Weekending: JK dance-a-thon

Well, well, well. Look what the cat dragged in.

• Voting is still taking place for the best blogs about.
  
• Voting is also still taking place in my poll on scientific oaths (go right).

• Blogs I've spotted this week; Gordfolio.
• Also; (a) Green Diplomat?
• Also: Montagnard09
• Also: Chalkface
• Also: Anthony Painter
• Also: Red Republic
• Also: Gay Cornwall
  

• Letters home from a teenage squaddie (Independent).
• Letter from a more experienced soldier (Guardian).
  

• Boris Keep Your Promise on rape crisis centres.
  
• Social Centre Stories.
• Looking at the swine flu figures.
• Check out this tool for making a Carbon Quilt.
  
• Structured Procrastination (thanks Tim).
  
• Lastly, medieval history has never been more fun. (Over 18s only).

Letter of the week comes from The Independent on Tuesday.

Congratulations to this government. Now you've vetted all the teachers, classroom assistants, dinner ladies, lollipop people, caretakers, parent-helpers, coaches, choirmasters, visiting dignitaries and speakers and, for all I know, the little old lady sitting at the bus-stop. Just one question: when are you going to vet Mummy and Daddy ?

Tim Hinchliffe, Beckenham, Kent

Our video of the week was especially requested by Mr Pete Um, enjoy;