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I just talked to Peter and he said he'd love to have his blog posted here... Just in case you needed approval.

Catching up on the blogs in the blog roll. There is a very cool "Self Portrait" on Another Magpie Nest. How'd she do that?

Walker in the City is one of the very best blogs I've read. My problem with blogs is that there are so many good ones they can take up a lot of time.

There is lots of great reading out there. I'm finally catching up on Bestseller! fiasco and the recent suit filed on Ms. Daniel's behalf by Orlando Bros Atty, by following the Parlez Moi blog. wow.

If anyone questions the value of blogs the entire Defonseca hoax owes its exposure to four bloggers (2 in the US and 2 in France) and a forensic genealogist (who found out about the story by reading blogs). For 10 years people had been trying to "bust" that story --- including journalists in Belgium where it is supposed to have taken place. But it wasn't until the bloggers and the genealogist got together and started supplying their various pieces of the puzzle to the world that the journalists in Europe were able to put the pieces of the puzzle together and the hoax was exposed leading to Defonseca's confession. There are several articles forthcoming in various magazines about this whole, amazing process. In fact, I'm going to a meeting this afternoon about the media aspect of all this.

As to the lawsuit, the complaint has been filed and the wheels are in motion. Joe Orlando is a friend but I have always known him as a fellow writer more than as an author. But seeing how he works has been fascinating. He certainly did an impressive job drafting the complaint (which is online at Distribution Media). The results remain to be seen but month by month more and more instances of fraud perpetrated by this woman --- both in Europe and in the US --- are being brought to light.

I'm glad you read the story, elli. It is still unfolding but I have to say that the three months (Jan, Feb, Mar of this year) while it was coming to a climax were unbelievably exciting. I felt like I was living inside of a movie.

As the Folly Cove Fiber Freaks say, "Blog on!"

Oh, and as to elli's reference to the increase in traffic --- ParlezMoiBlog averages about 150 visitors a day. That has gone up to 165 since being listed here so a 10% increase is great. I see 10-12 click-thoughs from here every day. I also get click-throughs from the Magpie's Nest and from Capt. Joe! Blog rolls benefit everyone.