Blog King -- Random Post RankingsThis week, our task as judges was to pick a random post from each blog and give it a 1-10 ranking. I chose the last (substantive) post on each blog’s front page (note to future pretenders—it won’t be the last post next time around). Here’s what I found:
At BLATHER REVIEW, I found “NIGGER”, a reaction to the oversensitivity some people display when confronted with words like “nigger”, regardless of context. It’s a well-written post. The idea is well-presented, supported with various anecdotes, and I think Tuning Spork makes a good point. I also like the name “Tuning Spork”. 8.
Clarity amidst Chaos tells a cute story about an office holiday party/blood drive which finds Bryan going tharn. Well-written, literary, and surprisingly engaging for a story about a holiday office party, really. Points for the “holy night"/golf course pun. Oh, and Bryan, you misspelled “cacophony”, and you don’t need the time and the permalink. They’re both permalinks. 7.
Judicial Asininity suggests that Even Kyoto Is Not Enough. Romulus makes an appealing point, and I think I agree with him, but he doesn’t really do the leg work that would allow a reader to assess the sources or merits of his argument. I would have liked to have known, for example, what the economic effect of compliance would be on Russia, or other nations, and why Romulus believes it would be less of an economic burden to eliminate dependence on petroleum over the next several decades. 6.
Vigilance Matters took a break from their unhealthy obsession with sodomy to blog about the Free All You Can Eat Buffet (no permalink—scroll down) that is the public library. An inoffensive feel-good post (the sort of post someone who watches a lot of Seinfeld and Andy Rooney might write), but lacks Bryan’s story-telling talent. As an unrelated aside, it’s sad that when VM reached for a really low percentage to compare to library-card-owners, it was voters they found. 5
WetWired offers another ‘didja ever notice?’ piece about remaking songs. And while the graphics on WetWired kick ass, pylorn’s post left me less than . . . aroused (pylorn had a brief stint in the adult film industry). First of all, a remix is when a DJ takes a song and, well, re-mixes it. A “remake” is usually referred to as a “cover”. Second, where has pylorn been that he just noticed the phenomenon? Third, it’s been a while, but I’m pretty sure the Jeff Gaines cover of “In Your Eyes” has a different chord progression. 4.
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