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I hardly posted this year, so who am I to talk about the best of 2008? Look at it this way: just because I was silent doesn't mean I wasn't lurking.

My blogroll has grown to 355 subscriptions. That's a bit much to manage, but there are a handful of blogs that I come back to over and over. Here's my rundown of faves and knee-jerk reads.

Economics was the theme of '08, for obvious reasons. It's all about The Mess That Greenspan Made.
http://themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com/
Ok, maybe he cheers too much for gold, but he's got the right idea.
For a more center-of-the-road approach, see The Economist. Not quite as good as the print edition, but still a decent reference:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/economist/full_print_edition
P.S. if you're looking for a stock to short to the bottom:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/agoracom-braintech
HAHAHAHA. Just kidding, Rick. ;-) ;-)

Amusements and diversions:
XKCD always strikes a chord with me. The more melancholy it gets, the better it is.
http://www.xkcd.com/atom.xml
Indexed offers its daily dose of wisdom:
http://indexed.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
... and Strange Maps appeals to the inner geography geek:
http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/feed/

Unicorns and Guily Pleasures:
The Xeni vs Violet smackdown was the buzz of the blogosphere this year. My money was on Xeni's version of the truth. VB probably won more eyeballs.
http://www.boingboing.net/atom.xml
http://www.tinynibbles.com/feed (prlly NSFW)

I don't give a flying frak about politics any more, but it warmed my heart to see the democrats and a real leader take the throne. For some reason Huff wins over KOS, just on sheer volume:
http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/huffingtonpost/raw_feed
... and yes, just because I've moved to Redmond doesn't mean I've forgotten I'm Canajun. 2 points for maximum offense:
http://canadiancynic.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

I'm still paying rent in Vancouver. :-( Miss 604 makes it all better. Except for those annoying copyright notices.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/miss604rss

For whatever reason, Buddhist, Atheist, Cephelapodist and Roboticist sites were not high on my radar this year. Friends, acquaintances and pseudo-internet-friends were, though. Some feeds worth digesting, just because, in absolutely no order:
http://smart-machines.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
http://alweb.homeip.net/blog/?feed=rss2
http://haikufactory.com/feed/atom/
http://letrangers.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
http://blog.mikedaum.com/feed/atom/
http://pooyak.com/blog/atom.xml
http://www.dudek.org/dudek.org/blog/rdf91_xml
http://level8.wordpress.com/feed/
http://streebgreebling.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
http://www.google.com/reader/public/atom/user/17586196933164395276/state... (Eli Sagor)
http://www.google.com/reader/public/atom/user/18067771064896365845/state... (Mike Daum)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/Simranet (Yours Truly!)

Happy holidays, one and all, and all the best in the new year.