Virginia Blog Carnival
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the latest edition of the Virginia Blog Carnival. I apologize for getting this up a little late. I was on my way into work early this morning to finish this up before the work day, but a lady in front of me spun out, went across the road, and into a ditch. Fortunately she was ok, but I waited until someone came to help get her car out until I left.
This week’s carnival is a good one. Probably the best ever, no, wait, definitely the best ever. Well, maybe not, but it is another excellent showing by the Virginia Blogosphere. Some blogs, I admit, were new to me, but that is what makes this so great.
Our first entry comes from MaxPower at Haduken and is titled How Patchwork Collective can save Richmond. It is an excellent article talking about Patchwork Collective and what they are doing to bring the arts (music) downtown.
Read the whole post, you won't be disappointed. Another post from Haduken I found very interesting was about Garbage Pail Kids. Remember those? I never even knew they had a movie, but I did have some of the cards, much to parents dismay. Looking back, I'm not sure how I ever got those things. Maybe my parents didn't pay much attention to them, who knows.
Up next from Lynchburg is corndog whose blog is Corndog's Flex-fuel Chevy News. Corndog's post is THE BRAZILIAN MODEL-WHAT IT DOESN'T TEACH US. It's an excellent post. It talks about why we cannot do things the way the Brazilians have done it.
Up next is Charlottesville's Bob Gibson from the Daily Progress with another top notch post titled How helpful is bipartisanship? Former Del. Paul Harris (who I happen to like a lot) is mentioned in the story as promoting more bipartisan discussion. Of course, as Mr. Gibsion mentions, he has his eyes on a statewide office and when trying to appeal to a large audience I suppose it is what one should say.
Next on our stop is Rocinante's Burdens. Roci gives us An Agenda for the Next Election Cycle. I wish politicians would listen to Roci. Here is the list of what is important to America:
Outstanding list. Number 2 is my personal favorite.
Our next stop takes us to Extra Innings, the blog of Delegates Bob Brink and Kris Amundson. Before I go any further I would like to thank the Delegates for blogging. We are on different sides of the political aisle, but I have a great deal of respect for them both for entering the blogging world and trying to get their message out.
Delegate Brink has a post this week titled WWTDD? I would tell you what it stands for, but you should read it and find out for yourself.
Our next entry comes from Spank That Donkey. Chris submits a post this week titled First President - First Female President. Good reading. Something I have yet to do is visit Mount Vernon. I should be ashamed.
Another excellent post from Spank That Donkey is National Police Week 2006. Make sure you read that too.
Another Charlottesville blogger, Rick Sincere from Rick Sincere News & Thoughts brings us his recap of the Kennedy Center Spring Gala. Good work Rick! Angela Lansbury was the Honrary Chair of the festivities. As an aside, my uncle went to high school with a guy (I don't know him) who did the music for Murder She Wrote.
From Pittsylvania County RomeoCat brings us Weekly walks with Uncle Charles. Some very nice pictures included, despite the fact that Kat's camera is on its last leg. Uncle Charles reminds me a lot my great Uncle Henry. He was a pastor at a church and loved teaching about the bible.
Alton, in Collinsville, from I'm Not Emeril is up next. Alton had quite a scare and tells us But I Really Like Eggs! I love eggs too, but I usually only eat the whites. I hope he is able to get eggs back in his diet. If I had to give them up completely I would be "deeply saddened."
Fortunately Alton went to the hospital right away. It should prove as a reminder that ignoring health scares is foolish. And if you haven't had a phsyical or your cholesterol checked lately, what are you waiting for? Get on the phone and make an appointment.
Adam from Creative Destruction has a post up titled Gay Marriage; or We Are all Traditionalists. Certainly a tough topic to discuss and one that all voters in Virginia will be deciding on in November.
Our next entry is from Kilo at Spark It Up!!!. Kilo talks about his Family Cemetery. Good for Kilo and his father for taking care of the resting place of his family. Kilo wonders who will take care of the place when his time has come. It always makes me a little sad when I see an overgrown cemetery.
This isn't something I usually talk about, but I really like the idea of a family cemetery. There is something comforting about knowing you will be resting next to your loved ones.
This week's final entry comes from One Wise Girl at Spark It Up!!!. We end this week with something that makes my mouth water - Baked Ziti with Sausage and Veggies. That sounds really, really good. Although I think I would side with OWG and go with hamburger. I can almost taste it now. I will be making this soon.
Thanks to everyone for submitting. I had hoped to round up some other posts from the past week, but due to time constraints it didn't happen. Sorry for getting this up so late. Have a great week y'all!
****UPDATE****
For some reason I received an email today that was sent on Friday from Riley, Not O'Reilly of Virginia Virtucon. My sincerest apologies to Mr. Riley. Riley has good stuff this week, as usual. Riley recalls hearing Paul Harvey talk about World War III.
The most amazing part is that this was in 1988.
This week’s carnival is a good one. Probably the best ever, no, wait, definitely the best ever. Well, maybe not, but it is another excellent showing by the Virginia Blogosphere. Some blogs, I admit, were new to me, but that is what makes this so great.
Our first entry comes from MaxPower at Haduken and is titled How Patchwork Collective can save Richmond. It is an excellent article talking about Patchwork Collective and what they are doing to bring the arts (music) downtown.
