Tired of homogenized boring journalism? Yeah, me too - which is why I started writing all these blogs. Deep thinking of the news and how it affects our lives along with lots of humor posts and much more from my 24 blogs. A free to read online newspaper from Independent journalist blogger Denny Lyon. Sit back, relax, get informed, cook a little and laugh a lot.
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All Denny Lyon Blogs
- Dennys World News - updates daily on monthly posts collecting US and world news links focused upon global security
- A Truth Journal - news opinion about US and world politics
- Dennys Global Politics - US and world politics, presidential speeches, press releases
- Dennys Funny Quotes - most popular humor blog suitable for general audiences
- The Social Poets - flagship blog that spun off all the other niche blogs, Social Issue Poet (SIP)
- Poems From A Spiritual Heart - general spiritual thoughts, life philosophy paired with photography, exploring spiritual path
- A Christmas Post - where you can enjoy Christmas all year long, collection of my best Christmas posts on music, funny stories, poems and more
- Beautiful Illustrated Quotations - inspirational quotes, counsel, paired with photography
- Best Spiritual Posts - place to collect my best posts on spiritual counsel, spiritual music, connect to other sites offering food for thought
- Warriors Pearl Foundation - started up to help victims of military rape and PTSD with Denny Lyon Gifts @ Cafe Press to raise funds for charities helping vets
- Visual Insights - my photography, flickr friends' photography arranged into themed posts
- The Healing Waters - health posts, PTSD
- The Soul Calendar - witty writing on mostly astronomy, other sciences
- Comfort Food From Louisiana - featuring seafood, collection of great Louisiana food, some chef recipes too
- Romancing The Chocolate - great chocolate recipes, chef recipes, funny quotes about chocolate
- Dennys Food And Recipes - general food blog featuring chef recipes and other interesting ones I find while researching
- Unusual 2 Tasty - crazy but good recipes to expand your idea of food
- Dennys Art Sanctuary - some of my own work, collection of desktop themes by the month
- Dennys World Of Quotes - a growing place for all the quotes employed over the years
- Ouch Outrageous Obnoxious And Odd - less general audience humor
- Dennys People Watching - interesting people in the news
- Dennys Blog Feeds - before the web got easier, express links to all blogs and posts
- Dennys Guest Bloggers - links to all my blogs, when time if found: links to other good writes
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Popular Posts 2009 and Thank You: The Social Poets
From Denny: It's been quite a wild ride this past year! Thanks for coming along and keeping me company while I journeyed through the blogosphere.
I really had no clue as to where I was going with this blog and the spin-off blogs but I jumped in feet first anyway, never much worrying about what others thought. How else are you going to learn about something unless you are willing to go on the journey of discovery and sometimes look lame hanging out on a limb?
When the world economy took a turn for the worst I threw out my original scenario for this blog to include teachings on writing and poetry as I discovered there were already plenty of sites doing that. When I witnessed on the news, and first hand, just how much so many people were suffering, I chose to respond with adding a lot more humor to all my blogs, even developing two other humor blogs. I've always found humor as a great stress reliever and, sometimes, you actually learn something new in the process - like those addicting cheeky quotes.
Looking back upon the year I remember when I was thrilled to get 25 people visiting my blogs in a month! :) Now? At this point, once I figured out the only way people would find me is to place all my significant blog posts into various search engines and on a few social sites. Now there are over 4,000 or more a week visiting and growing! I had no idea the internet was such a fun playground...
There are a lot of international readers besides my fellow Americans. There are our Canadian and Mexican cousins next door and British cousins in the UK across, what the Atlantic Ocean is affectionately known as, The Pond. Hello out there to everyone visiting from Serbia and Montenegro, the Ukraine, Indonesia, Romania, Turkey, Pakistan, Greece, India, New Zealand, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, China, Japan, South Africa, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, Italy, France and Spain! Thanks for visiting!
At best I had hoped for 10 popular posts you enjoyed through the year. To my amazement there's a huge list of favorites you threw up on social sites like facebook, digg, stumbleupon and emailed to your friends and family. The stats sites I use to help me determine how well a post does, also does not give me the "who," so let me say thank you to those of you (though you are anonymous) who have supported this blog and me in this way: huge THANK YOOOOU!!!! Maybe I should take up yodelling? :)
This year has been a lot of fun as I've tried to figure out what you enjoy reading and find amusing for a chuckle. If there is something you would like to see featured more often on The Social Poets, shoot me an email! Denny Lyon: warriorspearl@gmail.com. Always glad to hear from you!
I'll keep adding links to this post through the rest of the year and link this post on the sidebar so you can easily reference it. Now the blog should load faster too without so many links on the sidebar, a win-win! :)
One more thing: all these fun holiday animations and clip art are FREE to download for use on your blog. I'll go hunt down that bookmark to let you know exactly where I found these...
