Blogging Lite

Sorry about the continued drought of new posts. I have some things happening in my personal life that are taking up a lot of my time and concern. Please check back periodically, but posting may be light for the next while.

Thanks,

Marty

A Penny For Your Thoughts

Ugh. What a stupid title.

Damian Penny has written so much in the two days since I looked at his blog that there's no way I can possibly comment on all of it in a short post. Go yonder and fill yer boots.

Bounder Update

mcf from the other Bounder of Adventure has returned my email, and is okay with both of us keeping the name.

Earl McRae Cares More Than You Do

Colby Cosh excoriates Earl McRae in this post regarding McRae's latest Ottawa Sun article. Paul Martin doesn't make it through unscathed either.

Michael Moore Is Such An Ass

I didn't watch the People's Choice awards, because awards shows give me hives. (My personal opinion is that good art doesn't require public congratulation, but is it's own reward.) Anyhoo, A Chick Named Marzi has a couple of posts about Michael Moore, who apparently received a pat on the back for his oeuvre.

Of Compassion and Continuity

Bob at canadiancomment has thoughts about the fickle nature of government compassion, and a later post about the nature of America's religious tradition.

Shakespeare In The Classroom

Huck at BumfOnline has a post up about an issue that I didn't even know was an issue. It shouldn't be an issue. Ignorance of Shakespeare is like ignorance of grammar or spelling. Not teaching at least some Shakespeare in the classroom is like not teaching reading. Shakespeare's work is the literary foundation of virtually all modern English language writing. If they aren't teaching Shakespeare, what are they teaching?

Update: speling errers corected. Duh.

Soft Power, Soft Justice

Andrew at Bound By Gravity has a post about a problem that's not going to go away any time soon - literally.

Whither The Red Crescent?

Damian Brooks posts about the lack of Muslim charitable assistance in Southeast Asia. Is there really a dearth of support from Islamic countries and charity organisations, or are we just overlooking it in reporting on our own contributions? No, really, that's not a rhetorical question. Does anybody know?

He goes on to discusses his reasoning for canceling his National Post subscription. Maybe the publishers should take a few notes.

Then he goes and gets all metaphysical, in a down-to-earth sort of way. A long post, but sure to provoke a few thoughts.

The Sad State of Our Military

John at Argghhh! laments the sad state of the Canadian military, and coins an apt analogy of the situation.

Molson Canadians

Joel Fleming, who I have just added to the blogroll, has another great post about seperating anti-American Canadians into two breeds, the first of which he calls Molson Canadians. This is the first of a two (or maybe three) part series. Looking forward to the continuation.

Bounder Update

A reader emailed to say the black background was a little hard on the eyes, so I'm trying out charcoal gray. Any comments would be appreciated.

Also, I've noticed that Blogger has a weird habit of screwing up the order of things I've posted after midnight, switching post times on different items. It's not crucial, but it's irritating. Does anyone know why this is happening?

Steyn Alert

A great column from Steyn about airline travel at the Spectator. (Login required.)

(Hat Tip - Jay Jardine)

Freeway to Serfdom

Please welcome Jay Jardine at Freeway to Serfdom to the Bounder blogroll. This post, about the ever increasing levels of humiliation airline passengers are being subjected to, is a good read.

Joel Fleming Alert

Welcome Joel Fleming to the blogroll with this magnificent post about the youth vote and like matters, from the youth perspective. Joel's the second university student to email me about his blog. It's good to know that such bright young men walk the frosty, conservative-unfriendly halls of academia here in the Great White North. Keep up the good work, Joel.

Update: Sorry for the delay in posting this, Joel. In the meantime, Joel's added a Part 2 to the above post. I think his take meshes nicely with mine.

That's A Bit Harsh, Maybe

Colby Cosh comments on Elizabeth Nickerson's apology for plagarism.

More Support for Danny Williams

Dana at canadiancomment voices his support for Danny Williams.

