[blogfocus wednesday] quiet men of the sphere

I wanted to include Geoff Jones, Heraklites and The Select but they're not blogging a lot just now. Below are those, with the possible exception of N5, who could be termed "the quiet men", the ones without any aggressive agenda. There are many of them - I had to leave about about five this evening:

1] Alex Blondeau has had storms:

It seems as though we haven't had a drop of rain here in central Minnesota since the middle of June. That all changed this last week. We've found ourselves in the midst of a "storm belt". Four out of the last five days have produced severe weather that has been surging through our area. The photo above is of a storm that just missed us last night.

2] Deogulwulf reflects on ways to rid oneself of pesky dissident opinion:

Naturally, the process of mass-killing needn't be anything personal, for, given the premise, and in the absence of stricture or moral scruple, it can simply be a rational process towards a desired end, strictly business, ideally conducted as efficiently as possible, though perhaps with a modicum of indulgence to any humane sensitivities that might remain.

3] Dave J., of Wandering the Ether is in search of water buffalo wisdom:

The people of the world have more than enough.

I alone appear to have nothing.

The people of the world appear shrewd and wise.

I alone look foolish.

I like to be forgotten by the world and left alone.

4] Dave Hill compares Brittany and Britain:

I'm in Brittany, near Morlaix, with my feet up in our rented mobile home. Driving here, via Portsmouth and Cherbourg, I was impressed as always by how clean and somehow centred small French towns are. I'm the butt of a family joke for always spotting the municipal sports ground each seems to contain, with their well-maintained football pitches. Other civic features appear equally valued: central squares, post offices, war memorials, town halls, even sculptures.

5] Hercules brings to you the tale of the rabid racoon:

A Connecticut woman killed a rabid raccoon with her bare hands when the animal attacked a young boy. Officials with Cheshire animal control say the woman was walking in the woods around 11 a.m. with a group of children when the animal bit the 5-year-old son of a friend.

6] Andrew K. Brown is knee deep in beetroot today:

I’ve decided to start a “proper” food blog and should you be interested in that you’ll find it at Everything but Beetroot.

Should you actually like beetroot then you may want to get yourself to the Love Beetroot site.

7] One thing I know is that SPIT is not a good name for a Christian organization:

Bruce Alderman at his blog “it seems to me” has a funny post about a new Bible “translation” that has just been released. "In January of last year, the Society for the Promotion of Individualized Theologies (SPIT) announced the publication of the New Conservative Bible and the New Liberal Bible."

I should say that Will has offered to play me at scrabble but I haven't answered him yet.

8] Max returns to Treasure Island and I hopefully return on Saturday evening: