Science Blogging Anthology 2006

Over at A Blog Around the Clock, Bora Z. (aka Coturnix) has announced the arrival of The Science Blogging Anthology.  I'm going to order a copy in a bit (you can order it online here).  If you're not sure about it, or haven't spent any time roaming the Science Blog sites, then you can take a look here at links to the 50 finalists and the posts that were included in the book.  A diverse and interesting group for sure.   

I can't believe this guy did it (well, sure I can - from everything I can tell, Bora has the energy of 100 people!), because he just put out an announcement for this in a 22 December post and here we are, less than a month later - and it's a book.  He found a local publishing company (Lulu.com) that needed little lead time - and got a bunch of folks to review the posts and narrow down the entries - they got it done.  If only I could write a grant that efficiently!  Just in time for tomorrow's NC Science Blogging Conference.  Now how cool is that?

Whenever I read the science bloggers, I feel conflicted:  my original intent (hence the name) of this blog was to write more about science, but it definitely evolved into more of an escape from science - an escape from writing manuscripts, writing grants, worrying about students, thinking about science, and generally feeling swamped.  Since I'm not anonymous - I'm hesitant to write about too much of my day, since many of my day-to-day activities and stresses would be in appropriate to write about here.  But I think there's room for more science, more stories about microorganisms, more tales about what they can do - that's something I'll aim for, slowly.  The group of writers in this new anthology are definitely motivating to me in that respect.

But I'll still need to spend alot of time in the garden. 

Comments

[Agricola]

As I heard someone say at the very first blogger meet-up, you have one of the finest, most natural "voices" in our blogosphere. Whatever you write will be good, and will fill the needs of the readers diverse. Personally, I'd love more "science talk", but not at the expense of the poems, the yard, the boat, the dogs, the flora, and finally, the pictures. Just keep writing, and we will keep enjoying.

[Pam]

Thanks for the nice comment first thing in the morning. It is very much appreciated. Sometimes I feel good about what I write, and sometimes for weeks I feel flat (and even bore myself, so I can't imagine what others must think!). I suppose that is part of the process. But I do want to incorporate more science - and I'll try.

[Vera]

Last year was the year I branched out a bit from just my knitting and crocheting blogs and got into reading other types of blogs, science blogs being one of the categories. I will check out the posts.

[Pam]

Vera: I do think that you'll enjoy them! It was good seeing you last Sunday (and I like that large bag too, that you just posted - the pattern is great).

[Daniel]

I'm a big Bora Z. fan -- what a brilliant, irrepressible guy.