Friday Blogachute!

Friday : Blogachuting – start off from one blog and keep jumping to others until you hit the ground

It’s Friday lunchtime and I’ve still got tons of stuff to do. But my blogachute is ready and I’m taking off for some fun

8000 feet - Codex: Biblical Studies blogspot – great source for all things biblical - musings on Biblical Studies, Biblical Hebrew, Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Popular Culture, Religion, Software, and pretty much anything else of interest

Today’s comment: Clasroom etiquette – or the lack thereof

7000 feet - Faith and Theology – a blog for theological scholarship and contemporary theological reflection – some cool artwork, as well as faith issues.

Today’s stuff – a poll on the worst theological invention

6000 feet - Biblicalia – looks like an Eastern orthodox blog which is heavily into mystery, saints, and icons

Today’s blog – On the Mother of God – a reflection on Mary’s prominence in Christian teaching and history

5000 feet - Anecdotal Evidence – a blog about the intersection of books and life.

Today’s item – Thirty Seven Words – all about one of Shakespeare’s poem from Cymbeline. Could be used for funeral services.

4000 feet - House of Mirth – James Marcus is a writer, translator, critic, and editor. He is the author of Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot-Com Juggernaut and five translations from the Italian (the most recent being Tullio Kezich's Dino: The Life and Films of Dino De Laurentiis and Saul Steinberg's Letters to Aldo Buzzi).

Today’s interview - a conversation with Carlo Bonini, one half of the investigatory duo that Michael Isikoff calls "the Woodward and Bernstein of Italian journalism." Mostly we talked about the forged yellowcake dossier--a story that Bonini and his partner Giuseppe D'Avanzo were the first to break in any detail.

3000 feet - Grumpy Old Bookman - A blog about books and publishing, aimed at both readers and writers. Listed by the Guardian in 2005 as one of the top ten literary blogs.

Today’s section: Noted in passing – what’s happening in the book world today

2000 feet - Pub Rants - A VERY NICE LITERARY AGENT INDULGES IN POLITE RANTS ABOUT QUERIES, WRITERS, AND THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY

Today’s rant – Joe Schmoo Agent – a great piece about the woes of agent who scam writers. Excellent information for those whoa re serious about getting published.

1000 feet - Musings of Louisiana Liar – blogsite of Jana DeLeon – author of a new book called “Rumble on the Bayou.”

Today’s muse: Talking about the Bookseller of the Year awards.

Zero feet - back to work I guess....