1. As a certified ‘foodie’, I’ve eaten some pretty strange stuff in my life. This stuff is even more strange… and makes me a bit queasy.

2. Personally, I could not possibly care less about political endorsements, whether they’re from politicians, a newspaper, or Jesus Christ himself. How about you? Take the poll.

3. I sense a rush of business for tropical fish stores in Liverpool if this is their dress code.

4. Harry Reid has finally found something he’s good at.

5. Shelli ponders a list brief list of things women do to be attractive. I hate to break it to her, but the list is far, far longer than that.

6. Happy Belated Birthday!

7. John Kerry has finally finished planning his response to those who criticized his war record during the 2004 Presidential election.

8. Can you imagine the work this girl could’ve done in an 8-hour day if all those things worked?

9. Why my son — despite his vocal outrage — will NOT be watching Nickelodeon or playing with Hasbro toys until an appropriate apology and correction is issued.

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I’ve been very naughty about reading blogs lately, but I intend to get back into the habit of cruising my blogroll daily so I can stay on top of what’s happening in my favorite folks’ lives. (Sleep? Who needs sleep?) So, here’s what nine of you have been up to lately:

1. Michele wants you to give her the bird… recipes, that is.

2. After spending the evening drowning in a sea of estrogen, WG endured hours of female fart jokes. But did he share one? No, no he did not. Good man.

3. Compared to her parents, 30-year-old Karol is an old fart.

4. Anwyn dreams about me… but called it a nightmare. A nightmare? What, was I naked? [Note from Anwyn: Linked post edited to make it clearer that the nightmare part was Sylar from Heroes and not VK, in the buff or otherwise.]

5. David wants to know if you’d vote for a Vampire for President. Frankly, I figure they’re going to bleed us dry regardless, so it might be nice to know what I’m getting up front for a change.

6. Chaz has come over to the dark side: those of us who turned the heat on before November. (Pity the child who “Trick or Treats” as Al Gore on my doorstep this Halloween.)

7. Flap is still just cutting and pasting news stories that you can read elsewhere. (Why, yes, Flap, that was a public spanking.)

8. Jae is not running away from home. But if she does, I have dibs on her!

9. Mmmmm…. free meat-like tacos!

1. This may make me the last person in the blogosphere to not have seen Order of the Phoenix.

2. Glenn ponders the important stuff… like anal bleaching.

3. A cab driver dropped She Who Will Be Obeyed off at an anti-military rally, instead of the pro-military rally she’d been planning to attend, and yet nobody died.

4. The only answer callers like this get at my house is: “Why, I’m the woman your mother warned you about. Now go away.” (Click))

5. You know, I’m kind of glad Timmer isn’t my neighbor.

6. As a mother, let me just say now that I am far too busy to find time to rule the world.

7. You say “conspicuous consumer consumption” like it’s a bad thing. Oh, wait….

8. One reason why men aren’t always gentlemen anymore.

9. This is the stuff of my nightmares.

1. The greatest songs of all time that really aren’t that great.

2. Hillary changes her tune… by 2 percent.

3. Why do “artists” keep crucifying “art”?

4. Maybe Fred Thompson has a reason why he isn’t running yet.

5. Potty training from birth? What’s next: college in the womb?

6. VH says this sounds about right.

7. Craig needs to fire his speech writers. Or vice versa.

8. Playing with your vegetables can cost you $1 million.

9. A government program to take my Twinkies, Snickers and extra-large buttered popcorn? Not unless they get my gun first.

1. Tolkien vs. Lewis: a directional thing?

2. Enough blegging for coffee.

3. Is Barack Obama up to something?

4. Art is dead.

5. Whaddya mean I can overdose on coffee??!

6. Lolterizt. Love it!

7. Think you’re afraid of clowns? You got nothing on this woman.

8. If you’re this guy, don’t click the link above.

9. This is gratuitous self-linkage.

1. Have you seen this man?

2. There’s a “Committee” for ex-Muslims?

3. The “downside” of diversity.

4. I wonder if they’ll send flowers to his funeral?

5. Hog on Boobs.

6. Hello Kitty… yeah, that’ll teach ‘em.

7. I’d be a Ravenclaw? I can live with that.

8. Thinking of homeschooling?

9. James Joyner’s 59% more femme than I am.

1. Key Monroe perfectly summarizes the last fifteen years in three paragraphs.

2. Lolcat is a verb?

3. Do you suffer from cinema-celibacy?

4. More thoughts on Hillary’s cleavage.

5. Stop and give her 10.

6. Anyone care to translate this city ordinance?

7. Interesting: the all-liberal cruise to Alaska is priced over twice as high as the all-Conservative version.

8. Abstinence equals abuse?

9. Heh.

1. Relatively brainless? You can work for the French government!

2. Captions wanted.

3. John Edwards is trying to narrow the issues.

4. Save your soul for only $1,000.

5. The new definition of treason? Opposing impeachment of Bush.

6. Beth gave me an ear worm!

7. Being unable to read your doctor’s instructions is lethal. Go figure.

8. A reason to endorse Cindy Sheehan?

9. Ain’t that the truth.

1. Singing in the rain? Classic. Listening to your iPod in the rain? Careful!

2. What she said.

3. Saint Petraeus? James Joyner thinks not.

4. Nobel Peace Prize winner reveals homicidal — and hypocritical — tendencies.

5. Once again, Lair tells it like it is.

6. Slobo’s been busy! (Eight blogs? Geez, and you people give me a hard time about my three. Just wait until next week. Heh.)

