Noteworthy

I was quite taken aback to see precious_boy and "manga" in the same sentence at this LJ. Hm. I haven't been much exposed to manga and only have a minimal sense of it. So I'm intrigued.

Jeff Erno has put up an extremely well-reasoned post about an issue that pushes one of my buttons. Go here to read it. (Beware: my rant is in the comments section!)

Anybody who hasn't yet read Tamara Allen's Whistling in the Dark should do so ASAP. This novel sets three bars: historical fiction, gay fiction, and romance fiction. I honestly can't imagine any recent m/m tale being better than this.

My top "Please Make It Go Away" items for 2010:

Ticks/Lyme DiseaseSnow/iceThe need for animal sheltersThe need for people sheltersChristmas storiesPublisher favoritism at review sites. (Thank goodness none of you is guilty of this!)The American "just suffer and/or die if you can't pay" healthcare systemAll the other stuff I can't mention, because authors, you know, are gracious ladies and gentlemen who keep their opinions to themselves, unless of course those opinions pander to a belief held by a person or persons they're trying to impress. (Holy hell, I've never had to bowdlerize my utterances as much as I have since becoming an "online presence." And isn't bowdlerize a great word? I haven't been able to use it in a while. Maybe I'll sell it to that pinhead "Billbo the Clown" O'Reilly. *g*)The number 10