The almost two-years gone but not about to be forgotten Al Weisel, famous in song and story and on blog rolls as the ersatz conservative blogger Modest Jon Swift was, besides being a funny man, a generous one in that he used his popularity in the blogosphere to champion the work of other bloggers and give them regular traffic boosts. One of his best gifts to us, his fellow pixel-dappled wretches, was his year end round-up of the best posts of the previous solar circuit. The posts were chosen by the bloggers themselves but the tedious and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-risking work of gathering, linking, and posting was all Al’s.
Last year, in tribute to Al, Batocchio, the Vagabond Scholar, took over the rounding-up. Now, he’s back at it, having just posted the Jon Swift Memorial Round-up of 2011.
Lots of good reading there, folks, from names familiar and un-. I recommend you visit as many of the un’s as you can. You’re bound to discover somebody who’ll make you say, “I can’t believe I haven’t been reading this great blog all along! Where’s that Share on Facebook button?”
Thanks, B, for taking this on again.
Thanks for spreading the word, Lance.
Posted by: Batocchio | Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 11:56 AM