My Google Reader

RSS feeds are quite possibly the best internet invention ever. My Google Reader is my lifeline – it’s how I follow news, how I read blogs, how I find all the fun and random stuff to put in my Things I Want sidebar (look to your left) and in my Best of the Week posts.

For those of you who don’t use an RSS reader, let me enlighten you. When you come across something you like – a website, a blog, whatever – look for the little icon that looks like an orange square signal, or says RSS, or "subscribe in a reader." Click on it to add that site to your Reader feed. (Go here for directions on how to create a Google Reader account – no, Google isn’t paying me…but wink wink nudge nudge Google? I could use some incentives…)

It’s like having a magazine subscription – everything you want to read is delivered to one site (your Google Reader page). The unread items are in bold, so you know what needs to be clicked through – no need to remember which blogs you like to check or which websites you want to read.

It’s glorious. And clearly my Reader is extensive. I have 128 subscriptions. Though I definitely don’t read every single one, I like to click through and check on them. 

The following list isn’t sorted, it’s just alphabetical…I like to mix my cake and running blogs with my international affairs and humor blogs….

Eat Run Read's Google Reader

 

** Happiness Is...**

http://feeds.feedburner.com/typepad/EDnH

100 pounds and counting...

http://www.100lbsandcounting.com/feeds/posts/default

1000 Awesome Things

http://feeds.feedburner.com/1000AwesomeThings

101 Cookbooks

http://feeds.101cookbooks.com/101cookbooks

2birds1blog

http://www.2birds1blog.com/feeds/posts/default

A Cozy Kitchen

http://www.acozykitchen.com/feed/

A Muffin & a Muse

http://amuffinandamuse.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Africa News blog

http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/feed/

Aid Watch

http://aidwatchers.com/feed/

An Edible Mosaic

http://www.anediblemosaic.com/?feed=rss2

Atalanta's Apples

http://atalantasapples.wordpress.com/feed/

Bake or Break

http://feeds.feedburner.com/BakeOrBreak

BayUgrl Lifestyle

http://feeds.feedburner.com/bayugrl

BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/sci/tech/rss.xml

Beth's Half Marathon Adventure

http://bethshalfmarathonadventure.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Beth's Journey

http://bethsjourney.com/feed/

Biochemísta.com

http://www.biochemista.com/feeds/posts/default

Brookings: Topics - Africa

http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/brookingsrss/topics/africa

Brown Eyed Baker

http://feeds.feedburner.com/browneyedbaker/feed

Capitol to Capital

http://ieatdc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Catalog Living

http://feeds.feedburner.com/http/cataloglivingtumblrcom

Chasing Consciousness

http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChasingConsciousness

Chris Blattman

http://feeds.feedburner.com/chrisblattman

Christian Science Monitor | World

http://rss.csmonitor.com/feeds/world

Clutzy Cooking

 http://clutzycooking.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Coconut Crumbs

http://coconutcrumbs.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Congo Siasa

http://congosiasa.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

cookies and cups

http://cookiesandcups.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Culinary in the Desert

http://feeds.feedburner.com/CulinaryInTheDesert

Dash's Bites

http://feeds.feedburner.com/DashsBites

Daydreamer Desserts

http://daydreamerdesserts.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

DC Ladies

http://feeds.feedburner.com/DCLadies

DC Running Examiner

http://rss.examiner.com/RSS-42197-DC-Running-Examiner.rss

Deepthroat's Guide to Washington, DC Foodie Life, and other random thoughts of a random bureaucrat

http://dclovesfood.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Delightful Bitefuls

http://delightfulbitefuls.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Dietitian on the Run

http://dietitianontherun.com/feed/

Discovery News - Animals

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/subjects/animals/xml/top-stories.xml

DISHES TO DIE FOR: Foodie Heaven in DC and Beyond

http://foodieheavendc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Dishing Up Delights

http://feeds.feedburner.com/DishingUpDelights

drblakeshealingsole.com

http://www.drblakeshealingsole.com/feeds/posts/default

Dunk Twice

http://dunktwice.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

east coast calling

http://eastcoastcalling.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Eat, Live, Run

http://eatliverun.com/feed/

Eat, Run, Read

http://feeds.feedburner.com/EatRunRead?format=xml

Enough blogs

http://feeds.feedburner.com/enoughblog

Evil Shenanigans - Baking & Cooking Blog

http://feeds.feedburner.com/EvilShenanigansBlog

Feasty Times

http://feastytimes.wordpress.com/feed/

First Look, Then Cook

http://firstlookthencook.wordpress.com/feed/

Foodalution

http://www.foodalution.com/feeds/posts/default

France

http://andi-france.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

From the Land of Teranga

http://fromthelandofteranga.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Good Intentions Are Not Enough

