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Happy Labor Day. Don't expect much blogging from me. We have a gorgeous day ahead of us, it's the kids' last day before school starts, and, well, it's Labor Day, as in No Labor Day. Although blogging is more of a leisure activity,

I'm looking for blogs by Catholic youths for my next National Catholic Register blog column. How young? I'm flexible, but probably in the 16- to 24-year old range. If you know of any real little guys (15 or under) out there blogging Catholicism, I'd

My endeavor to find new blogs has assumed hobby proportions. I'm a little ashamed of it, but I guess it's like any such hobby: it produces dopamine [https://thedailyeudemon.com/1148/], which produces some sort of mild (questionable) addiction. Oh well. In a life with seven

G.K. Chesterton was born today, on May 29, and died on June 14. The Chesterton and Friends blog [http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/] will be featuring a "literary calendar" of sorts during those days, using the sixteen-day window to do some interesting posting about his life and times.

Some of you are aware that I participate in a group blog at Chesterton and Friends [http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/]. It's been running for a year now. When you consider that the average life span of a blog is little better than a gnat's, that makes

Advertising restrictions during B16's visit to Poland [http://uk.news.yahoo.com/24042006/323/polish-tv-ban-erotic-ads-during-pope-s-visit.html] : > Poland's TVP public broadcaster is to ban television adverts containing erotic and violent scenes during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the country next month, officials said. . . >

Well, it's been a heckuva run. I started daily blogging in February 2005, and I haven't missed a day. If I'm not at day 400, I'm daggone close. But starting tomorrow, I'm taking a week off. Don't worry.

I am looking for print publications or mainstream media outlets that sponsor their own blogs. If you know of any, please let me know as soon as possible (email link on your left). Here's what I have so far: The Guardian Business Week The American Spectator National Review

Blogging will be light today. There's a bunch of reasons, from NCAA basketball activities to kids to that annoying thing I call my job. I'll do what I can, but it will be light.