  • One of the first things that drew me to McSweeneys were the Reviews of New Food. Scroll down for the review of Dwight Yoakam’s Chicken Fries.
  • Simple Mom has a great list of Twaddle-Fre Books for Preschoolers. After reading this, I pulled out our copy of “The World of Pooh” and started reading it to the kids while the played.
  • I always get a kick out of it when the Fug Girls provide “transcripts” for the photos they feature. The JLo chronicles are some of my favorites.
  • Carol at A Second Cup made me think (and scared me silly) in Vision for the Future.
  • The Inhabitots make really cool silhouette T-shirt.
  • Linda at All & Sundry shares a few things she’s learned about diet and fitness. She’s whipped herself into incredible shape over the last few years, so I’m going to take what she has to say about this subject pretty seriously. One thing in particular really struck me: “It feels amazing to treat your body like a partner instead of an enemy.”
  • The daughter of Mark Rothko discusses the art cheats who betrayed her father. It’s a sad story.
  • Martha Stewart wants to see your blog! She’s having a contest. The prize? A review of your blog! Kind of an odd prize, but it’s sort of neat anyway.
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    Friday links! Making me laugh and cry

  • Have you seen the Rickroll thing? It never fails to make me laugh. And when it “evolved” into the BarackRoll? Priceless. Oh, but it gets better! Click over to watch as John McCain gets BarackRoll’d.
  • On a more serious note, Mary at Owlhaven has pledged to spend only $200 at the grocery store this month. That might not sound all that difficult. Until you learn that Mary has 10 kids. I’m going to stay tuned in over there to find out just how she does it.
  • Rockford pointed out a story this week at MSNBC, and I’m not sure if it’s terrifying or hilarious. I think it may be a little of both. Here’s a little taste of what I’m talking about:

    … the real headline-grabber is the claim that the world’s most powerful particle-smasher could create microscopic black holes that some fear would gobble up the planet.

    Read more at Boon or doom? Collider stirs debate.

  • Here’s a little life-skills test for you: Dog or Wizard.
  • The Tomato Nation posts about the author’s 9/11 “disaster buddy” always make me cry. This year’s post, Angels in America was no exception.
  • Also making me cry this week: My friends’ baby is celebrating his first birthday today. Just so the sun don’t hurt you when you cry made me a little teary-eyed because I haven’t gotten to hug the little guy yet. I’m sure he gives great hugs. Happy birthday, Z!