And I’m still not entirely sure what I’m going to write about. There are just so many potential topics.

But my old friend from Buffalo days, Elissa Feit, has found a great solution to that problem: she’s been spending the last week writing about racism for Blog Against Racism Day. (She lives in Australia now, and thus there may be some way in which the International Date Line affects her blogging early.)

This post especially grabbed my attention, in which Elissa briefly connects slavery and Peak Oil. It’s a economical read in the senses of topic and brevity both.

One of the best things about this project, incidentally, is that in the overwhelming response to the idea I’ve been made aware of some wonderful blogs. At one of them, This Is Not My Country, the stunning DeviousDiva has also gotten an early start on BAR Day, with observations from her perspective as a person of mixed ethnic ancestry living in Greece.

It’s not too late to get in on the project, of course: you have a whole day to think of something to say, even if you limit yourself to a pointer to some of the other writing people are doing. (Traffic’s important too!) And just between you and me, if you accidentally wait until Friday to write something, I don’t think anyone will complain.

Note:Many old comments were lost in a database crash in 2008. Some conversations may seem to make less sense than they would have. A few will make more sense now.

1. 
   Roxanne 2005 11 30 at 12:25:42 pm

   Depending on my mood, I might write about Japan.

2. 
   Rexroth's Daughter 2005 11 30 at 2:53:25 pm

   We’ll have something up, Chris. I’ve been working on it this morning. Dredging up old memories.

3. 
   Joanna 2005 11 30 at 3:11:19 pm

   Friday can be “post a comment against racism” day for those of us without blogs.

4. 
   Kim 2005 11 30 at 7:02:12 pm

   I am thinking of what to write and reading the other’s posts has been helpful.  I enjoyed Elissa’s series on BARD.  Hopefully I will have something up tomorrow too.

5. 
   deviousdiva 2005 11 30 at 8:30:16 pm

   I feel like I won an oscar or something! Thanks the mention which totally bowled me over. Big luck for the next 24 hours and for as long as we

   can keep this going? I think “Blog against Racism WEEK” at the very least. Next year? Respect. DD

6. 
   Viv 2005 11 30 at 10:09:21 pm

   As it’s already December 1 here in Oz, I’ve just put my post up.