Bloggerhood Etc. 6/8/15

Photo: Jeff Wysaski.

Best Photoblog. “Prankster Replaces Pet Names With New Labels In Local Pet Store” by Jeff Wysaski at Sad and Useless (via Obvious Plant Care).

Best Diagram. “The Shape of Story” by Christina Wodtke at Elegant Hack.

Best Comic. “Beer” at xkcd.

Best List. “5 Steps Toward Making Friends Out of Enemies” by Benjamin J. Corey at Formerly Fundie.

Most Mind Bending. “The Moon Terminator Illusion” by VSauce (via YouTube).

Best Dad Post. “Duck, Duck, Sloane” by Gary Mathews at Skipah’s Realm.

Best Special Needs Post “Her Fight, Our Fight” by Laura Smith at SLP Mommy of Apraxia.

Best Request. “Dear Donald Miller: Thank You, and Please Stop” by Emily A. Dause at Slivers of Hope.

 Most Tragic. “Two Lanes to Accockeek” by Michael Graff at SB Nation.

Best Cover of a Cover. “Mad World” by Peter Hollens via YouTube.

To catch up on all the great posts I’m reading online and to get a sneak preview of future candidates, check out my Around the Blogosphere board on Pinterest.

Bloggerhood Etc. 4/13/15

Photo via Redemption Pictures

Still in the midst of an extended break. The blog will pick up again soon, I promise. In the meantime, here’s the best of the last two weeks …

Best Holy Week Trilogy, Part One. “Stripping the Altar” by Cara Strickland at Little Did She Know.

Best Holy Week Trilogy, Part Two. “The Dark and Beautiful Cross” by Alise Wright at Knitting Soul.

Best Holy Week Trilogy, Part Three. “With Scars and All” by Eric Immel, SJ at The Jesuit Post.

Best List. “Ten Reasons Why Christians Should Give Pizza to Everybody” by Micah J. Murray at Redemption Pictures Blog.

Best Special Needs Post. “Love Pushes Us to the Front of the Crowd” by Gillian Marchenko at Not Alone.

Best Graphic. “What Your Favorite Map Projection Says About You” by xkcd.

Best News. “Beloved Brontosaurus Makes a Comeback” by Ewen Callaway at Nature.

Most Unexpected. “In Defense of Marriage” by Daniel Pelfrey at Post-Postmodern Dad.

Best Commentary. “Thomas Cromwell Was the Islamic State of His Day” by Dominic Selwood at The Guardian.

Best Video. “Donall and Conall Meet Richard Dawkins” by Lutheran Satire (via YouTube).

To catch up on the great posts I’m reading online and to get a sneak preview of next week’s candidates, check out my new Around the Blogosphere board on Pinterest.

Bloggerhood Etc. 12/1/14

But where’s the pink candle? (Photo: Cara Strickland)

Happy December and a Blessed Advent to all of you. Here’s the best of the last two weeks, beginning with an Advent post.

Best Start to Advent. “Dwell” by Cara Strickland at Little Did She Know.

Best Special Needs Post. “We See You, Calvin” by Kara Dedert at Not Alone.

Best Dad Post. “Sorry Kids, I Will Never “Let” You Beat Me” by Beau Coffron at Lunchbox Dad.

Most Moving. “Ghostly Grief: On Miscarriage and Loss” by Micha Boyett at On Faith.

Best Retrospective. “A Eulogy for Radio Shack” by Jon Bois at SBNation.

Best List. “12 Things For Which I Forget to be Thankful” by Andee Zomerman at Nature of a Servant.

Best Commentary. “Why the Lack of Indictment for Mike Brown’s Shooting is a Devastating Blow” by Kristen Howerton at Rage Against the Minivan.

Best Personal Essay. “Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye at David Kanigan’s Live and Learn.

Best Response. “Foolishness, Poverty, Mobility” by Elizabeth Stoker Bruening.

Best Photoblog. “Read Me! Please!: Book Titles Rewritten to Get More Clicks” by Janet Potter at The Millions.

Best Interview. “Faith and Science: 15 Questions for Dr. Stephen Barr” by Sean Salai, S.J. at America.

Best Reality Check. “Pomplamoose 2014 Tour Profits (or Lack Thereof)” by Jack Conte at Medium.

Best Meditation. “I Was Wrong About You, 2014” by Natalie Trust.

Best Profile. “A Football Martyr” by John Rosengren at SB Nation.

Cutest Video. “Paranormal Petivity” by Pets Add Life (via YouTube).

“What?”

Bloggerhood Etc. 11/17/14

Photo: Sotheby’s

Geekiest. “The Story of the Most Complicated Watch in the World” by Luke Jones at BBC Magazine.

Most Fascinating New Book. “Fierce Convictions by Karen Swallow Prior,” reviewed by Elizabeth Esther and Cara Strickland (with giveaways!)

Best Special Needs Post. “Astronaut” by Robert Rummel-Hudson at Support for Special Needs.

Best Dad Post. “My 2-Year-Old Daughter Was Pressured About Body Image and Marriage” by Lorne Jaffe at Huff Post Parents.

Best List. “5 Steps for Choosing Where to Spend Your Donation Dollars” by Andee Zomerman at Nature of a Servant.

Best Dumb Idea. “Breaking Madden: Beast Mode, 3,000 players, and one controller” by Jon Bois at SB Nation.

Image: Jon Bois

Best Question. “Do Democrats want pro-choice purity or to win elections?” by Kristen Day and Robert Christian at The Hill.

Best Blog Hop. “#8TerribleTitles” by Kiersi Burkhart and other MG and YA writers that are part of The Sweet Sixteens.

Best Award. “Vatican Astronomer and Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno Wins the Carl Sagan Medal” by Sarah Christian in Millennial.

Best Guest Post. “The Listening Program” by Kelly Pinkham at Jake’s Journey.

Best New Font. “Dyslexie Typeface (for people with dyslexia)” by Christian Boer, featured in De Zeen.

Best Instructional Video. “How to Be a Good Guest or Host” by Glove and Boots (via YouTube).

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