MBA news and notes

Hadn’t done this for awhile and it’s time for something a bit different than how the city is or isn’t spending tax dollars well and other political issues. Plus I get back to sports tomorrow as it will be Shorebird of the Week time again, and it’s getting time for another standings report on Friday. So I’ll clear out this backup.

First, I’d like to again thank my Eastern Shore blogging cohorts Karen, Joe, Oceanshaman, and John from ShoreThings (at least I think it’s John anyway) for contributing to Carnival of Maryland 7. It was fun and I’ll do it again, probably in the fall. We already have Nathan Vogel of TalkLab (one of several new members I’ve been remiss in welcoming) doing the honors for CofM8 next Sunday (June 3) and Aaron Brazell of Technosailor (which replaced an older blog of his, The Not-So-Free State) hosting CofM9 on Father’s Day. Even though the locale moves back west of the Chesapeake, I’d still like some Eastern Shore company on those carnivals.

And as I mentioned about TalkLab, we have several new members of the MBA. Creating a Jubilee County is everything you wanted to know about PG County, and more. In a similar vein, Inside Charm City discusses Baltimore-area issues.

Because the MBA has its roots in political blogging, it’s nice to get a new member who gets back to that. We’ve gotten to be wide-ranging while getting 30 members, but David at The Candid Truth doesn’t pull a lot of punches and is definitely worth reading.

The newest member is Stephanie, who writes Typing for Miles. I like her blog too, although I’m not familiar with many of the bands she writes about. (Then again, who’s heard of most of the bands I link to?) She’s a little more punk-centered while my tastes run to good old-fashioned hard rock. It’s gotta be a generational thing. And the name origin is interesting, so go check it out.

On the weekend I’ll get back to politics again unless some big news breaks. But enjoy some of my other fun stuff in the meantime.

Author: Michael

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