He also links to and reprints part of a great article by David Frum about the UN's "moral authority".

Update: How embarrassing. I've been alerted that Dana is not a woman's name. My apologies. The post has been corrected. If I ever meet you, please don't kick my ass.

Update: Dana posts about the name issue. It looks like I'm in the clear, or at least that I have some company.

Michael Jackson Reads Blog, Plans Move to Canada

Lindsay at United Right has a few things to say about N*A**M*B**L*A (name intentionally changed to avoid Google hits). Why, exactly, is the legal age of consent 14 in Canada, anyway? (Full disclosure: members of this organisation who try to contact me with their side of the story will be beaten senseless or ignored, depending on which method of communication they attempt.)

Insert Politician Here

Jaeger at Trudeaupia has harsh words about Pierre Pettigrew's trip to Thailand. Why am I not surprised that Pettigrew wouldn't even have cursory knowledge of Canada's contribution to the relief effort before going?

"Tom, Go ---- Yourself"

Kate at Small Dead Animals has some advice for Tom Cochran and friends. I couldn't have said it better myself. (Note this later post about language.)

She also warns in this post about a PETA-like animal rights organisation that you might want to think twice about giving money to.

Also of note: this story about why one woman will be receiving her back surgery across the border.

Update: Trudeaupia comments on the surgery story.

Potential Terrorism Alert

Len at Rite Turn Only links to a suspicious story about unnamed individuals attempting to purchase a large quantity of fertilizer in Calgary.

He also has good advice for those of you using Firefox as your web browser. I tried his suggestions on my desktop running Firefox, and it does seem faster.

This Is Why I Ignore Awards Shows

kariba at Right in Canada notes that The Passion of The Christ has been completely shut out of the Oscars. I would have thought that any movie, no matter what it's content, that generated the kind of international sensation that The Passion did would receive at least some recognition. And judging by the other nominees, the controversiality of a movie's content isn't a very important consideration. (Full disclosure: I haven't seen The Passion of The Christ.)

This Might Be a Hoax

Sean at PolSpy does a great job of satirizing an AP wire story.

Meanwhile, Nancy has a post noting the short life-expectancy of first world generosity in tragedy situations, and advice for politicians who want to use the tragedy as a photo-op.

Occam's Quandry

Alan at Occam's Carbuncle posts his feelings about CPC, and decides to stick with the party.

Religious News, Religious Views

North West Winds has a number of very deep and interesting posts about a variety of religious views, and links to other religious bloggers.

Richer Is Better

Jason Hayes at Musing looks at the effect wealth has on preventing the much devestating effects of natural disasters.

He also links to a hugely important article about adult stem cell research.

And anyone who can read this post and maintain that deep environmentalism isn't a fully fledged religion, well, hasn't really read the post. It's all right there.

He Taps My Knee Wit' Da Little Hammer, An' It Jerks!

Dr. Monger "examines" Paul Martin's trip to Southeast Asia and the latest drugs, and posts his "knee-jerk reactions" to same. (Sorry doc. I'll try to keep the bad metaphors to myself in future, but this time I just couldn' resist.)

Jacques Chiraciavelli

In keeping with my fun new hobby of adding "iavelli" to politicians' names I direct you to this post at Minority of One. Warning to unilinguists: get out your French/English dictionaries.

Dearth

Sorry about my dearth of linking over the past two days. Had a bit of the mid-winter 'flu to cope with. I'm feeling better now.

Legal Voting Age

Mike Brock has a post up about the Supreme Court's decision to shoot down a bid for the legal voting age in Canada. (I started writing a short analysis for this page that has grown too large. Check out my additional comments on Weather Report.)

Self-Absorption

Matt at Jerry Aldini links to and comments on a study of self-esteem promotion, and comes away feeling good about it.

Is This What They Mean...

...when the Left talks about something being "self-sustaining"? Publius at Gods of the Copybook Headings has an interesting post about the correlation between the generosity of welfare benefits and long-term dependancy on the same.

