As we have long said, some of the best, smartest writing on the web comes from us smaller bloggers; you know the road less travelled. Today's case in point:

Welcome Back To Pottersville writes an open letter in response to Joe The Plumber.

Seattlish has some advice on how to say that you're sorry. We hope Joe the Plumber is reading this.

The Rectification of Names takes a literary look at David Brooks' latest offering.

Man Bites Dog Department: One Foot Tusnami reports on how Michigan band Vulfpack triumphed over online streaming service Spotify.

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors and at Liberaland. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with "For MBRU" in the subject line).