Friday local blog round-up.

Hi everyone, Marisha here. Well, it's been an interesting couple of days here in the neighborhood, as you may have read. Mitt Romney and his damn Rod and Tod Flanders kids have managed to demonize me in the national spotlight, and the neighborhood is in turmoil as the late unlicensed non-Muslim cleric the Ayatollah Martin Wisniewski lies in state.

Sherman appears to be unreachable in Ireland for the near future, and his replacement blogger, Councilman Reeves Sinderman (R.-8th Ward) refuses to execute his duties -- he's still upset about the Romney thing, which is his fault anyway. So it appears to be left to me to fill in and hope Sherman is back soon.

Here, then, are some links to a wide range of excellent local blogs for you to enjoy over the three-day weekend. They really show off some of the talent in our local blogging community.

...From My Cold Dead Hands: State Rep. Brooks: is he our Joseph Stalin?
the many lives of jennifer b.: my acupuncturist is a whore
Cinematters.net: I still can't believe Ingmar Bergman and Michaelangelo Antonioni died on the same day
Armitage Heights Shopping Blog: The hidden gems of Fairchild Parkway-U.S. Highway 73
kiss my grits: some cool ideas for new parking meters
Emoscreamodreamo: Upon All the Living and the Dead are the new I Promise To See You Die And I Will
The Kendall Parker: There's no good grocery stores on Stanton Avenue.
Faithblog: Remembering late unlicensed non-Muslim cleric the Ayatollah Martin Wisniewski.
WMSH6.com: Who was late unlicensed non-Muslim cleric the Ayatollah Martin Wisniewski?
Armitage Heights Fress Press: The secret last wishes of late unlicensed non-Muslim cleric the Ayatollah Martin Wisniewski
Strikethrough: Late unlicensed non-Muslim cleric the Ayatollah Martin Wisniewski in his own words.
Mr. Destructo: The many outrages of late unlicensed non-Muslim cleric the Ayatollah Martin Wisniewski.