In one of the longest posts I've ever read (and honestly, I didn't get all the way through it) he has a back and forth argument with Upper Canadian about the differences between Canadian and American health care that deserves your attention, if you can spare the time.

He also reprints one of the best quotes I've ever read about the stupidity of political terminology.

Update: Publius has written me to correct an error I made above: his argument over healthcare is not with Upper Canadian's Michael Paetzold, but instead a gentleman named Johanthan Dursi. The final wordcount for this post, as of his writing is 9,242. It's an important issue in Canada and needs this kind of debate.

Paul Martiavelli

Bob Tarantino at Let It Bleed has an interesting theory about the appointment of Frank McKenna to the US ambassadorship.

Just Say No

Kateland at The Last Amazon reprints and comments on a recurring theme among the global Lefty jet-setters: global taxation. Doesn't that just warm your heart? The concept is blowing synapses throughout my frontal lobes. The only word that comes to mind is "no". I'll have more to say about this at a later date, you can be sure.

Update: Andrew at Bound By Gravity chimes in.

It's Not All Singing Chipmunks Out There

Darcey at Dust My Broom reminds us that wild animals are not pets. They are dangerous. Avoid interacting with them if you want to avoid tragic consequences. Greenpeace activist types, marching in their plastic sandals in downtown Toronto, don't have a freakin' clue about this. Believe me, I've known a few in my time, and they actually believe what they see in movies. And I mean Disney movies, where the animals freakin' talk.

A Brighter Future for Newfoundland

Not to stereotype, but to a man and woman all of the Newfoundlanders I've met in my life have been hard working and fiercely independant, exhuberant in times of plenty, and wistfully, even cheerfully stoic in hard times. It's hard to reconcile this opinion with the level of government dependance that our Easternmost province has come to accept. Damian Penny examines this topic in a review of Margaret Wente's latest Globe column.

Update: Jaeger at Trudeaupia comments.

Colby Cosh Live

Colby Cosh advises of his coming public appearances in this post. He also provides a short introduction to his latest National Post column, and reprints the text of an older column.

Give Anyway

Andrew at Bound By Gravity posts about the Canadian government's pledge to match contributions to the tsunami relief effort. Caveat: check the comments for more information that is somewhat crucial. Still, I say give what you can.

Year in Music Review

Huck at BumfOnline has his top ten picks for the year's best music, with a short review of each album. Here are his picks in order:

1) Gomez - Split the Difference
2) The Twilight Singers - She Loves You
3) Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose
4) Guster - Guster On Ice: Live from Portland Maine
5) Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
6) Social Distortion - Sex, Love and Rock and Roll
7) J.J. Cale - To Tulsa and Back
8) Sarah Slean - Day One
9) Jem - Finally Woken
10) Arcade Fire - Funeral

I listen to a lot of music, but to be honest I've never heard of seven out of ten of these albums. Time to broaden my horizons again.

Secrets of the Chia Tank Revealed!

John at Argghhh! shows off his Photoshopping (uh, make that Creative Suiting) skills.

The Bounder of Adventure Mission Statement (shudder)

I don't like the idea of "mission statements" but I didn't know what else to call this post.

I got an email from Damian Brooks today alerting me to a post he'd written about Bounder, including comments and advice about how to proceed. Thanks for the email and the great writeup on your blog, Damian. I agree with basically everything you said in your post, and everything that was added to the comments for that post (up until the time of this writing). I'd like to take this opportunity to give my perspective, and my reasons for creating Bounder.

I've been reading blogs posted by other people since 2001. My original introduction to weblogs was a reference to Andrew Sullivan's blog in a National Post article by Mark Steyn. Before that I'd heard of blogs but never bothered to look at them. I was amazed by what I read, by the links to so much great writing, and most of all by the blogroll of like-minded people. Within days I had URLs to dozens of American blogs, many of which I still read regularly to this day.

