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Friday, June 30, 2006
5:37:00 PM EDT
Hearing The Breeders, Little Fury
Hi everyone -- I'm picking this week's blogs, with a little help from
Journals Editor Jeff and your submissions. (I will
post my picks to the Journals Main
Page and in the Journals
Message Board in a little bit.)
It should come as no surprise that our theme this week is July 4th Blogs. However, I do have to admit that my interpretation of the "Fourth of July" theme is a little... flexible, though looking back, it's somewhat similar to last year's angle, which was "People Who Serve."
Liz just completed a 30-day tour around the country, visiting first responders, collecting shirts, and taking tons of pictures -- see the entry that kicked off of the tour.
For more information about what's she's doing, check out HeroToHero.us
* Journaler Myra uses her blog, Thin Blue Line, to report on law enforcement issues. She highlights news stories, reports on officers killed or wounded in the line of duty, and also provides commentary on issues affecting the police.
Her blog's name comes from a phrase coined by 1950s-era Los Angeles Police Chief William H. Parker, who called police the "thin blue line" that separates society from chaos.
* Maria over at Maria's Musings is employed full-time, yet also finds time to be a volunteer firefighter/EMT. She also created the Web site for her volunteer fire department, the Eastern Prairie Fire Protection District in Illinois.
* Lest we forget, service comes in many forms, as Journaler Patty shows us; her blog is Tales & Tails of New York, where she shares her stories of animal rescue & adoption in New York City.
* And of course, sometimes it's just enough to be nice and do things for other people; Pam over at On the Bright Side compiles daily quotes, trivia, poetry, definitions and bits of inspiration that she finds on the Web, and presents them in her blog (346 entries and counting... )
* Lastly, since the next Space Shuttle launch is currently scheduled for Saturday, July 1st (the next launch attempts would be Sunday, then Tuesday and Wednesday; so, hopefully, we'll have astronauts orbiting on July 4th), here's a space and astronomy blog: Journaler Stuart is a self-described amateur astronomer and published children's science author; his Journal is Cumbrian Sky, and features plain-spoken, easy-to-follow discussions of space and sky-watching topics.
(Cumbria is a county [oops, not country -- Joe] in the northwest of England, and Stuart can also be heard on his local BBC radio show -- here's his profile on the BBC Web site.)
Also, here are a few other respondents from my call for July 4th-themed entries:
* Journaler Beth researches craft ideas and compiles them in her blog, Holiday Fun and Memories
* Blogger Stacey dug into her High Above Courtside archives to highlight "Fist Fights of the Founding Fathers", featuring the American institution of ass-kicking. (Par for the course, she features some un-gentle language, so you are warned.)
* Angela over at Lil' Country Charm has a little piece of Americana for use as a tag graphic for your blogs, Web pages and e-mails -- check it out.
As always, please leave a comment in the Journals or blogs that you read. Also, don't forget, if you want your own chance at being featured, send me an e-mail at JournalsEditor@aol.com. (Please include a link to your blog.)
Lastly, in a bit of self-indulgence: Here's to wishing best of luck to NASA for a successful launch of Discovery (Mission STS-121), and a safe return of the shuttle and all its crew.
Have fun, be safe, and have a great Independence Day holiday.
Thanks -- Joe
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5:37:00 PM EDT
Hearing The Breeders, Little Fury
Journals Editor Joe's Fourth of July Blog Picks for 6/30
It should come as no surprise that our theme this week is July 4th Blogs. However, I do have to admit that my interpretation of the "Fourth of July" theme is a little... flexible, though looking back, it's somewhat similar to last year's angle, which was "People Who Serve."
Liz just completed a 30-day tour around the country, visiting first responders, collecting shirts, and taking tons of pictures -- see the entry that kicked off of the tour.
For more information about what's she's doing, check out HeroToHero.us
* Journaler Myra uses her blog, Thin Blue Line, to report on law enforcement issues. She highlights news stories, reports on officers killed or wounded in the line of duty, and also provides commentary on issues affecting the police.
Her blog's name comes from a phrase coined by 1950s-era Los Angeles Police Chief William H. Parker, who called police the "thin blue line" that separates society from chaos.
* Maria over at Maria's Musings is employed full-time, yet also finds time to be a volunteer firefighter/EMT. She also created the Web site for her volunteer fire department, the Eastern Prairie Fire Protection District in Illinois.
* Lest we forget, service comes in many forms, as Journaler Patty shows us; her blog is Tales & Tails of New York, where she shares her stories of animal rescue & adoption in New York City.
* And of course, sometimes it's just enough to be nice and do things for other people; Pam over at On the Bright Side compiles daily quotes, trivia, poetry, definitions and bits of inspiration that she finds on the Web, and presents them in her blog (346 entries and counting... )
* Lastly, since the next Space Shuttle launch is currently scheduled for Saturday, July 1st (the next launch attempts would be Sunday, then Tuesday and Wednesday; so, hopefully, we'll have astronauts orbiting on July 4th), here's a space and astronomy blog: Journaler Stuart is a self-described amateur astronomer and published children's science author; his Journal is Cumbrian Sky, and features plain-spoken, easy-to-follow discussions of space and sky-watching topics.
(Cumbria is a county [oops, not country -- Joe] in the northwest of England, and Stuart can also be heard on his local BBC radio show -- here's his profile on the BBC Web site.)
Also, here are a few other respondents from my call for July 4th-themed entries:
* Journaler Beth researches craft ideas and compiles them in her blog, Holiday Fun and Memories
* Blogger Stacey dug into her High Above Courtside archives to highlight "Fist Fights of the Founding Fathers", featuring the American institution of ass-kicking. (Par for the course, she features some un-gentle language, so you are warned.)
* Angela over at Lil' Country Charm has a little piece of Americana for use as a tag graphic for your blogs, Web pages and e-mails -- check it out.
As always, please leave a comment in the Journals or blogs that you read. Also, don't forget, if you want your own chance at being featured, send me an e-mail at JournalsEditor@aol.com. (Please include a link to your blog.)
Lastly, in a bit of self-indulgence: Here's to wishing best of luck to NASA for a successful launch of Discovery (Mission STS-121), and a safe return of the shuttle and all its crew.
Have fun, be safe, and have a great Independence Day holiday.
Thanks -- Joe
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Congrats to all the editors picks! If your looking for more 4th of july and independence day tags check out my graphics
journal: http://journals.aol.com/alilcountrycharm/AngelsArtisticExpr essions/
Happy 4th!
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Congrats on being this week's Guest Editor! And Happy 4th!
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It's too bad you missed these two graphic entries. The animation on this site is by far one of the best out there. It even won an award. Overlooked though :(
http://journals.aol.com/nightmaremom/Thisandthatandhockey/e ntries/1217
http://journals.aol.com/nightmaremom/Thisandthatandhockey/e ntries/1212
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