Five Star Friday's Edition #84

It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.

   — Robert Benchley

This week's roundup of excellent weblog entries is brought to you by autism, dyspraxia, adaptability, Kate Moss, what-ifs, inequality, misdirected mail, an imaginary Christmas special, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the desire to have children, aging parents, canine bladder stones, children with challenges, Tom Hanks, Tron Legacy, love, fiction, chitlins, fog, MDMA, and a sister.

Also, please share your best weblog entries in the comments! Throw caution to the wind and copy and paste its url into your comment. I'll put one of mine in the comments to start it off.

Happy Friday!

"A Little Piece of God" by Anonymous at Her Bad Mother's Basement

"The Loop" from Amalah

"Turn and Face the Strain" from Zebra Sounds

"'Nothing Tastes As Good As Skinny Feels'" from Sarah and the Goon Squad

"Snow and a Memory" from RhapsodyInBeige

"Why James Chartrand Wears Women's Underpants" by James Chartrand at Copyblogger

"A Wonderful Life" from cribchronicles.com

"My Christmas Special" from Frog and Toad Are Still Friends

"'I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.'" from doobleh-vay

"Tugging" from Avitable

"'NOT Normal.'" from babybloomr

"I Spent My Friday Night Getting Urine From a Dog" by mamaspohr at Aiming Low

"Snowman" from TwoBusy

Two from MamaPop:
"On Tom Hanks Considered as a Viral Media Infection Propagating Across a Plane of Critical Renown, or You've Got Hanks" by Palinode
and
"Tron Legacy Might Be About Having Sex With Robots" by Kurt

"The Nook of Your Arm" from Gwen Bell

"3WW Grave, Lithe and Offend: Perfect, After Death" from The Event Horizon

"Chitlins: A Christmas Story" from (I don't know why...)

"The Things You Learn In a Fog" by Jenny Lawson at Good Mom / Bad Mom

"Devouring Rainforests For the Love Drug" from Save Eco Destinations

"She Is My Sister" from Karen Sugarpants

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Comments

[Becky]

Zebrasounds.net is consistently entertaining and relevant. Everyone should check out the posts!

[Karen Sugarpants]

Awww my sister post got picked. *sniff*
Thank you, whoever picked it!

[Schmutzie]

Check out my post called "Paper Bags and Crushed sandwiches":
http://www.schmutzie.com/2009/12/how-author-braved-school-lunchroom-and.html

[Ironic Mom]

Thanks for helping me find more good reading material. A great list!

[injaynesworld]

What fun! Okay, I'll play...

Check out what I have to say about the powerful new film, "Precious". You know I will always a unique take on anything.

http://www.injaynesworld.blogspot.com/

[Tabitha]

I never pass up an opportunity to self-promote...

My post http://tabithablogs.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/the-un-weirdness-of-blog-friendships/" rel="nofollow">On the un-weirdness of blog friendships isn't too shabby, and I would love more input on it.

[lah]

Thank you for choosing my piece. Every time I talk or write about autism, I get a little tiny bit stronger, so thank you for this little bit more strength.

Daniel's Mom
tolahlahland.blogspot.com

[amy turn sharp of doobleh-vay]

THANK you to whoever picked this piece. It means a lot! oxxoox I am honored to be on here with these amazing peeps. xo