My introduction to Canadian blogging was very scatter-shot, and it took me years - literally - to find a collection of bloggers from Canada that I enjoyed as much as I enjoyed the American stuff. It occurred to me that while there are dozens of linking blogs on the web, most of them are drawn to American sites just by the sheer volume of writing going on in that country. Recently I deduced that Canada needed a linking site, a nexus of Canadian blogging, an easy means of locating and drawing attention to the great writing that Canadians had to offer.

Bounder of Adventure is a tribute to Canada's contribution to the blogosphere. I am not a hardcore nationalist by nature. I am a huge fan of the United States, and on my commentary blog Weather Report I fully intend to link to American sites (and sites from around the world) on a regular basis.

Writing for Bounder has been a great experience for me. I can see that it's going to be a lot of work, but I think the potential rewards are worth it.

If the day comes that I feel like Bounder has become irrelevant, or if I just can't take three to five hours a day of reading and posting, then I'll hang up my hat. I'm having way too much fun for that to be any time soon.

Enjoy Bounder of Adventure, follow the links that interest you, and drop me a line now and then. Thanks for reading.

The Other Bounder of Adventure

That's what I get for using a Monty Python reference for the title of my blog.

Earlier in the week I did a Google search for "Bounder of Adventure". (I guess I'm a bit of a narcissist.) To my surprise I came across another blog with the name Bounder of Adventure.

The other Bounder appears to have gone dormant - the last entry is from April 2004. I tried to contact the author by email but so far I haven't got a reply.

Now I'm in a bit of a pickle. I'd like to keep the name, but I don't want to step on anyone's toes. The ideal situation from my perspective would be if the other author has decided to hang up her (his?) hat and let's me keep the name without compromise. On the other hand, the worst scenario would an irate Democrat who hates Canadians in general and despises the Right insisting I drop the name and make some sort of public contrition.

I've thought about pre-emptively changing the name to just "Bounder" (my original name for the blog - the Monty Python reference crept in at the last minute) or perhaps "Bounder (of Adventure)".

If anyone has any thoughts or advice on this issue I'd appreciate it.

Such Is Life

My apologies to regular readers, whoever you are. (Mental note: get that site meter installed stat!) A previous engagement came up last night and I was unable to do my daily review. I know, I know, it doesn't bode well that I'm already falling down on the job in the first week, but bear with me. I have my schedule cleared for tonight to do double duty on the blogroll.

Thanks for your continued patience.

Blogroll Update

Welcome Ben Bach, a 21-year-old student from U of T, and his blog Skeet Skeet Skeet.

Cynacism Setting In

Lindsay at United Right is fed up with all of the pissing contests that have been going on in the wake of the tsunami disaster.

Chicken and Egg?

Jaeger at Trudeaupia posts about the tsunami disaster, Southeast Asian volcanos and climate change.

Aboriginal Friends

Kate at Small Dead Animals introduces new blogger Raskolnikov and reprints his takedown of Winnipeg Free Press writer Colleen Simard.

Something Missing...

...I know what it is! It's The Monger! I'm a long time Monger fan, and somehow in the wackiness of getting this site up and running I forgot to add him.

Here's a typically great Monger entry about the simple logic of correlation versus causation.

Rumour Mongering

Nancy Fielding at PolSpy wants to start a rumour about American beef.

The Great Canadian Blog War

Bob Tarantino has the whole low-down of the twists and turns in a flame war between Kathy Shaidle and Norman Spector at The Shotgun. Think of it as a modern-day Norse saga in blank verse. Or not.

Then there's this entry about the CHOI-FM drama from last year with a great quote from Jeff Filion, the jock at the centre of the storm.

Suggestions for the CPC

I'd like to welcome Matt at Jerry Aldini to the Bounder of Adventure blogroll and link to this excellent post full of suggestions for the CPC. We on the right side of the fence need something to believe in in this country, and these suggestions have to be taken seriously by the CPC. They just have to.

