In testing the various options of WordPress.com versus WordPress.org (blog versus community-based application), I’m discovering a few things about myself: I’m not nearly as technical as I’d like to be, I’m very resistant to change, and I’m a hypocrite for advocating learning at the same time that I whine and moan about learning something new. I will most likely NOT be hosting this blog on our domain. For now, I’m staying here. Yes, I’m comfortable with the status quo. Handle it. Intention and eventuality are rarely the same – such is life.
A side project I’m working on is clearing up my blogroll and links by consolidating the link pages and blogrolls into one page, period. One stop shopping.
I want to point out a few blogs that are important to me for various and non-related issues, as I’ll clarify below:
Dancing With Crazy – Emily Pearson. Funny, witty, dynamic, and holds-no-prisoners. Adept and adroit, she handles TBM trolls with a grace that I don’t have and never will.
Without Wax – Pete, a pastor at Cross Point Church in Tennessee. I love how he is creating an inclusive readership and community. I initially worried that I’d offend his sensibilities or sear his retinas, but the guy’s a trooper – and my experience of him so far is that he’s sincere and non-judgmental. Pardon the obvious, but he’s not Mormon.
Son of Tarot – Christopher Butler discusses his new deck, the Son Tarot, from a gay men’s perspective on the tarot archetypes. His Quantum deck is now out, too.
Erik’s sweet post to his husbear of 11 years made me smile. Beautiful couple. His most recent “stud(l)y break” post is going to be my next wallpaper.
My Prozac Cocoon – Tales from a Matrix Prescription. One of Eiain’s posts was featured on the front page for WordPress and I followed the link to his site, and I’m glad I did. He and his partner are in my thoughts and I’m wishing them health and happiness. I’m enjoying this growing community of blog brothers.
Planet Romach – Mark, Eiain’s partner, is the source of my extreme blog envy. I wanted a way to share music like he did. His musical selection hits all my buttons. Mark**, the shirtless wonder, is stunning – if I felt a quarter of the sexiness that this man exhibits, I’d be one confident hombre. With inspiration like him, I could one day be comfortable with my own hairy chest.
Readers – what site(s) do you love? Please share your link love of sites that inspire you, fill you with lusciousness, make you weep with joy, etc…
**my mistake – I posted this and screwed up Eiain’s and Mark’s names – someone slap me**
July 11, 2008 at 2:20 am
AAhhh thanks for mentioning us buddy. Thats so sweet of you. We love reading your blog too and I am so glad we have got to know each other through blogging
July 11, 2008 at 5:25 pm
I have a long list that I read daily when possible, most are by authors, a few aspiring writers, and this really adorable guy who apparently thinks he’s a hippocrit…not.
Because of you I found Tewkes I don’t know why I love her blog, I just do. She is insightful and funny as hell.
Most of the others are hit and miss (Like me they write once, maybe twice a week.)
and because I do check out your links I am now in search of a Night Owl climbing rose that I saw on one of the websites you’d linked to a week or so ago. I have to have it, beautimous. How are your cannas?