From the Dust Returned: Blogging the Dead

This post was originally conceived to continue and make a practice of Matt's Profile in Courage blog reports.  Sadly though these blogs didn't last long enough to get there.  So I introduce you to six of my favorite Blogs of the Dead.

To Hell and Back (or Hellback)

This is a blog I had a lot of hope for but like all in this list it seems that was not enough to sustain it.  Matt and I went back and forth quite some bit about plugging this blog in our sidebar but ultimately it's inability to keep over time condemned it to only be plugged here, after its death.  When once BSD ran a word search on the entire body of work Hellback produced the words "penis,""beowulf," and "jesus" appeared some fifty odd times each.  With numbers like those it's a wonder what happened to this blog.   


Things I Should Keep to Myself

This blog I found earlier in the year.  I don't know if E. has totally abandoned it yet or not; I've seen others comeback from far further points of neglect.  I hope they do because they have the beginnings of a nice rant-style blog with one or two promising posts.  My favorite post of theirs (Give Yourself a Hand) ruminates on the inability of men in relation to the female sex organ and contains the kind lines "Seriously, guys, a clit is not a record and you are not a DJ. There is a method, and most of ya'll don't know it."

The Impression I Get (or Green)
is gone. Green was (is?) a regular reader and commenter on BSD and had a nice flavor for the creative.  However, my favorite post on The Impression I Get was Speling!, an argument investigation into spelling reform and all it's fascist antecedents.  

Tres Pretentieux

A master of linguistics, music, and humor, the author of this seemingly deceased blog, Karl, can also be found writing along side Paul (the original dead blogger) and myself at Sublime Noises.  Karl has a slew of tremendously funny posts but none is funnier to me than his virgin voyage post, Robot Penis, Activate!  Karl's lack of blogging can be excused by his new venture into hip-hop.  He's quickly becoming my favorite new artist.  Take a listen and become a fan on Facebook or Myspace.

The Misadventures of a Flannel Wearing Nerd
I take personal responsibility for the name of this blogger.  Lumber Jackie is one of the tallest, coolest and sexiest nerds I know, which is one reason why the idea of her blogging has always appealed to me.  She's the perfect type for it.  The most personal of all the blogs here, TMFWN started off as a way of friends keeping in touch but lately it's been rather slow.  Still in it's early days I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt and saying it's on a 'temporary hiatus' in hopes it will soon return.  If it does I hope to bring you more form it in the future. 

Heathcliff

A one hit wonder not to be confused with Paul's own quickly dying blog, Heathcliff Explained, Heathcliff the Blog was in the same vain as livejournal or regular journals.  My favorite post was their first and only.  My favorite line? "finals are in a week. sure i'm ready for them, but are they ready for me?" Why do the young and talented always have to be taken from us to early.

Some of you are friends of BSD, others complete strangers; but all are missed.  To any Dead Bloggers who might be reading this I leave you with this final thought : It's not too late!  As Scrooge learned from the Spirit of Christmas-yet-to-Come, these are not the visions of what is but only what might become.
CML