(Hat tip - Bob Tarantino's Let It Bleed)

"Strong Negotiator Preferred"

From The London Fog - I noticed this ad a few days ago as well, and I agree that it's completely creepy, in a way that I can't quite describe. It's not just the teeth, it's the look of satisfaction in the eyes.

From Mistaken Identity to Innovation

Jason Hayes at Musing reprints a funny and yet thought provoking article about how innovative some people can be.

Irony

Kateland at The Last Amazon notes an ironic programming decision by CTV. I agree with her - what were these people thinking? I shudder at the thought they may have done it on purpose.

Merry Christmas

Minority of One's Wednesday roundup is a great read - links to all kinds of fun stuff.

Inter-Blog Fisking (With Good Intent)

Publius at Gods of the Copybook Headings fisks a fellow blogger's take on American culture. A long post, but a great read. In a seperate post he notes an article about the potentially nightmarish consequences of Europe's system of publicly funded benefits.

Is the PM a Lame Duck?

Mike Brock asks the question in this post examining Paul Martin's not-so-stellar performance as Canada's de facto head of state. Personally, I think he's worse - as much of a glory hound as Chretien was, with even less of a sense of direction for the country (if that's possible) than his predecessor had.

Revolucion Newfoundland

Damian Penny notes growing pseudo-radical sentiment in his home province.

From The "What Are They Odds?" File

Colby Cosh did a little research about one particular tsunami victim. You have to read his post to find out why.

Abu Ghraib Scandal Revisited

Dana at canadiancomment links to and comments on an article theorizing that the images from Abu Ghraib were leaked on purpose as a psychological warfare tactic.

Gravity Roundup

Andrew at Bound By Gravity has a roundup on the day's events, including such items as Quebec's tsunami relief effort and soldiers using video games as relief from stress in Iraq.

Somber Posting

Damian Brooks has a somber post about the difficulty of comprehending the scale of the losses caused by the tsunami, and another post comparing the charitable contributions made by corporate entities. Both are thought provoking reads.

War Stories

John at Argghhh! reposts a great story from one of his regular readers and reports on the ice storm in his neck of the woods.

Is Iran Next?

Bob at canadiancomment links to and comments on an unconfirmed report that the US may be gearing up for an airstrike against Iranian nuclear facilities.

Animal Rights Advocacy Watch

darcey at Dust My Broom links to and reprints portions of a speech by Matthew Scully, a speech writer for Bush who demonizes the baby seal hunt. darcey disagrees with Scully and explains why.

Blogroll Updates

My apologies to those blogs and bloggers that I have thusfar neglected. I'm still in the ramp-up stage of the creation of this blog, and it doesn't help when outside commitments take away the early part of the evening, when I'm most productive.

Thanks to everyone who's emailed to suggest new blogs for the blogroll.

Here are a few new blogroll entries to keep you entertained:

Dust My Broom - An expat Canadian offers his view from South of the border.
canadiancomment - Dana and Bob offer insight and analysis on the topics of the day.
A Chick Named Marzi - a self-described pro-American, conservative, punk chick. Sounds like a great combination to me.
North Western Winds - Politics, Ethics, Religion, Philosophy, History - the name says it all.
Babbling Brooks - I've been reading Damian Brooks for quite a while now, and I should have added him to the blogroll earlier. Duh. He calls his posts "babbling" but they're anything but.
Mike Brock On The Attack - plenty of original content on this blog. I've got some reading to do here.
Strong and Free - Hey, this blog looks familiar! Laurie Hawn disdains linking in favour of self-generated content. Policy-minded views from a retired member of our armed forces that will keep you reading.
.:cosmic-laughter:. - Quantum physics meets art meets politics - an appealing pot pourri of items from quirky (quarky?) to obscure to mainstream.

And with that, I bid you a good night.

Al-Zarqawi Update

Kate at Small Dead Animals links to news that Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi may have been captured in Iraq. Cross your fingers.

