VirusHead - Mutating bits of contagious discourse, because language is a virus.

It’s good to hear from former Jehovah’s Witnesses, although it also makes me very sad to hear the familiar narratives of abuse and shunning. Thank you for writing, Aella Brenna, and I’m glad that you got some distance and healing through laughter. Thrive with light and love.
i’m an ex-JW who has since become a pagan [...]

Stumbled across a fictional service call that gives a more honest view of the mentality of that Jehovah’s Witness at your door.
A little sample:

Witness: Well, God’s going to kill you. And … well, I can see from the toys in your yard that you have children. Am I right?
Householder: Yes.
Witness: Well, God’s going to kill [...]

Laughter is good for you.
The government today announced that it is changing its emblem from an Eagle to a condom because it more accurately reflects the government’s political stance. A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of security while you’re actually [...]

A very spiritual, devout and holy priest dies and is immediately swept up to heaven.
St. Peter greets him at the Pearly Gates, and says, “Hello, Father, we’ve been waiting for you for a
long time. Welcome to Heaven! You are very well known here, and as a special reward, because you are such a spiritual and [...]

I haven’t done a roundup in a while. For each blog (alpha-order) I’ve selected my favorite among recent posts.

3-Way Watch Blog - Mercs in a Corporate World
AMERICAblog - Condi has to force State Dept. officials to Iraq
Amanda’s Engima - More great Wallpapers from WallpaperStock
An und für sich - The Complication of Nature and [...]

So many of my friends emailed this to me that I had to think I’m either a kind of Mommy-archetype for my friends, or it had to be a very fun video. I think (I think) it’s the latter.
A woman condenses everything a mom would say in a typical 24-hour period into the framework of [...]

Sorry for the delay in posting my five recommends for the Open Minded Blog award.
It turns out that many of my favorite blogs are not terribly open-minded (grin).
Politics - generally speaking - turned out to be a dud. I started exploring to see what I could find. Not much, I’m afraid. For one thing, [...]