Patterico's Pontifications

9/14/2005

The Daily Brainwash

Filed under: Blogging Matters,General — Patterico @ 6:36 am



I recently learned that my friend Steve Manning has a blog, called The Daily Brainwash. Steve is a talented writer and a good and decent man. Go tell him “hi” — and check out his blogroll, which is (in my opinion) the best blogroll in all the blogosphere.

I’d also like to mention Steve’s book The Courage of Common Men: Texans Remember World War II. It is a fascinating set of first-hand accounts of World War II from Texans who were there. I recommended this book in March 2003, back when nobody read my blog except for me and a couple of my relatives. I’d like to take this opportunity to plug Steve’s book again, now that I have picked up 1 or 2 extra readers. Steve gets out of the way and lets the vets tell their stories, and it’s just great stuff — interesting for anyone, not just Texans.

Steve has also written a book called Texans Touched by World War II. I haven’t read it yet, but it’s sitting on my shelf at home waiting for me, and I hope to get to it soon.

12 Responses to “The Daily Brainwash”

  1. LOLOLOL. He does have a nice, if not concise, blogroll.

    WWWGeek (72f06b)

  2. Thanks for the mention, Patterico. I live in Fort Worth and now I have a local blog to read. 🙂

    sharon (2b88a2)

  3. Thanks for the mention, Patterico. I live in Fort Worth and now I have a local blog to read.

    Are you aware that I grew up in Fort Worth, and that I return there every (usually twice)? Have we discussed this before?

    How did you learn about this site?

    Patterico (d51a9a)

  4. A Fort Worth blog? Cool. I’m off to check it out.

    BTW, I’ve never had a good idea — just ask my wife or boss — but I’ll throw this out: Imagine a network of bloggers doing for moost, if not all, of the major dailies the same thing that Patterico does for the LAT, that Powerline does for the Strib, and that just about every blogger of any import in the right hemiblogoshoere does for the NYT. What if everyone in the U.S. computer had a website against which to check what his mainstream daily was telling him?

    Diffus (fb22de)

  5. “What if everyone in the U.S. WITH A computer” and “hemiblogosphere.” Oops.

    Diffus (fb22de)

  6. Well, I can see why you like his blogroll!

    Dana R. Pico (a071ac)

  7. I just don’t understand it: Britney Spears has her baby, and all you can write about is a friend’s new blog? Where are your priorities, man?

    Dana R. Pico (a071ac)

  8. And wouldn’t it have been better if you had included him on your blogroll?

    Dana R. Pico (a071ac)

  9. Britney Spears had her baby?

    I would sign-up to contribute bring light and truth to those who read the Philly Inquirer.

    MD in Philly (b3202e)

  10. Hey, I’ve had you linked for a long time. I’m sure I’ve probably sent a good, oh, six or seven page views your way.

    You’re part of my daily blog run, really enjoy your analysis; except, of course, for all that legal mumbo jumbo.

    I’ll have to check out the Brainwash.

    Partisan Pundit (263854)

  11. MD in Philly:

    Just because I read the Philthydelphia Inquirer doesn’t mean I always believe it.

    Dana R. Pico (a9eb8b)

  12. Thanks for the kind words, Patterico!

    I worked long and hard on that blogroll, and put a lot of thought into it.

    Thanks for pulling me out of the shadows of obscurity. Now I have the incentive I need to post every day!

    steve M. (a4c759)


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