Spring Preening is Here!

As I sit here writing this, if I'm doing the calculation correctly, it's currently about ... carry the 2, divide by the square root of pi ... ummm, negative 97 degrees Celsius in New York. I thought I'd put all the time spent indoors trying to get feeling back in my extremities to good use and do something productive.

That's right. It's time to do some organizing. The result is what we'll call Spring Preening 2008 - a collection of posts and other flotsam and jetsam from my humor blog, Get Incensed, organized for easy access.

Think of it like Cliff Notes for Playboy. You can get a good idea of the editorial content by browsing through the following collections ... or you can just look at the pictures.

Project Blog - Fun Homework

Project Blog was a blogging contest run by Allison over at BCS Frenzy in conjunction with Project Runway on Bravo. In addition to being an absolute blast to participate in, I got to fantasize about hanging out with models. Sure, I probably would have done that anyway ... but here are the contest entries:

• Under Pressure - Think you're stessed? Check out the Top 5 Most Stressful Historical Eras
• This Is Why You're Not Hot - An open letter to America's next teen starlet
• The Most You'll Ever Get - Getting up close and personal ... but no touching
• Blogsport! - Technically not a contest entry, more like copy for a fictional martial arts trailer
• The One Habit of a Moderately Successful Person - Tackling a Tony Robbins addiction
• More on My Favorite Subject - Wilfred Brimley and other links
• Get Incensed in 50 Words - What part don't you get?
• We're Still Not Friends - Breaking up with online shopping, but still making booty calls
• Project Blog. Bravo! - You never forget your first ... contest entry

You Like Me! You Really Like Me!

A list of the most popular entries based on comments and e-mails.

• Roll Over. Beholden - Nobody likes pop-up ads
• Let's Talk About Sex, Baba - Portrait of an artist as a hung man
• Kitty Whipped - There's nothing LOL about cats at 5:00 AM
• The Birds, The Bees and Allergies - And zombies and beer
  
• They're Creepy and They're Kooky - Stop messing with the money, already
• Best in Show - One for the ladies
  

Triple Threat

"They" tell you never to talk about religion, sex or politics.

Did I mention I have an authority problem?

Religion:

• What Did Jesus Do? - Oooooh, you're gonna be in trouble
• Bishop Takes Pawn. Check, Please. - Priests and coloring books
• St. Joseph's Ass Prig For Children - Temptation is everywhere
• Religious People Are Serious - Outrage from the Pagans
• I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle - Rock! Chalk! Crazy Talk!
• Mohammed Camp - Same Shi'ite. Different day.

Sex:

• Winter's Coming - All over everything (plus a #1 Google search item)
  
• Courtesy Flush - Woo hoo! Sex and politics
• Awww, Hell No - Two words. Granny calendar.
• For Fans of "Sport and Light Erotica" - Three words. Lithuanian models. Honey.
• If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em - Four words. OMFG.

Politics:

• Scoot Free - Libby, Libby, Libby gets labeled, labeled, labeled
• Firearms Reality Check - Law and Disorder
• Newt Sensation - Could he be even more of a pompous ass than you remember? Yes. Yes, he could.
• Attempted Hold-Up - Or arrested development? You decide.
• Blue State - Where's Kevin Bacon when you need him?
  

Get Serious

There are a few times a year when I think it's important to take time out for a little check on your own perspective.

Here are three of those times:

• "I will not fail those with whom I serve...."
• September 11, 2001
• Perpective 101 - Julian Li's photos of the children of Cambodia are powerful and haunting. The photos after his warning (a little more than a third of the way down the page) will stay with you for a long, long time.