Saturday Salutes: 9/20/08
by kev on September 20, 2008 

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I’ve wanted to start doing something like this for a while now, and there’s no better time than the present.

From now on, each Saturday I am going to highlight some of my favorite blog posts from the week gone by. No, I’m not going to highlight my own blog posts (although that’s not a bad idea). I’m going to point out a few good, funny and/or interesting blog posts from friends, frequent commenters or blogs I find interesting.

So, without further delay, I present to you all the debut of Saturday Salutes.

I’m Not Stupid. I’m Mysterious…

Keli over at Counterfeit Humans wrote a great post last Saturday theorizing why “stupers” (her way of describing hopelessly stupid persons) seem incapable of remembering people’s names.

Full disclosure, once upon a time I jokingly told people that deliberately forgetting the names of girls was in a guy’s best interest because it would make him appear mysterious. “Wow, this guy can’t remember my name. He must have a lot going on in his life. I must solve the riddle that is him.”

Of course, now that I’ve reached the age where people feel sorry for you if you’re still single, I don’t like joking about it anymore.

Girl Has Some Mad Writing Skills…

Also last Saturday, Jenny, who by the way is the reason I discovered Keli’s blog, wrote a touching post about her deceased father.

Jenny is such a good writer that she is capable of bouncing from serious to offbeat topics in a snap. At one point, I asked her if she was a professional writer — she’s that good. Also, not that I condone alcoholism or underage alcohol consumption, but you would have quite the drinking game on your hands if you took a shot every time she mentioned Johnny Depp.

His Wounds Have Healed Nicely…

Skip DeKades of Future Update blog wrote a funny story this week about Prince suing an author for using the words “purple” and “rain” in the same sentence.

To those unfamiliar with Skip’s work, he writes humorous glimpses into what the news might look like twenty years into the future. Heck, and you guys thought I was an imaginative fiction writer.

From the story, it would appear as though Prince is able to recover from the massive beat down yours truly someone recently gave him.

It Better Be The Prettiest Hair In All The Land…

My good friend Angi of We Sleep for Dreaming shared a Craiglist ad from a guy willing to overlook any negative character trait so long as a girl has pretty, pretty hair.

It reminds me of my first crush when I was younger. Oh sure, she was an arsonist with an extensive criminal background and a glass eye. But her hands — well, the good hand with all five fingers — was so beautiful.

And finally…

I Can Haz Cookie?

At her blog, I Do Things So You Don’t Have To, JD writes with a premise so simplistic it’s pure genius. As the name suggests, she does things so you won’t have to and then blogs about them. She does everything from the mundane to the unusual.

Last Saturday, JD gave the world a bigger and better cookie recipe. By combining Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough, a 45-oz bag of M&Ms, an adorable kitten and a camera, JD was able to create culinary magic. Need proof? Check out the finished product.

That’s all for this week. I’m going to mix up the bloggers I highlight. So, if you’re a regular commenter or blog I read, and I didn’t mention you, don’t read anything into it.

Enjoy your weekends, everyone. As always, do feel free to leave me a comment or two or ten.