Blog Log: Breezewood, Blogs and Beyond

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THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE that while you're reading these words, this writer is driving somewhere on I-70 in Maryland headed toward the Pennsylvania Turnpike and points westward for a weeklong vacation. Assuming Gerald Ford doesn't die again, it's likely we'll be on a blogging break.

Our first challenge: Get past Breezewood, that odd turnpike off-ramp junction that is the "Town of Motels" and the home of many gas stations, the Gateway Travel Plaza and the site of a closed Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips, which may or may not be a Pizza Hut now. And, there's also a Breezewood blog! Sort of.

The most recent post is this. There is also a reader poll asking "What is your favorite place to go in Breezewood?" Considering the choices, we would have to go with "None." But that isn't an option. [Your Breezewood on the PA e-Turnpike]

» FEEL GOOD TIME: When friends of this writer from the Midwest come to D.C., they often comment on how people on the sidewalk aren't really the friendly, say-hello sort. Since we're headed to a friendlier land on the other side of the Appalachians, let's check in on the feel-good blogging enterprise of former CNN anchor Daryn Kagan. From her latest update, we find out that Kagan has a 17-year-old three-legged cat: "This cat might be missing his right front leg, but he sure does know how to give a big squeeze with his other one." [DarynKagan.com]

» SOMEONE HAS A CASE OF THE MONDAYS: Reading Kurt Vonnegut puts one's miserable cubicle life in perspective. [Sarah E. Moffett]

» QUICKLY QUOTED: On the importance of unamplified voices in protests: "Under current D.C. law, free speech belongs not to those with the greatest number of people, but rather to whoever has the loudest amplifier." [Quest for Quiet]

Photo of the Pennsylvania Turnpike by Michael Grass/Express