Right here, in our city, is a group innovating, changing, and growing the local music scene. You don’t need a performance hall to hear stunning music in Richmond — it already exists and you are missing it. You don’t need to move to New York, or even go there, to see superior musicians preform live — it’s happening here. In the last year PC has hosted a famously talented clarinet soloist, a ten piece brass band, a twelve piece chamber orchestra, and a world renowned jazz musician. Exactly the type of things the Mayor’s Performing Arts Committee would love (and you would love too, I promise). The Committee’s suggestions will cost you $45 million while PC’s splendid offerings will cost you 5$. Your call though …
Read the whole post, you won't be disappointed. Another post from Haduken I found very interesting was about Garbage Pail Kids. Remember those? I never even knew they had a movie, but I did have some of the cards, much to parents dismay. Looking back, I'm not sure how I ever got those things. Maybe my parents didn't pay much attention to them, who knows.
Up next from Lynchburg is corndog whose blog is Corndog's Flex-fuel Chevy News. Corndog's post is THE BRAZILIAN MODEL-WHAT IT DOESN'T TEACH US. It's an excellent post. It talks about why we cannot do things the way the Brazilians have done it.
I'm SO in favor of persuing renewable fuels, as you can probably tell, but we have to do it differently than Brazil did, and we should realize this and quit lying to people by presenting the Brazilian model as something we could emulate. We have to do so much more to accomplish what Brazil has done, but that doesn't mean we can't do it. We are going to have to rely on hybrids, flex-fuelers, ethanol, methanol, bio-diesel, corn, switchgrass, orange peels, soybeans, bio-engineered enzymes, bio-conversion, syngas methodology, and technologies which haven't even been invented yet, to get to where we have to go.
Up next is Charlottesville's Bob Gibson from the Daily Progress with another top notch post titled How helpful is bipartisanship? Former Del. Paul Harris (who I happen to like a lot) is mentioned in the story as promoting more bipartisan discussion. Of course, as Mr. Gibsion mentions, he has his eyes on a statewide office and when trying to appeal to a large audience I suppose it is what one should say.
Next on our stop is Rocinante's Burdens. Roci gives us An Agenda for the Next Election Cycle. I wish politicians would listen to Roci. Here is the list of what is important to America:
1. Finish the war against terrorists.
2. The national budget must come under control.
3. Immigration. Fix it. Stop jerking us around.
4. Energy policy. Supply and demand. It is a reality. Embrace it.
Outstanding list. Number 2 is my personal favorite.
Our next stop takes us to Extra Innings, the blog of Delegates Bob Brink and Kris Amundson. Before I go any further I would like to thank the Delegates for blogging. We are on different sides of the political aisle, but I have a great deal of respect for them both for entering the blogging world and trying to get their message out.
Delegate Brink has a post this week titled WWTDD? I would tell you what it stands for, but you should read it and find out for yourself.
Our next entry comes from Spank That Donkey. Chris submits a post this week titled First President - First Female President. Good reading. Something I have yet to do is visit Mount Vernon. I should be ashamed.
Another excellent post from Spank That Donkey is National Police Week 2006. Make sure you read that too.
Another Charlottesville blogger, Rick Sincere from Rick Sincere News & Thoughts brings us his recap of the Kennedy Center Spring Gala. Good work Rick! Angela Lansbury was the Honrary Chair of the festivities. As an aside, my uncle went to high school with a guy (I don't know him) who did the music for Murder She Wrote.
From Pittsylvania County RomeoCat brings us Weekly walks with Uncle Charles. Some very nice pictures included, despite the fact that Kat's camera is on its last leg. Uncle Charles reminds me a lot my great Uncle Henry. He was a pastor at a church and loved teaching about the bible.
Alton, in Collinsville, from I'm Not Emeril is up next. Alton had quite a scare and tells us But I Really Like Eggs! I love eggs too, but I usually only eat the whites. I hope he is able to get eggs back in his diet. If I had to give them up completely I would be "deeply saddened."
Fortunately Alton went to the hospital right away. It should prove as a reminder that ignoring health scares is foolish. And if you haven't had a phsyical or your cholesterol checked lately, what are you waiting for? Get on the phone and make an appointment.
Adam from Creative Destruction has a post up titled Gay Marriage; or We Are all Traditionalists. Certainly a tough topic to discuss and one that all voters in Virginia will be deciding on in November.
Our next entry is from Kilo at Spark It Up!!!. Kilo talks about his Family Cemetery. Good for Kilo and his father for taking care of the resting place of his family. Kilo wonders who will take care of the place when his time has come. It always makes me a little sad when I see an overgrown cemetery.
This isn't something I usually talk about, but I really like the idea of a family cemetery. There is something comforting about knowing you will be resting next to your loved ones.
This week's final entry comes from One Wise Girl at Spark It Up!!!. We end this week with something that makes my mouth water - Baked Ziti with Sausage and Veggies. That sounds really, really good. Although I think I would side with OWG and go with hamburger. I can almost taste it now. I will be making this soon.
Thanks to everyone for submitting. I had hoped to round up some other posts from the past week, but due to time constraints it didn't happen. Sorry for getting this up so late. Have a great week y'all!
****UPDATE****
For some reason I received an email today that was sent on Friday from Riley, Not O'Reilly of Virginia Virtucon. My sincerest apologies to Mr. Riley. Riley has good stuff this week, as usual. Riley recalls hearing Paul Harvey talk about World War III.
On that day, he was talking about terrorism and he stated, without a doubt in his voice, that if we were not already that we would soon be in a global war against terrorists.
The most amazing part is that this was in 1988.
posted by Nick Howard at 7:57 AM
3 Comments:
Great job!!!
Thanks for hosting
Thank you for hosting the carnival. You did an excellent job. And yes, just wait till you are waiting for it to come out of the oven- you will be drooling like Pavlov's dogs!
I'm slow in catching up with my reading, but I really enjoyed this, Nick. Many thanks for pulling it all together
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