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Link: http://thebloggess.com

Link: http://blogs.chron.com/shutterblog/

Our very own Houston Chronicle has gotten into the blogosphere in a pretty major way. Not only are some of their staff members writing blogs, but they are also recruiting readers to blog about various topics of interest. It appears to be part of the Chronicle's efforts to change the way that information is disseminated from a traditional publish/subscribe model (where the subscriber simply consumes what the publisher produces) to a conversational model (where the publisher and subscriber interact to provide new perspectives on the news, and facilitate access to information that was available, but had to be searched for.

Such is the case with Shutterblog, a photography blog by Stephanie Davis. Stephanie is a free-lance photographer, and a veteran of the downtown commute (based on her "Metro Moment" at the end of each entry.) Her writing style is casual and light, with a touch of mild sarcasm here and there (something I appreciate), and even though educational in nature, she doesn't talk down to her audience (Stephen from Top Chef, read and heed: if you were more like this, you might come across as less of a self-important, arrogant, snobbish, nose-in-the-air jackass.)

Certainly worth a read.

Link: http://www.shutterbug.com/

The Web presence of Shutterbug magazine, you can find news, reviews, tutorials, forums, blogs, in effect an entire community around photography here.

Link: http://www.irlp.net/

An effort dedicated to creating and operating

...a worldwide network of dedicated servers and nodes offering very stable worldwide voice communications between hundreds of towns and cities.

For those who think that Ham Radio is just about old, outdated modes of communication, and what hams do isn't relevant in the age of the Internet, this site might just convince you otherwise.

Link: http://www.petersontaylor.com

Information on the family of John Blake (JB) Peterson (one of my cousins from my mother's side of the family.)