Popular Posts 2009
Popular Posts 2009 and Thank You: The Social Poets - Tell me this isn't funny ironic, thanks, everyone! :)
Funny New Years Quotes, Smarter New Years Resolution Tips - Cheeky Quote Day! 30 Dec 2009 - a huge hit, thank you!
Life is About Everything - Libations Friday! 4 Dec 2009 - huge response on this one, thanks! Took 8 hours to compile and write and another almost 2 hours just to load and link in the online editor, whew! Glad this annual review business is only once a year...
Gifts From The Heart, A Christmas Poem - Libations Friday! 11 Dec 2009
Fun Cartoon Review: Happy New Year!
Roundup of Late Night Funnies 28 Dec 2009
Editorial Cartoons 26 Dec 2009
How Real Santas Handle Those Tough Kid Requests
Original Christmas Poem Story: The Night Before Christmas
Cheeky Quote Day! 23 Dec 2009
Christmas PEACE Poem by Longfellow: Christmas Bells
Lampooning Late Night Funnies Roundup 21 Dec 2009
The Funny Side of Christmas - Cheeky Quote Day! 16 Dec 2009
Catch Up on 26 Posts, at The Social Poets and more - 13 Dec 2009
Editorial Cartoons 12 Dec 2009
Roundup of Late Nite Funnies 14 Dec 2009
Fun and Quirky Time Wasters - Cheeky Quote Day! 9 Dec 2009
Editorial Cartoons 5 Dec 2009
Popular Posts 2009 and Thank You: The Social Poets
Catch Up on Posts 6 Dec 2009 - positive heart-warming news, science, astronomy, health and politics.
Obama Honors Kennedy Center Honorees like The Boss
Editorial Cartoons 5 Dec 2009
Funny Malapropisms - Cheeky Quote Day! 2 Dec 2009
Roundup of Sunday Funnies 30 Nov 2009
Editorial Cartoons Roundup 28 Nov 2009
A Man in Love - Libations Friday! 27 Nov 2009 - thanks for favoriting this one so fast! :)
Funny Thanksgiving Quotes - Cheeky Quote Day! 25 Nov 2009
Loving You - Libations Friday! 20 Nov 2009
All Libations Friday! Links List
Roundup of Sunday Funnies 23 Nov 2009
This Weeks Editorial Cartoons 21 Nov 2009
Roundup of Sunday Funnies 16 Nov 2009
Reflections of That Moment - Libations Friday! 13 Nov 2009
Funny Quotes About Reading Habits - Cheeky Quote Day! 18 Nov 2009
They Pull at Your Heartstrings Poem - Libations Friday! 6 Nov 2009 - so fast, thanks!
This Weeks Editorial Cartoons 21 Nov 2009
Funny Little Poem About Everybody, Somebody and Nobody, New Writing Links Added
Check Out This Wonderful Poetry and Musings Blog From a Young Writer
Libations Friday! 16 October 2009
Ironic Grinners - Cheeky Quote Day! 4 Nov 2009
Catch Up on This Weeks 51 Posts At Dennys Blogs 17 Nov 2009
Lampooning Perfectionists - Cheeky Quote Day 28 Oct 2009
Roundup of Late Night Funnies, Cartoons 9 Nov 2009
16 Thoughtful Quotes From President Barack Obama, Why It Is Important to Stand Against the Republican Strategies
Lampooning the News Editorial Cartoons 1 Nov 2009
35 Jay Leno Quotes for Cheeky Quote Day 21 October 2009
Cheeky Quote Day! 30 September 2009
Video: The Lost Symbol - Secrets of the National Cathedral, Masons on Dollar Bill, Todays Masonic World Power
Libations Friday! 2 October 2009
Roundup of Late Night Funnies 2 Nov 2009
Angel Diaries: Samuel - Libations Friday! 30 Oct 2009 - that was fast, thanks! :)
Cheeky Quote Day! 14 October 2009
7 Political Posts at Dennys Global Politics 31 Oct 2009
Video: Interviewing Novelist Dan Brown on The Lost Symbol, Life as an Author, Masons
This Weeks Editorial Cartoons 3 October 2009
Roundup of Late Night Funnies 2 Nov 2009
Roundup of Sunday Funnies 26 Oct 2009 - Balloon Troubles, Obama Takes on Fox, Why Fox News Isnt Really News
Happy Birthday to The Social Poets Blog, Angels Bridge Poem for Libations Friday 23 Oct 2009
Editorial Cartoons This Week 24 Oct 2009
Cheeky Quote Day! 7 October 2009
Libations Friday! 25 September 2009
Cheeky Quote Day! 23 September 2009
25 Weird Coffee Trivia to Astound and Amuse You
Word Smithing: Those Funny Sayings We Hear Every Day
Video: Good Stories and Clues 1 to 4 for The Lost Symbol
This Weeks Editorial Cartoons 19 September 2009
Video: Restaurant Foods Compost Great Wines
This Weeks Editorial Cartoons 17 Oct 2009
This Weeks Editorial Cartoons 10 October 2009
Roundup of Sunday Funnies - Obama Voted Best President by Kids, Political Cartoons
Roundup of Sunday Funnies, Cartoons - Olympics, Obama and Oh, No!