Rite Roundup

Len Kutchma at Rite Turn Only posts about higher taxes for childcare in Manitoba. Also of note: good news/bad news in the blogosphere and a link to a disturbing article.

The Weight of the World

Sean at PolSpy details his results from the One Tonne Challenge survey, and is surprised by the result. Perhaps, under Prime Minister Conrad Black, he might make a suitable candidate for Minister of the Environment.

Update: Sean's not too impressed by the idea. In my defense, I didn't think it up all by myself.

Rant On

Alan at Occam's Carbuncle rants about manditory voting (a subject dear to my heart) and the endless quest for the bottom that is socialism.

Mega Musing

Jason Hayes at Musing has not been idle since hosting the Red Ensign Standard earlier in the week. Too much stuff for me to comment on all of it - check out the whole blog. Of particular interest - this short post about the importance of encouraging wealth creation, and this post about encouraging wealth creation in tsunami-ravaged Southeast Asia. Do I see a pattern?

Tsunami Relief Examined

Keith at Minority of One reprints segments of Terence Corcoran's article (which itself examines an earlier Ayn Rand Institute article) and comments in detail. Check it out.

Systematic Racism Anyone?

Mike at The London Fog posts an entry detailing his views on racial discrimination and the system of discriminatory laws we are forced to support as Canadian taxpayers. A good read.

Violent Toronto

Bob Tarantino at Let It Bleed notes a couple of disturbing articles about recent violence in Toronto the Not-So-Good.

Mark Steyn Alert

I can modestly say that I am Mark Steyn's biggest fan. This article in the Washington Times was noted at Gods of the Copybook Headings, but I felt it deserved it's own post.

Update: I didn't have time to read the entire article earlier. It's awesome.

Copybook Roundup

Publius at Gods of the Copybook Headings reprints and comments on subjects ranging from Canadian spies to capitalism to Peter Worthington's latest to the tsunami disaster to emergency room wait times.

Language Police

Damian Penny notes a story about the sorry level to which Quebec's language police have sunk. He also comments on the Danny Williams flag flap, and Western leftists' continuing status as useful idiots.

Art Review

Colby Cosh is in excellent form as he reviews Zaireeka by Flaming Lips, various media involving David Cross, the SCTV DVD collection volume 2, and the new Tom Wolfe novel.

DART Update

Huck at BunfOnline posts his thoughts in regards to the Trudeaupia DART post from yesterday.

Rememberances From The Great War

Andrew at Bound By Gravity has exerpts from a book chronicling the First World War. It's hard for me, as a young man who has lived his entire life in peace and freedom, to fully grasp what our forefathers (and foremothers) went through. This helps.

He also notes the new level to which our military has sunk.

The Picture Says It All

the blog quebecois notes an icky hoax.

Military Roundup

John at Argghhh! has a quick roundup of armed forces-oriented links.

Instalanche Alert!

This should stir the pot nicely.

Musings

Lindsay at United Right has written an entry about a number of different topics, all of which are of current interest in the great rant room that is the blogosphere. Enjoy.

(And with that, I bid you all a good night).

PS - don't worry, I won't always be going through the blogroll in alphabetical order. It's just an easy method for the time being.

Trudeaupia on DART

In case you've missed it, this post at Trudeaupia is causing a bit of a stir in the blogosphere. Don't be the last one on your block to read it.

Small Dead Roundup

Kate at Small Dead Animals links and reprints numerous interesting items on her blog.

Amusing New Names for Arafat

Len Kutchma at Rite Turn Only has an angry blog entry about Arafat's successor, and follows it up with musings about the "stingy" meme.

Gay Day

kariba at Right in Canada questions the need for homosexually-oriented theme days (or weeks as the case may be) at vacation resorts.

Fundamentalists vs. Fundamentalists

Raymond A. van der Woning at PolSpy suggests that America's answer to fundamentalist Islam is fudamentalist Christianity, and he cites a museum opening as proof.

