Blogorama! (Links & Highlights of the Week)

COOLEST THING I SAW ALL WEEK

Click for full image; painting by Sean Andrew Murray. Work & prints available here.

FEATURED THIS WEEK: Fat Joe, aka The Flabby Tabby

Rob Madeo | Yours Truly | Times Union Video (must see) | All Over Albany’s Secret Photo Stream of Fat Joe

Speaking of weight, go back and revisit my post Losing It: My Struggle With Weight and check out the comments. Some amazing stories in there.

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BIGGEST BULLS*** OF THE WEEK

(tie)

J. Eric Smith gives me THIRD PLACE for “Best Blog”.

Metroland Doesn’t Use Picture of My Feet for Their Cover But Instead Just Focus on the Guy They’re Writing About. *grumble grumble*

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TU BLOG HIGHLIGHTS

Miller/Rahman Marks Only the Beginning of Area Boxing Excitement (Boxing in the Capital Region) Michael Rivest on what’s going to be a riveting (Rivesting?) summer of boxing in and around the Capital Region.

My Morning Meeting with the Pets (Man of a Certain Age) Rob Madeo has a Come to Jesus meeting with his cats, dogs, and critics.

Sprawl Sad (J. Eric Smith) In defense of “Suburban Sprawl.”

Anti-Semitic No, Anti-Geriatric Yes (Rosemary Armao) Rosemary ‘s take on the Helen Thomas controversy.

Welcome to the Gallery (Chuck Miller) Chuck has his very own art show coming up for the first time. Stay tuned and turn out!

You Could Be the Next Victim of the Instant Mob (Brandon Mendelson) Brandon’s take on the Helen Thomas controversy.

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ELSEWHERE ON THE INTERNET

Nao Bustamante the Villain on Bravo’s “Work of Art?” (All Over Albany) Nao Bustamante is a professor at RPI, and it looks like she’s the villain of Bravo’s latest reality endeavor. Bonus link: video of Nao in action.

MANville: Episode 3 The latest podcast featuring yours truly as the resident MMA expert. We talk UFC 115, Josh Koscheck, and a whole lot more.

Why “Iron Man 2″ Works (When We Were Marks) Mike Ryan with another fascinating review. This time: “Iron Man 2″

I Know, Arnold. I Know. (PunditKitchen.com) Hilarious.

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MMA

Are MMA & Boxing Fans’ Wallets the Solution to More Progressive Drug Testing Policy? (BloodyElbow.com) Fascinating article detailing the contentious meeting between Travis Tygar (CEO of the US Anti-Doping Agency) and the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Sayonara, Pride (Bloody Elbow) Lorenzo Fertitta has finally made it official: Pride as a brand is dead.

Josh Koscheck Apologizes to GSP for Drug Accusations (MMAFighting.com) But he still hasn’t apologized for that hair.

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