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Les <\/a>notes it is Blog It Forward <\/a>day. Well, why the heck not?<\/p>\n

Eschewing the Big Ticket blogs on my blogroll, let’s do three others from the “Gotta” part of my blogroll. Not that they aren’t big ticket blogs in my mind, but their hit rate is probably a tad lower than InstaPundit<\/a>, Volokh<\/a>, or Lileks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"SEB\"In fact, let’s start with Les Jenkins and Stupid Evil Bastard<\/a>. Les is remarkably level-headed in talking about religious matters for a strong atheist, perhaps because, while he makes his own (dis)beliefs clear, much of what he pokes fun at (or growls in outrage over) is how some folks seem to use religion as an excuse to turn off their brains, their sense of responsibility, or their idea of community. And he’s just as willing to pick on stupid atheists, too, which probably means he offends everyone, but it endears him to me. It’s not all religion, either (though it seems to come in waves) — Les is into console gaming, computers, and a variety of other fields. Good, interesting stuff, and frequently updated.<\/p>\n

\"RealReal Live Preacher <\/a>is, perhaps, the karmic balance to Les. The anonymous tales, observations, and essays of the pastor of a small Texas church, it’s often inspiring, usually moving, and frequently witty. And he’s landed a book deal, which should be interesting when it comes out. Usually posts something every 1-3 days.<\/p>\n

\"GoaF\"Nicholas Packwood, a Canadian academic (not that there’s anything wrong with that) writes Ghost of a Flea<\/a>. More of a “linking” blogger than a “essayist” blogger, he almost inevitably has something of interest that I can swipe<\/s> make use of for this page, doled out in daily chuncks. He has a delicate wit and felicity with the language, while evidently sharing much the same sense of humor and media interests as I do. <\/p>\n

All three of the above also link back to me, and at least two of them leave comments here, so I suppose it’s kind of incestuous of me to recommend them to you, but each is quite worthwhile reading. At least I find them so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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