The Wardman Wire

There’s only one post you must read today - and that is the November blogpower roundup from LMB over at Nobody Important.

Blogpower is a diverse network/community of around 70 bloggers, who are listed at the bottom of my sidebar, ranging from political bloggers such as myself, Mike Ion, Councillor Tony Sharp, Bob Piper, Ordovicius, the Norfolk Blogger and Gracchi through more personal bloggers such as Mutley and Welshcakes, to American-based bloggers such as Ruthie Zaftig and Lord Nazh. There are also members in The Maghreb, Oz, Moscow and the Sudan (a special mention to Kizzie, who currently has two fascinating posts - and the obligatory one about bears - on display).

We also currently have one member - Theo Spark - in Google solitary confinement (protest buttons here).

The roundup today is a selection of exactly 50 posts nominated by the members.

So, go and get a cup pot urn of tea, and read it. Here is the first 10% of the roundup, to whet your apetite:

Advent is the period of time leading up to the celebration of Christmas. Formerly a period of fasting and penitence, now it’s more a season of anticipation and hope but also of reflection. On the four Sundays before Christmas, the colour purple in the Advent wreath and also in the church vestments reminds us to reflect, while the rose or pink colour reminds us to be joyful.

Today I am presenting a round-up of posts of Blogpower members which have been submitted as being what others considered worthy of special mention and many of them are reflective, anticipatory and even joyful.

With today being the first Sunday of Advent one post in particular ties in with the theme of penitence. After sharing his faults and errors of commission with his readers in Confessions, Crushed by Ingsoc is repentant and ready for a new beginning.

Welshcakes reflects on the film, Malèna, set in Sicily during World WarII, and asks us to consider why, in her quest for survival, Malèna became what others called a collaborator. But did she truly have a choice?

In Latin Lunacies, Welshcakes points out some of the idiosyncrasies of her beloved Italians, but, in all fairness, she cites an equal number of things about the Brits which disturb the Italians.

Over in Morocco, Lady Mac, in Musing………, wants us to join her in pondering free will and miracles and the question of whether they can possibly co-exist. And what constitutes reality? Yes, many questions there, but no clear answers.

Read the rest.

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