Let's take this on-line

I still prefer the blog... I just woke up on the west coast here, and I have to delete eight e-mails (or save them in some archive) to keep my inbox clear for the big files I need server space for (withholders pics, audio, etc. etc.) I enjoy letting Blogger archive our stuff, and be our single, accessible-anywhere, easy-to-use source.

As for who posts to the blog when, how often, whether as a comment or new post, etc. - I agree with those that suggest a less-structured approach. (that said: BlogMaster C.B., say the word I'm back to Monday-only)

3T has a built-in way of organizing and continuing conversations (via comments) which makes for easier communication. I can still go back, say, to Chris M's Dylan Blog songs and respond to them via comment without 'covering' over any topic that come since. I don't think people are posting on an unassigned day to bump someone's official post to some kind of lesser status. In fact, I've already let 3 or so days go by without checking the blog... Which gives me more to read and enjoy when I do, and I'm not even registering who has posted over whom. And again, without all the e-mail clutter.

My thoughts on 'assigned topics:' this group is full o' spitfires who don't necessarily cotton to doin' what someone asks 'em to do, so I don't see long-term success with assignments. But hasn't it always tended to be the case that we write about what others write about? Had Craig said two days ago "For our round of next posts, we all need to write about Chuck Klosterman," would it have elicited more thoughtful responses? Seeing tossed-off asides blossom to major topics that are picked up by everyone is one of the more engaging parts of our little exercises.

Overall, I think we've already over-thought the blog, how to structure it, the role of the blog vs. the e-mails, etc. Which I quite like, because that's what tacking towards transcendence means if it means anything...

I also quite like the "...follies of celebrities" because it's funny, and b/c that's what was on CB's mind when he created the subheader, but it won't cause me any discomfort to see it excised, so I bow to popular opinion here.