7. For chrissake, Fred: get on with it!

8. Those environmentally-friendly CF light bulbs you spent a fortune on may be a “ticking toxic time bomb.”

9. Last, but certainly not least: QAHatesYou.com. Now you know.

1. The Pope would like to remind non-Catholics that you’re all going to hell.

2. Yay, me!

3. Michael Moore is a big fat liar.

4. You people better get to classing this place up, ya hear?

5. Right Wing News supports Cindy Sheehan. Kinda.

6. Chelle is always so insightful.

7. Help name a Nerd!

8. Does this mean Bin Laden’s son gets British citizenship?

9. Heather’s got a new blog game.

1. Could Kim Jong Il’s insanity be attributed to his insomnia?

2. I’ve applied for my copy of the “D.C. Madam’s phone records”. Have you?

3. Oh hell to the no. If I were him, I’d learn to sleep lightly and let the dog taste my dinner before I did.

4. Rosie O’Donnell stoops to a new low.

5. So has Cindy Sheehan.

6. Generation Jones: “More wide-eyed than tie-dyed.” I like that.

7. Up to $150 (USD) to watch four mommies and a balloon-head on toothpicks sing high-tech karaoke? I don’t think so.

8. I got the Jack. And I lurves it.

9. Why I just ordered my Samsung SCH-u74.

1. Tragedy on top of terror ended a young boy’s life.

2. No matter what a company’s privacy policy says, you now have no legal right to privacy in your email.

3. I second this notion.

4. Left-leaning blogger whines Republican bloggers get all the financial breaks.

5. The “Three Wonders of the Modern Internet” just doesn’t have quite the right ring to it, does it?

6. If this isn’t a Jerry Springer episode in the making, I don’t know what is.

7. Help bring the Taliban down.

8. Have you made Al Gore cry today?

9. Note to girls who put out: Daniel Radcliffe doesn’t care if you just want him for his stardom.

1. Anywn’s got a new crush.

2. There’s less of David to love.

3. Sprint doesn’t want you to want to use their service.

4. Why not to bother reading your horoscope.

5. I wonder if I can talk Lair into a Fed-Ex delivery?

6. A job that definitely has its ups and downs.

7. Everything old is new again.

8. First time I’ve heard of an HMO paying more than the hospital asked for.

9. Ok, time for me to change out of my PJs and finally go meet this man and his wife!

1. They say the first step is acknowledging your addiction.

2. James Joyner defends those $400 haircuts John Edwards gets.

3. A “professional Muslim protestor“? Now I’ve heard of everything.

4. For the want of two seats, the country is lost.

5. Oh, now this puts a whole new spin on “Come on down!”

6. A good use for elephant turds. You know, in case you have too many.

7. Have you seen my new look yet?

8. Why “Made in China” should scare you to death.

9. We’re #1! We’re #1!

1. An important 4th of July reminder.

2. No matter how old you are, you’ll feel young in Tennessee.

3. Sony engages in a different kind of “stealth marketing“.

4. If you live by the Google, you die by the Google.

5. Crime doesn’t pay, and it’s also a lot of work!

6. There might be something at Roswell after all.

7. Virginia introduces the modern witch hunt.

8. Mmmm. Bacon.

9. World wide wonder.

1. Proof: Playboy models are mutants.

2. My head hurts from standing on it.

3. Better late than never?

4. What about the fence?!

5. Carnival of the Cats: almost as much fun as juggling kittens.

6. Some mental images should not be put into the universe.

7. Somehow I expected something different from Karol’s trip to Jersey’s largest nude beach.

8. Poetry for the Republican masses.

9. So much for living near the only people in town I actually like!

1. I’ve got a new blog baby! (But he’s going to have to change his own pants.)

2. Aaaack. An ear worm!

3. Amen, sister.

4. Ladies and gentlemen, the betting is now open.

5. Cadillac Tight makes a case against steroids as the cause of the Benoit murder/suicide.

6. But how do you really feel, LatteGirl?

7. Gotta love Photoshop fun.

8. Rudeness returns to New York.

9. Islamic Rage Boy Plays the Tel Aviv Sheraton. Priceless!

1. You know those doodles you’ve been making on your little yellow sticky notes? Turn them into art and share them with the world!

2. Snap!

3. Ah, fame. What a fickle bitch.

4. Are you Bruchleidend?

5. Guess who’s saying that eating a burger can land you in Hell? Hint: it’s not PETA!

6. Newsflash: people like to be near people like themselves. Oh, wait. That’s not news.

7. Is your Senator on yesterday’s list of shame?

8. Never piss off the cook.

9. Beware the deadly sandcastle!

1. A kinder, gentler Sweeney Todd?

2. Perfect for folks who love bubble wrap.

3. Could losing weight be as easy as changing your plate?

4. It’s not too late: follow the Amnesty roundup and, if you haven’t already done so, call your Senator!

5. Yet another reason to hate the RIAA.

6. Like pesky ants at a picnic, the Dems are swarming on Fred. (Go, Fred, go!)

7. Need advice? Ask Dr. Helen.

8. Was there ever really a doubt that this man was a criminal?

9. Support the troops: Adopt a Chaplain!

1. Al Gore was for bombing the hell out of Iraq before he was against it.

2. Dude: aim for the hole!

3. Boobahs are strangely addictive.

4. ElectricVenom.com is worth whaaaat? Where do I sign?

5. How will you spend National HIV Testing Day?

6. Pssst. Your insurance company may soon be covering your World of Warcraft addiction!

7. Happy (belated) Birthday!

8. Woof.

9. A 3-letter answer to the liberal bias at PBS.