Blog Posts I Love: Happy Valentine's Day
I hate rapidly posting when I have a few good previous posts that perhaps people won't see, so please scroll down (or click) just a little bit to read about my husband's Valentine's gift AND my post on transgenderism. With that said, in honor of Valentine's Day, I'm offering you some (not all... there are SO many that I haven't mentioned) of the posts I love on some of my new and old blog favorites. Enjoy and share the love. I want to know your FAVORITE posts (of your own and of others). Let's spread the blogging love today. Leave them in the comments. Have no shame. It's Valentine's Day for god sakes!
My rant about starting afresh.
Cynical Dad's Deep Question: Porn or Toddlerspeak?
Izzy's Great Review of Brokeback Mountain
GGC's and Bridgermama's posts (about Station Wagons and Skin, respectively) on finding their place as women and mothers.
MotherGooseMouse's discussion of status as mother and blogger.
Kyra's beautiful piece about one woman's needs (click on THERE IS NEED under recent posts).
Socrates' poetic account of change and her view of self.
and Dawn's really fabulous paper on White Bias.
The feelings are mutual Julie and Kyra!
Posted by: knq | February 15, 2006 at 07:33 PM
Thanks K! I appreciate the love, and back atcha - glad I found you.
Posted by: Julie | February 15, 2006 at 06:09 PM
i second the 'thanks for the love' comment! you are so dear to do this and to include my post. love your blog. happy v day to you! i've been hunched over with a bad back for over a week but the last two days have sent me FLAT. i snuck out to read blogs. now i have many new ones to check out!
Posted by: kyra | February 15, 2006 at 02:14 PM
Mom101 - Thanks for visiting - you need to enable other commentors so I can comment back on yours!!!!
Chag - The pleasure is mine - I'm still laughing about the whole "Come on, just suck it" one.
Posted by: knq | February 14, 2006 at 11:31 PM
Ooh, excellent links! Now yours is one more blog I'll be reading while my daughter's cries go unheeded.
Posted by: Mom101 | February 14, 2006 at 11:10 PM
That Porn or Toddlerspeak? article you linked to is soooo not interesting.
Seriously, thanks for the link!
Posted by: Chag | February 14, 2006 at 11:08 PM
I liked the mommybloggers ones as well. I was overwhelmed, though, so I have to go back and read...
Posted by: knq | February 14, 2006 at 08:39 PM
This is so weird -- I started writing a post almost exactly like this this morning. Maybe our brains are somehow synchronized!
I've read a lot of the posts you reference above, and they are very good. I also have enjoyed the series of Valentine's Day posts via Mommybloggers -- a lot of my blogroll favorites submitted writings. But I'm definitely going to check out the rest on this list... after I make my way through the 55 unread posts on Bloglines! ;-
Posted by: Nancy | February 14, 2006 at 08:22 PM
Thank you so much, GGC. You don't know how much that means. And, shit, I better get to the "ahem." Thanks for the reminder...
Posted by: knq | February 14, 2006 at 08:12 PM
Thanks for the love. Just wanted you to know that I am very glad to have you as my friend dot com. Your blog has become one of my favorites and I just think you are as swell as they come.
Hope you enjoy a lovely night of sweaty-pregnant-sex with your freshly manicured ahem.
Ahem. xx.
Posted by: girls gone child | February 14, 2006 at 08:04 PM
I do my best to spread the love. Sometimes people don't have time to click on everyone's blogroll, you know? I visited AMALAH today for the first time - 4000 visits a day? Crikey.
Anyhoo, how was everyone's day? We found an indoor play gym - and through that I found out about tot swim and a babysign class. Finally, stuff to do!???!!! I just have to drive - but that's okay.
Posted by: knq | February 14, 2006 at 05:59 PM
I want to comment more thoughtfully than I have time for right now but definitely will be back later. Thanks for the props and back at ya! I love this blog and if you don't believe me, check your stats...lol
Posted by: Izzy | February 14, 2006 at 02:03 PM
What a great idea! Thanks for giving us the links - now I can find more blogs to read!
Posted by: reluctant housewife | February 14, 2006 at 01:48 PM
Great choices!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Posted by: Marti | February 14, 2006 at 12:53 PM
Thank you Jess. That made my day. Read it people. Thought-provoking and why I love blogs. YEAH!
Posted by: knq | February 14, 2006 at 12:25 PM
First commenter! Okay, I'd like to add Flotsam's latest (http://flotsamblog.com/)--she talks about a number of things, but I like the last part because it links to another good blog essay, to get all Escher on ya. (A blog within a blog within a blog...)
Great idea..happy Valentine's Day!
Posted by: Jess R | February 14, 2006 at 11:41 AM