Lord Black for PM

Keith at Minority of One wants Lord Black for Prime Minister of Canada, and lists nine reasons why he thinks Conrad would make a good PM. Reason number five reminds me of a certain former Prime Minister. Would Conrad Black be the Pierre Trudeau of the right?

Red Ensign Standard

Musing joins the Bounder of Adventure blogroll as the host of the 12th edition of the Red Ensign Standard, a rich cornucopia of bloggy goodness. Take a couple of days and check it out.

Left vs. Right

Mike at The London Fog compares the Left and the Right. Guess which side fairs better?

Indefinite Detention

Bob Tarantino at Let It Bleed has a long post explaining his position regarding the US's proposed indefinite detention of illegal combatants. He makes some very good points.

In another post he comments on different words the MSM regularly uses to describe similar situations in the first and third worlds.

In Praise of...

Kateland at The Last Amazon has posts praising Trudeapia, praising elephants, and...well, not praising exactly, but concerning old boobs.

The British Perspective

Publius at Gods of the Copybook Headings comments on an interesting article from the Telegraph about British public opinion of countries around the world. Apparently we did well (I guess). Other posts comment on a variety of topics - read the whole blog.

Quotes to Remember(?)

Damian Penny adds his own quotes to John Hawkins' list of obnoxious quotes from 2004. Man, he must have been keeping a file for this very post.

Happy Birthday

Huck at BumfOnline sends birthday greetings to his brother and writes a short movie review for Mystic River. I haven't seen it, myself. Maybe I won't.

The UN's Place in Global Policy

Andrew at Bound By Gravity has been posting a daily roundup of interesting items on his blog - check it out. Lots of great reading.

This article piqued my interest, and I wrote about it more extensively over at Weather Report.

Examining the Situation in Iraq

John at Castle Argghhh! has an extensive post reprinting and commenting on the views of NYT columnist Tom Friedman and General Abizaid, in regards to the situation in Iraq. Surprisingly, Tom Friedman seems to have gotten with the program. The general, of course, has been with the program all along.

Bounder Update

Day 3 of Bounder of Adventure.

Thanks to everyone who has sent email. Your tips have been great. The responses have been uniformly positive, and I've been introduced to a number of blogs I hadn't previously seen. Thanks also to all those who've created posts and blogroll links regarding Bounder. I hope this project lives up to any expectations you may have formed.

I've decided to call Bounder a "meta-blog". The purposed of Bounder is not to post my own comment, but to reflect and link to what already exists in the Blogosphere. I have another blog called Weather Report for posting my own opinions. (Hey, a guy has to plug his own stuff once in a while, eh?)

I determined at the outset that this is going to be a big and occasionally hectic job. Due to my work schedule I won't be reliably able to begin posting on Bounder until 5:00pm EST. And since I already have other commitments in my life, I can't really afford to devote more than three or four hours a day to this. This means that there will come a time (probably sooner than later) when I won't be able to link to every new post coming from the blogroll. I promise to read through new posts on each blog on the blogroll daily, and link to posts that I think are particulary good. I simply won't have time to link to them all. If you think I've overlooked something that people should know about, please feel free to email me and I'll be happy to review the post. I think that's fair. From the responses I've gotten so far, I'm sure the majority of you understand.

Remember, I'm relatively new on the scene and I need some time to ramp up. I promise to do my best to make this thing work. Thanks in advance for you patience, and keep those emails coming!

BumfOnline

Huck at BumfOnline has a long post about the ongoing Blogs for CPC dust-up. I had no idea how far along this discussion had gotten. This is a great post for people who've read a post or two about the topic of blog affiliations on the Canadian right and want to know more.

Argghhh!

John at Argghhh! has a longish post, full of interesting pictures, January 1 trivia, and a 13MB movie download full of Second Amendment goodness to ring in the new year.

Daimnation!

Damian Penny at Daimnation! has finally posted something so I can link to him and add him to the blogroll.

