Four for the Feeds
Still working out the kinks on this WordPress conversion, but I have a few new (to me) weblogs to share which I can across during the transition period: Vintage Pop is the latest venture from J.D. Roth...
View ArticleJesus in 12″ or Less
Where have I been? In the long and sticky process of finding artwork for every song in my iTunes library. While searching for info on a old, campy LP by preacher John Rydgren, I came across the weblog...
View ArticleDollops of Sunshine
Here we go again — I found another cool/old record weblog while doing some research. This time I was trying to find info on ’60s singer Julie Budd, one of whose songs was included on a Sunshine Pop mix...
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Seven Years of Unpigeonholeable Tomfoolery
Here’s to odd-numbered anniversaries: seven years ago this week, I started this weblog. I would’ve never believed it would have lasted this long, but yay for longevity. To mark the occasion, I thought...
View ArticleThought-Provoking Weblogs
I was thrilled to find that Ivan at Thrilling Days of Yesteryear tagged me with a blogging meme — and for once it’s a good one (Ivan also had some sweet things to say about scrubbles.net in his post)....
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Technical Difficulties (Again), Please Stand By
My weblog just got a mysterious WordPress glitch which is preventing comments from getting through. On the plus side it’s also blocking spam comments, but still it’s a major annoyance. I’m hoping to...
View ArticleWe’re Back
It looks like scrubbles.net is up and running again and accepting comments. Carry on!!
View ArticleThe White Elephant in the Room
William at Robot Action Boy recently pointed out this second annual White Elephant Blogathon which sounds pretty cool. Participants select an awful (or sometimes good) movie, which another randomly...
View ArticleBoom Pop, Cool Beans!
Jeff Pepper of the wonderful 2719 Hyperion has started a new weblog to explore his interest in vintage pop culture of the non-Disney variety. Boom Pop! adheres closely to the 2719 Hyperion formula,...
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Big Fat Link Log 3
We’re nearing the end August. Do you know what that means? Sticky thighs and melting ice cream? Yeah, that — and it’s also time for an update to the annual list of the weblogs I’ve been reading. It...
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Eddie My Love
I was going to post a blog entry today about how I rarely visit the pop culture blog Pop Candy because the author’s “look at me, I’m hip” photo makes me want to hurl, but this is a much more...
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Birthday Greetings
A milestone is coming our way, and for once I can make note of it before it arrives. As of tomorrow, Scrubbles the weblog will have been on the www for nine years (the Scrubbles.net domain was...
View ArticleA Redesigned Scrubbles.net
Hey there — notice something different? I’ve redesigned Scrubbles.net. This is the first true sitewide retooling in five years. Although I still have some kinks to work out, I’m happy with the swanky...
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A Cabinet of Curiosities
Paul Steucke photograph of raccoon in tree, via Today’s Document. If you peer at the sidebar, you’ll now see something that’s been absent from this site since 2005: a blogroll. Ever since the redesign,...
View ArticleA Redesigned Scrubbles.net
Hey there — notice something different? I’ve redesigned Scrubbles.net. This is the first true sitewide retooling in five years. Although I still have some kinks to work out, I’m happy with the swanky...
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A Cabinet of Curiosities
Paul Steucke photograph of raccoon in tree, via Today’s Document. If you peer at the sidebar, you’ll now see something that’s been absent from this site since 2005: a blogroll. Ever since the redesign,...
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Scrubbles.net Is Fifteen Years Old
Scrubbles.net screen shot, March 2001 (Via The Wayback Machine). In the midst of filing Blu Ray reviews and preparing Christopher‘s next novel for publication, it crept up on me that the Scrubbles.net...
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Scrubbles.net, 2000-2017
So, it’s come down to this: I’m shutting Scrubbles.net down. Last month, my server got attacked by hackers, taking all of our WordPress-powered sites down. Although the site and its archives have since...
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