Since I have twice this year had spikes in my blog traffic due to other people mentioning it on their blogs or on Twitter, I think it's time to do the same with my own mighty horde of followers. Here are the blogs I regularly read — with some important exceptions. I'm leaving off purely political blogs because people who share my outlook probably read them already, and people who don't agree with me would only scoff.
The Bleat: James Lileks's blog. It's typically a mix of hard-edged reporting about trips to Target or walking the dog, plus entertaining looks at old movie serials, small-town downtowns as seen on Google Street View, music cues from radio programs, and whatever else Mr. Lileks is on about this week.
False Machine: The amazing blog by game designer Patrick Stuart. Just his random jottings are enough to inspire whole campaigns.
Jeffro's Space Gaming Blog: The home base of Jeffro Johnson, a game blogger who has become the leader of a minor literary movement as the result of his extremely entertaining "Appendix N" series analyzing the source materials of the original Dungeons & Dragons. He also runs the blog at Castalia House.
Overcoming Bias: This is Robin Hanson's blog, though from time to time he has guest posters. It's hard to categorize, exactly; Hanson is interested in futurism, problem-solving, how to compensate for our biases, and various other topics. He's also the father of the "Great Filter" concept.
Samuel Pepys's Blog: The greatest chronicler of the 17th Century is blogging his life, day by day, 353 years later. Keep track of what he eats, what's going on at Court, how his digestion is working, and the ongoing campaign against graft at the Navy Office.
Sippican Cottage Blog: A fun (if irregular) blog about life, furniture, music, child-rearing, and an old house in Maine. The series about sewer problems is epic.
The Suits of James Bond: An oddly fascinating blog about exactly what it says on the tin — the superbly tailored suits featured in the James Bond films. Makes one want to go down to Saville Row and get suited up.
The TOF Spot: SF writer Michael Flynn's personal blog, with random jottings, personal anecdotes, and occasionally some amazingly good historical writing.
The Unwanted Blog: A great blog about science, old aerospace projects, cats, rockets, and other random stuff, by Scott Lowther.
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