Midweek Blogroll at Ego

Martin Lindeskog beats me to the punch once again! He, too, has noticed a dearth of mid-week blog roundups/carnivals and has decided to address the problem himself. Be sure to stop by.

This doesn't just fill a void. It is, in my humble (as a fairly new blogger) opinion probably the best time to post a roundup. Go to any big blogger who subscribes to sitemeter and look at traffic patterns for the week or month. Wednesdays are often the highest-volume traffic days. What better way to give more exposure to a roundup than to post it when it will reach the largest audience? Good idea, Martin.

Lindeskog also notes that this week's Carnival of the Vanities was hosted by a fan of Robert Fisk, whose blog is called "yeah whatever." I can't resist commenting on the quote Lindeskog posted about this gracious host's opinion of an Objectivist fisking of The Purpose-Driven Life:

Andy at The Charlotte Capitalist is not a fan of Rick Warren. He "fisks" The purpose-driven life in eight (fairly short) parts. I've never been a great fan of "fisking" because I'm a great fan of Robert Fisk, whose intellect and acuity dwarf those of most, if not all, of his detractors. And I wasn't totally convinced that Warren was any more than grazed by Andy's onslaught. You need to punch him with reasoning, Andy, not slap him like a girl. Next time get the robot chick to do it. (gollyg.blogspot.com, 04/13/05)

Fan of Fisk? With fans like these.... What a veritable "'Terminator' of the Intellect!" (Pun intended.) I must say that this is the first time I've ever seen someone declare himself a fan of an intellectual and deliver an ad hominem attack against him with the very same words! Well, at least the chap has word economy down cold!

Anyway, stop by Ego to scratch that blog carnival junkie itch!

-- CAV