Nature's Raw Power: Wind, Storm Surges and Hamsters
Hurricane Katrina, which gave cable news something else to cover besides a missing teen in Aruba, is making as many waves in the blogosphere today as it is on the Gulf Coast. Fifteen of today's top links refer in some way to Katrina, whether it's the hurricane's recently added Wikipedia entry (No. 16 already), links to the National Hurricane Center (No. 7 link) or live web cams from New Orleans. "Hope and pray for the Gulf Coast," a wish from from PSOTD blogger, sums up a nationwide sentiment.
Disrespect of the worst kind
Not so universal are opinions about the Rev. Fred Phelps' latest smack-in-the-face of propriety. He and members of his church are injecting anti-gay sentiment into the debate over Iraq by protesting at soldier's funerals; "this makes me feel positively sick," says LiveJournaler Kay; Dean's World blames it on...the Democrats?
Power to the...hamsters
Peter Ash's idea may have snagged only a C for the science fair, but BlogPulse's Academic Ingenuity Department awards it an A+. The 16-year-old Somerset student invented a hamster-powered phone charger when his sister complained that Elvis' incessant nocturnal cage-running was driving her bonkers. Recent Runs gives kids everywhere a pat on the back for coming up with new ideas.
Stuff only bloggers could love
A few other posts of note today include Duncan Riley's "Demise of the Geek Bloggers" essay and this from GooglePark.
Posted by Sue MacDonald at August 29, 2005 12:06 PM