(Note: in case it isn't obvious, I'm adding bloggers as they post in the new year. I know, it's asinine. Let me have my fun.)

Manditory Voting

Kateland at The Last Amazon has written a post about Senator Mac Harb's plan for manditory voting. Personally, I'm against it, and I've written a followup post on my own commentary blog, Weather Report, here.

Gods of the Copybook Headings

Publius at Gods of the Copybook Headings has lots of great stuff to read. Read it all. I'm going to point out two posts in particular: the first is about a longterm plan for CPC electoral success, and the second about the undermining of the UN's valiant attempts to participate in in the tsunami relief and rescue.

The London Fog

Lisa at The London Fog isn't too impressed by her city's plans to celebrate it's 150th anniversary.

(Hat tip - Publius at Gods of the Copybook Headings)

Bound By Gravity

Andrew at Bound By Gravity has an avalanche of material to ring in the new year - far too much for me to link to individual postings. Start at the top and work your way down - it's all great stuff.

(Hat tip - Publius at Gods of the Copybook Headings)

The Shotgun

For those of you unfamiliar with The Western Standard, here's a link to it's group blog The Shotgun. Always lots of great stuff to read in both the magazine and the blog. Check it out.

the blog quebecois

gnotalex at the blog quebecois is not impressed by American Idol or it's Canadian counterpart.

Why Women Live Longer

Kate at Small Dead Animals reminds us that there is more than one tragedy going on in the world these days. She also links to a hilarious collection of pictures detailing the stupid things me will do to cut corners.

Polspy

Sean and Raymond at Polspy have a couple of new posts up. Sean explains his hatred for the CBC in this post, while Raymond notes a heart-warming story about a moose rescue in this post.

Minority of One

Keith at Minority of One is looking for a new host for his blog. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Rite Turn Only

Len Kutchma at Rite Turn Only posts his wishes for a happy new year.

(Hat tip - Lindsay at United Right again)

Right In Canada

kariba at Right In Canada has thoughts on the year to come.

(Hat tip - Linday at United Right)

Let It Bleed

Bob Tarantino at Let It Bleed is one of the most prolific posters in the Canadian Blogosphere that I've had the pleasure to read, and today is no exception. He's already posted too many items form me to mention in a short entry. However, I particularly enjoyed this post about Liberal hypocrisy, and this post about the Orwellian nature of the anti-racist movement.

The Unhypehnated Canadian

Joe Molnar at The Unhyphenated Canadian sends New Year's greetings and has short words for Paul Martin. (Posts do not have individual links. Scroll to the bottom - posts are in "reverse" order.)

Colby Cosh

Colby Cosh is back on his feet after his annual holiday bout with the 'flu. He continues (ends, really) his ongoing string of posts regarding gay marriage, and then comments on the possibility of Cardinal John Ratzinger becoming the next pope, and what term limits on the papacy could mean for the Church.

Trudeaupia

Kevin Jaeger at Trudeaupia reprints a facinating story about a little English girl saving her family and fellow vacationers from the tsunami.

The Last Amazon

Kateland at The Last Amazon has two posts up to ring in the new year. The first deals with the continuing effect the Swiftboat Veterans story has had on our view of the Vietnam War, and of the veterans of that war. The second deals with her views on political affiliations, both through established parties and the more informal societies that have sprung up via the 'net.

Small Dead Animals

Kate at Small Dead Animals reprints an interesting excerpt from IslamOnline in regards to giving charity to tsunami victims.

United Right

Lindsay (aka simoncat1010) at United Right has short words for our apparently non-existent Disaster Assistance Response Team, with reference to an article by The Toronto Sun's Peter Worthington.

Occam's Carbuncle

Alan at Occam's Carbuncle has sombre words about the tsunami disaster and happy New Year's wishes for those who've been an inspriration to all of us.

Minority of One

Keith at Minority of One kicks off the New Year with advice on where to get your tsunami updates.