My weekly link of some of my favourite posts for the New Blog Showcase:

1. The Nomad Tavern's Things I have to do before they become illegal is an entertaining list of how to be un-PC.

2. Shades of Gray talks about The Blogger, the Pamphleteer and Mixed Blessings. This is an interesting and thoughtful piece on the nature of blogging, comparing it to the pamphleteers of the 18th Century. He then goes on to list some simple rules, divides the blogosphere up into Information storehouses, Commentary Mandarins and the Great Periphery. A good post and a blog to watch.

3. The Dumb Plumber's List of Irritations is, in the words of Homer, funny coz it's true. REad the whole thing...you might even learn something. Here's another example from June 21: Tired of those loose subscription postcards falling out of magazines onto the floor in the post office, the store, in your house or car? Do what I do, put them in the mailbox at the post office without filling them out. They will be returned to the sender and postage will be charged to them. Maybe if they receive a few million of these things and pay the postage, they will stop sending them out loose in the magazines. You can do the same thing with many of the “pre-approved” credit card applications. Another one to watch.