This Weeks Editorial Cartoons 3 October 2009
Libations Friday! 9 October 2009
Video: Children Who Are Spanked Have Lower IQs
Video: Shocking Photo of Cheating Prez or Something Else? (don't worry it isn't what you think)
This Weeks Editorial Cartoons 26 September 2009
Libations Friday! 18 September 2009
Video: 95 Year Old Barmaid Stilling Pulling Pints
Libations Friday! 11 September 2009 - thanks, all!
This Weeks Roundup of Sunday Funnies - The Real Heckler Behind 'You Lie!'
Photos: Funny Food Flags From International Food Festival
News and Dance Videos: Actor Patrick Swayze Passes Away
Video: Pushing Back Against Big Business Banks Outrageous Practices
Roundup of Sunday Funnies - Obama Voted Best President by Kids, Political Cartoons
Cheeky Quote Day! 16 September 2009
Political Cartoons for week of 11 September 2009
Cheeky Quote Day! 9 September 2009
This Weeks CARTOON Roundup of Funnies! 5 September 2009 - I see there are fellow cartoon fans! :)
Libations Friday! 4 September 2009 - thanks for making this popular so fast!
Cheeky Quote Day! 2 September 2009
How Senator Ted Kennedy Affected Your Life in America
4 Videos: Lion of the Senate Ted Kennedy Dies
Libations Friday! 21 August 2009
Cheeky Quote Day! 12 August 2009
3 Comic Strips: Ancient Egypt to Todays Politics Still Crazy
Video: Obama Justice Dept Shuts Up Republicans, Starts Investigating Bush Torture Years
Libations Friday! 21 August 2009 - photo rich poem was quickly popular, thanks!
Libations Friday! 14 August 2009 - thanks for making this post popular so fast!
Video: The WHOLE Truth That Happened at the McCaskill Racist Town Hall Meeting
Video: Wingnut Politics Against Health Care and Olbermann Answers Palin's Idiot Claims of Health Care Death Panel
Cool Photo: Political Art
Busy Week in World Politics Challenging Governments
Politics: FINALLY! House Votes to Restrict Wall Street Bonuses
Video: Obama's Prime Time News Conference Health Care Appeal
Video: Hillary Taking Charge
Millions Watch Solar Eclipse: Awe and Fear
Bloggers Unite: Global Human Rights Abuses
Funny Photos: Chilling in Bed with a Couple of Cheetahs
Funny Video: I Just Want a Pizza!
Video: News of the Absurd - Twitter, Soc the Cat and Religion
Video: Foreign Exchange Students Abuse Scandal
Libations Friday! 10 July 2009
Cheeky Quote Day! 8 July 2009
Video: Independence Day Trivia
Fourth of July Quotes: Serious and Funny
Parable: Blue Heron Balancing the Wind
Libations Friday! 3 July 2009
A Spiritual Perspective: Michael Jackson
What Do You Do to Reach Enlightenment and Then Afterwards?
Obama Headlines 25 June 2009
Why President Obama is Smart in Low-Key Response
Read the Iranian Protestors Twitter Stream
Dishonor: Cheated Elections in Iran
3 Kinds of Men to Honor
Cheeky Quote Day! 20 May 2009
Libations Friday! 15 May 2009
Cheeky Quote Day! 13 May 2009
Video: Giving Kids a Chance Thru Music
Video: CIA Experiments on Unknowing Human Subjects
Iran Blog Posts: Help Save Lives in Iran, Blog!
Trial Charges Against Iranian Moderates are Flimsy
Busy Week in World Politics Challenging Government
Iranian protesters galvanized by sermon
Why Did 168 People Die in Iran Plane Crash?
Iranian Protestors March on 10th Year Anniversary
Iran Headlines 28 June 2009
Iran Headlines 27 June 2009
Iran Headlines 26 June 2009
Iran Headlines 24 June 2009
Iran Charging "Bullet Fee" to Retrieve Bodies of Slain Protestors
Iran Headlines 23 June 2009
Video: Bad U.S. Scenarios if Iran Intervention
Why Obama is Smart in Low Key Iran Response
Hateful Humor, Hit Counts & Positive Politics
Iran 101: Understanding the Unrest
Read Iranian Protestors Twitter Stream
Save Lives in Iran: Blog About Their Situation!
Dishonor: Cheated Election Results in Iran
Iranian Protestors March on 10th Year Anniversary
The Passing of Rock Legend Michael Jackson
Poem - Michael Jackson: Talk About My Life
News Video: King of Pop Reigns After Death
A Spiritual Perspective: Michael Jackson
17 MJ Photos best from Flickr @ Visual Insights
*** Thanks for visiting and for all your great support this year!
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