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This post primarily lists blogs that I've visited recently and found to be interesting. The entries on this post are updated frequently with the latest additions appearing at the top.

My earlier attempt to keep all the updates is making the post too long and the updates are also hid below other later posts. So I had to resort to creating new posts to keep the latest contents on top.

Reinforcement I haven't really visited any new blogs today. One blog which I thought had not been earlier stressed upon earlier was that of FTN - his Fade to Numb, looks at husband-wife relationships and the like taking as example his own experiences. I've enjoyed reading the content as well as his style of writing; I recommend a one time visit to atleast see what is there.

New blogs on my radar
"Two women and a man - a love triangle?" - "not necessarily", says Itching to write blogs - wow, what a name!
ABCD is a theme that has been written about in books and captured in 'crossover' movies. Here I had a glimpse of the emotions, thoughts, values and conflicts of an Indian girl growing up in the US - introspective posts.

Homosexuality - should be kept under the wraps? A rather controversial topic still. What do some bloggers have to say on this issue? A random collection of links from My blogworld:

Caveat - some of the content may not appeal to all, and might hurt your sensibility

• Madura gives her impressions on Awareness of Homosexuality.
  
• Prash discusses the concept of civil-unions (PACS) in France. Also read the comments following this post - has a debate on this issue.


Prash's post lead me on a trail to other blogs that discuss homosexuality as well as feminism.

• Thinking Girl's blog is the most comprehensive site on feminism that I have seen. She seems to have a wide variety of interests - feminism, human rights and philosophy, to name a few. She has also hosted her stuff on blogspot.
  
• A.S., has written about his coming to terms with his sexuality on his blog Unrestrained Verbosity. A.S. is a geneticist by profession and has posts on Genetically Modified Organisms and the Reservation System in India.
  

In search of your destiny? Lost your way somewhere in between? Mikee has a motivational post on Talents, achievements and destiny. The comments that follow are probably in Filipino.

Want to know how little kids (1st graders) complete well-known proverbs? A sample:
Don't change horses..... until they stop running. Want to see more?

Frida's Classes on Creative Writing start today!

Independance day away from home! The feeling of being Indian is felt on days like the Independance day, but this sense is very much heightened in persons who live away from home. On Independance Day, 30in2005 gives a nostalgic account of what it feels like to be an Indian in a foreign land.

Appreciation of Art, music or poetry. How does one judge art, music, poetry or any such domain where the subjectivity of opinion is high? How do you say whether a work of art or poetry is great or terrible? I dont know, but I read a post followed by a set of comments on appreciation of poetry that was illuminating. Maybe you too could also add to the discussion by adding to the comments.

To be anonymous or not Raman has raised the issue of Anonymity in the Blog world. Do you have an opinion - you could express it - anonymous or other wise. LOL. Raman too is fast becoming a prolific blogger with one good post every day.

Have you been tagged? Well I was! I played along and later I tagged others; Shikha was one among them - and today finally she has done it. Looking at her responses, I'd like to hide my tag where no one can see it. :) She has taken time to respond but her answers are well worth the wait - see Shikha' Tag.

Chanced upon this blog today - contains many sketches - Though I quite liked them I am not able to make anything out of it - can you?

New blog I visited today was Sridhar's - appears to be techie blog - but his writing is of a general nature. If you want to know or want to say what the future of technology/business is likely to be - have a look.

Raman has made a good case as to Why people should blog. If there are any of you who are just passive readers see if you are convinced.


The_outsider, the reluctant blogger ;), is turning out to be a revelation - he has posted 3 posts between August 7 and today, and each of his posts is no mean effort. His posts explore relationships in a changing society, that makes the reader to introspect, and, raises several issues for debate.


Dog/pet lovers about? Well you ought to dedicate a site for their cause; take a leaf out of Mosilager aka Ranjit's Blog - BooBoo, Ginga, and the World of Dogs and make a site for your pet. I, rather I should say that we too (our entire family) are dog lovers. It has been our longtime wish to write a bedtime stories and fairy tales book for dogs. LOL

Have any of you heard of the phrase "licking one's chops"? If you are curious, see someone licking his chops here.

Have you been troubled by a sleeping fellow passenger? Peej recounts an incident, Falling asleep on the bus, with his characteristic style.

Meanwhile Rohini's Division of Labour, has become a runaway hit, with the comments pouring in from both quarters. Dont miss the comments! LOL.

Real Quickies Tamilgirl has a prolific output and produces real quickies. However her blog does not support comments. :( In this context I'd like to mention another blackhole blog [of inquisitive akka]; comments go in, but nothing comes out! It upsets me, even though I know it is not my right to expect responses. :(

Experience Capsules - Have you heard of it? I googled for the term and couldn't get any information on it. Raman in his latest post introduces a concept - The Experience Capsule - for bringing a person upto scratch in any given domain. Interesting idea.

Flash news!
I had earlier visited Ammani's blogs, but did not read in detail. Her cooking blog already features on this blog. She is a prolific writer and produces what she calls as Quick tales. I made a discovery on her blog - she has a novel feature My Dear, where you could write to anyone, real or imaginary, which she posts on Letters for All. I would love to post her message here, but first I should get her permission for it. Please definitely have a look at Ammani's blog for more details.

No new blogs visited today (August 10, 2006); but I explored Madura's blog; there are quite a few things that one can learn about sexual intercourse. She dispels quite a few misconceptions and myths, held by a conservative society, in her series on sex education. A must read for members of both sex. Being an ignoramus myself, I can't vouch for the accuracy of her statements, however, my personal opinion is that the posts 'ring true'.

A link in the tag connection, Pauline, writes her Thoughts in Verses.

Out_sider has outdone himself in this post on the Family Puzzle. Thought provoking and humorous.

My latest acquaintance is PeeJ. He writes well. He aspires to be a writer, if not already one. Correct me if I am wrong, PeeJ. Here is a quote from his blog:
Life is a one act play, no rehearsals, no encores. An audience of millions, but only one player, one lead. No prompts, and one solid review at the end so make it a good one.