I don’t have to do a “top of the hour” post, but here I am, freshly showered, well-rested …<\/p>\n
… well, moderately rested. Managed to squeeze in seven hours last night, which is keen, but after a week of running serious deficits, I’m not headed into this in Lance Armstrong fighting trim. Ah, well.<\/p>\n
Dressed in shorts and my Barry Ween t-shirt. Ah, Barry … I wish you were on the review list this year …<\/em><\/p>\n I have my posts for this liittle soiree laid out. Not pre-written, mind you (bad dog!) but I have the explicit topics <\/em>of ten of the posts figured out. The rest should be straight-up reviews.<\/p>\n For those wondering what I’m blathering on about, today — and for the next 24 hours, starting at 7 a.m. MDT — I will be participating in the Blogathon<\/a>, posting at least once every half-hour. I’m doing this to raise money on behalf of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF)<\/a>, an organization that supports and protects the First Amendment rights of folks in the comics industry.<\/p>\n So far, seven very nice, intelligent, witty, and patriotic people have pledged $241 to the cause<\/a>, a scosh over $10\/hr. Yay! It’s not too file a pledge, though. 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