Hey, the WKJ is up for a Lulu Blooker prize – this is awarded to books that started out as blogs. It’s one of 5 finalists in the fiction category. Boing Boing’s Cory Doctorow is one of the judges. Cool! Good luck, Gus!

Man! I want me one of these!! Riley would be up near the top of the scale, he has a relatively high-pitched voice. Usually, he says “Mee! Mee!” and occasionally says “Meu. Meu.” I’ll have to get out the pitch pipe and figure out his most usual “note.” Stuey, on the other hand, would have been a non-musical sound effect near the lower end of the scale, making his trademark nasal “Ow. Ow. Error. Error.” sounds. Guess he would have been a contiuno kitty. Via Boing Boing: Cat piano

The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century :: Joey deVilla’s Weblog :: Dad Ah, no! Joey’s father has passed away. My condolences to Joey DeVilla and his extended family for their loss. I’ll try to light a candle for Dr. DeVilla later and think of the good he did and the joy he brought into the world – he was an OB-GYN.

… because listening to a short clip of the adowwable tune nearly sent me straight into diabetic shock. But if you want to listen, it’s here. And thewe’s a wingtone for you cewphone, too, snookum snookums! Thanks to the nefarious machinations of Boing Boing Technorati Tags: Cuppycake, Annoying Music

WorldRider: Journey of Adventure & Discovery Allan Karl’s epic motorcycle ride came to an abrupt end in a post dated January 15th. His travelblog, stuffed with fantastic photos, has followed his journey from California up into Canada and Alaska, and down through Mexico, Central America, and South America towards Tierra del Fuego. Something went badly awry a few weeks back in Tica Tica, Bolivia, and at last report Allan was laid up in a local medical clinic with a broken leg, waiting to arrange med-evac back to the States. He just went “under” anesthesia. Way to blog the moment, Allan!…

As the publication date of Gus Openshaw’s Whale-Killing Journal gets nearer, I’m looking forward to receiving my copy. In a weird sort of way, I was involved in the development of this book from a wacky serial published in a blog to an actual hardback with paper and everything. You might say I was vicariously picaresque at the time the whale-killing journal was being posted. Of course, Mrs. Blubridge was really the instigator, I was just along for the ride. Don’t tell her this, but between you and me, she’s pretty… wacky, but she means well. Currently, Gus is a…

Comedian and crackerjack political commentator Adam Felber sets the record straight: Fanatical Apathy – Corrections Dictatorships shelter terrorists, and feed resentment and radicalism, and seek weapons of mass destruction. Democracies replace resentment with hope, respect the rights of their citizens and their neighbors, and join the fight against terror. The President meant that democracies that do not elect terrorists will join the fight against terror. Those other nations are actually “terrocracies,” and shouldn’t be confused with actual “democracies.” This is also true of so-called democracies who elect dictators, which are actually “dictocracies,” or so-called democracies who elect communists (”commocracies”), anti-American…

Caveat Lector ? Dramarama I am in contact with New Librarian’s parents, who are afraid to lay the appropriate smackdown because New Librarian “shuts down” when they try, since she “is threatened by them” and (eye-rolling alert, folks) “her self-esteem is shattered.” I shall endeavor to convince them that some tough love is in order. You spelled “uhhsteeem” wrong. 😉 But good luck with setting them straight. It sounds like you’ll need it. As you explained, the apple didn’t fall far from that tree.

Adam Felber’s got a new and improved State of the Union Drinking Game: Fanatical Apathy – The 2006 State of the Union Drinking Game The State of the Union Drinking Game (2006 edition) (enhanced!) First of all, make sure everyone has a few pieces of scrap paper in front of them. These pieces of paper are called “The Fourth Amendment” and will be used during the game. Also, make sure that there is one fluffy and not-too-large pillow handy. Your Host begins with the pillow in his or her lap. This is the Crisis Pillow. The Rules – Whenever the…