Five Star Friday's Edition #67

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.

   — Sylvia Plath

You people outdid yourselves this week, both those of you who submitted weblog entries and those of you who wrote them. I'm actually at a loss for words after all the great reading I've done this morning, so I hand this roundup over to you to read, comment on (let the authors know you care!), and enjoy.

Also, I COMMAND YOU TO PIMP OUT YOUR OWN STUFF IN THE COMMENTS. Ahem. I mean: you are welcome to share of your talents by leaving a url to a weblog entry of your own in the comments. Like we all learned in kindergarten, sharing is good.

Also, there is a live discussion of today's Five Star Friday tonight at 10 p.m. CST hosted by Onlyaman. Check it out.

Happy Friday!

"The Terrible Bargain We Have Regretfully Struck" from Shakesville

"Underneath the Bats and the Stars" from Neil Gaiman's Journal

"Wood-Grained Turntable" from Citizen of the Month

"Choose Your Own Adventure" from kerrianne.org

"A Great Start to a New Life..." from The Comfy Place

"It's Never Too Early to Teach Your Kids How to Get Thrown Out of an Establishment with STYLE" from Free Anissa

"Death and Family: She Glued Our Hearts" from The United States of Motherhood

"Shit Happens. Sometimes That's a Good Thing" from Blogging for Sanity

"Turn Envy Into Inspiration" from The Word Cellar

"Hat Trick" from Amalah

"Not All What It's Croc'd Up to Be" from Is It 5 O'Clock Yet?

"History Lesson" from Minnesota Matron

"Chasing the Chocolate Dragon at Nobbin Island — Chapter 1" from Mommy Has a Headache

"It's OK That I'm Not OK" by jenbshaw at Aiming Low

"Out of the Abyss" from The Sweet Life

"Science Tattoos, Or, How to Let the World Know You Are REALLY a Nerd" from Accidental Mysteries

"Bird Is the Words" from thea lux (dot) com

"old. (30)" from Mr. Head

"Life Lessons from a Little Spider" from A Common Grey Spider

"Snaggletooth" from The Misssy M Misssives

"Here Comes the Fun" from The Cheeseblog

"#139 Stacy Muszynski, Miracle Baby" from Michael Kimball Writes Your Life Story

"The Women" from CSquaredPlus3

"I Miss My Family" from Pancakes Gone Awry

"A Tribute: It's On!" from Unfiltered Insanity

"Playing with Strengths: Identifying Your Superhero Abilities at Work" by Monica Worline at The LIFT Blog

"I've Never Called In Fat" from Sterkworks

"It Won't Always Be This Way" from Chicky Chicky Baby

"Ingrid Burrington" from Everyday Genius

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Comments

[WhyMommy]

Thank you for including Jen Ballentyne's post (A Great Start to a New Life). She is an incredible survivor, and a dear blogfriend. She inspired me this week with her strength in caring for her son Jack.

[Jennifer/The Word Cellar]

I'm honored to be included with so many other great posts. Thanks so much!

[Chicky Chicky Baby]

Wow, I'm floored. Thanks to the person who nominated me. And thanks for hosting Schmutzie!

[maggiegen]

awesome!!

[LisaUnfiltered]

If you're wondering what post I'm referring to, here's the link:

http://unfilteredinsanity.com/2009/07/the-truth-of-me-be-gentle/

[EmmaK]

Thanks Schmutzie darling!! This is my lucky week as I am also a Shortbread Editor's Pick WOOT!! http://shortbreadstories.com/index.php?page=story&id=pieces_of_you&step=step_2

[ChurchPunkMom]

well.. since you commanded. but it's from last week. i didn't write anything terribly exciting this week.

http://myembellishedtruth.com/2009/08/07/the-lacey-blanket/

please, everyone, join us tonight on http://onlyaman.net for FiveStarFridayLive!

[Minnesota Matron]

Here's one of the Matronly favorites!

http://minnesotamatron.blogspot.com/2009/03/nostalgia-or-if-your-yard-is-mess-feel.html

And on Thursday her readers told her she's giving Heather Armstrong a run for her money. .. (ha - she wishes it were true)

[kathcom]

Okay, so here goes:
http://www.magicksandwich.org/2009/08/prelude-to-love-story.html

It's the story of the night before my first date with the love of my life.

P.S. I like the Sylvia Plath quote. I wish she'd had the guts to keep her head out of the oven.

[Andrea's Sweet Life]

Wow, I'm so honored to have been included with such awesome writers and their posts. I can't wait to go read them all. Thank you!

[Headless Mom]

I love Sylvia Plath. She's one of my all time favorites. Maybe I should take her advice....