other places to visit
While I'm away these sites might keep you occupied •
John Strain's Online Journal. Personal touch. May be writing about anything from the Boston Marathon to
local Louisiana beers; from progress in the Big Easy [with a positive, yet generally pragnatic spin that one doesn't hear in the national sensationalist rags we call "
the Media"] to insights into working with troubled souls.

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Joel Sax's Pax Nortana. Lover of memes and quirky pop-culture exams; reflecting long and serious on issues affecting people with perceptual discontinuties [that's "
mental illnesses" to the uninitiated]. ...and the occasional side trek down some wonderful canyon to watch the wildlife and the stars.
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Atypical Joe: Yesterday he wrote about
the self-absorbed idjot who called 9-1-1 because Burger King wouldn't make it with the toppings she wanted. Must be an Orange County problem. But, really, Joe generally writes about far more serious stuff than this.
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Steve Gilliard's News Blog. Through, thoughtful and thought provoking news stories taht ought to be on national media but ~mysteriously~ don't usually get covered.

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Mike Power. News and views from across the Atlantic. It's a breath of fresh air for me.
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Ron's Log; from Desert Hot Springs in California comes a beautifully designed, lushly photo-filled journal full of quips and opinions on everything from the serious to the mundane
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Wood's Lot. Highbrow, literary, artistic and literate. The perfect cure for the malaise caused from waitch too many episodes of Fear Factor, Ray Romano reruns, and Mad TV. But be prepared to think! [from Canada]
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Dave Harper's Space Coast Web Journal. An ex-Republican reporting from Jeb Bush territory.
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Pam's House Blend. Ms Spaulding's a Lefty African American Lesbian not afraid to speak her mind and able to think fast on her feet. Frequent updates on politics and gay rights issues.
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Robert Crook's Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen's homepage. The news is environmental, conservationist, decidedly pro-hunting. Always fresh and with a keen ear for what's going on with firearms issues as well as Connecticut traditional food-gatherer interests.
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Ratical Branch cosmic reportage for an out-of-balance world.
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Tim Zimmerman's Wetass Chronicles. When you really, really really
need to get the cobwebs out of your head, Tim'll tell you how others do it. On the edge a bit, but, I'm sure their snapses snap sharply after some of thier adventures.
I'll be back when I get back