http://feeds.feedburner.com/typepad/GoodIntentions

Green Kitchen Stories

http://www.greenkitchenstories.com/feed/

Grilled Cheese Social

http://www.grilledcheesesocial.com/feeds/posts/default

honey & jam

http://www.honeyandjam.com/feeds/posts/default

How Sweet It Is

http://feeds.feedburner.com/howsweeteats/smSp

Hyperbole and a Half

http://feeds.feedburner.com/Hyperbole-and-a-half

Ice Cream Before Dinner

http://icecreambeforedinner.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Jessi Stensland - Adventures in Endurance Performance

http://community.active.com/blogs/jessistensland/feeds/posts

Judy in Her Natural Habitat: The Kitchen

http://domesticgoddessadventures.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Katie Peterson

http://katiepetersonpaints.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Kim's Fantastic Eats

http://www.kimsfantasticeats.com/feeds/posts/default

Lentil Breakdown

http://lentilbreakdown.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Let's Dish

http://letsdishrecipes.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

lisa is cooking

http://lisaiscooking.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Liz Runs DC

http://lizrunsdc.com/feed/

Love Is...

http://aleeanddan.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Lovin' From the Oven

http://www.lovintheoven.com/feeds/posts/default

Make Every Day Chazual Friday

http://chaznasty.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Making Amends Campaign » News

http://www.makingamendscampaign.org/category/news/feed/

metrocurean

http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Metrocurean

Michael E. O'Hanlon - Brookings Institution

 http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/brookingsrss/experts/ohanlonm?format=xml

Midpack Runner

http://feeds.feedburner.com/MidpackRunner

Mowielicious

http://feeds.feedburner.com/Mowielicious

My Baking Addiction

http://feeds.feedburner.com/MyBakingAddiction

Natalie's Killer Cuisine

http://feeds.feedburner.com/NataliesKillerCuisine

National Geographic News

http://feeds.nationalgeographic.com/ng/News/News_Main

Needful Things

http://someneedfulthings.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Nicholas D. Kristof's Columns

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnists/nicholasdkristof/?rss=1

Not So Humble Pie

http://notsohumblepie.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

NYT > Animals

http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/science/topics/animals/?rss=1

Obsessed With Baking

 http://obsessedwithbaking.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Occasional Notes

http://leeryannotes.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

One Particular Kitchen

http://oneparticularkitchen.com/feed/

Piece of Cake: Freshly Baked Stories, Recipes and Photos

http://pieceofcakeblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Playing House

http://www.playinghouseblog.com/feeds/posts/default

Popular Coffee News

http://feeds.feedburner.com/PopularCoffeeNews

raspberri cupcakes

http://raspberricupcakes.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Rockstar Rants

http://rockstarrants.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

run, janelle, run!

http://runjanellerun.com/feed/

Runner's World Daily Views

http://feeds.feedburner.com/RunnnerWorldDailyViews

ScienceDaily: Plants & Animals News

http://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/plants_animals.xml

Shut Up and Run!

http://twentysixpointtwoormore.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

smitten kitchen

http://feeds.feedburner.com/smittenkitchen

So Good and Tasty

http://sogoodandtasty.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Sprinkle Bakes

http://feeds.feedburner.com/SprinkleBakes

Suburban Yogini

http://feeds.feedburner.com/suburbanyogini/nTty

SWEET AS SUGAR COOKIES

http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Sweetapolita

http://feeds.feedburner.com/Sweetapolita

SwimBikeRunDC

http://swimbikerundc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Talk Suds To Me

http://talkingsuds.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Tartelette

http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/gzrI

Tea and Oranges

http://tnoranges.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

The Curvy Carrot

http://www.thecurvycarrot.com/feed/

The Cutting Edge of Ordinary http://thecuttingedgeofordinary.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

The Enchanted Cook

http://theenchantedcook.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

The Exclamatory Scone

http://exclamatoryscone.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

the kitchen generation

http://feeds.feedburner.com/kitchengeneration

The Novice Chef

http://www.thenovicechefblog.com/feeds/posts/default

The Pancake Project

http://thepancakeproject.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

The Paris Food Blague

http://frogsandmen.wordpress.com/feed/

The Sassy Bohemian

http://thesassybohemian.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

The un-Zen Runner

http://www.unzenrunner.com/feeds/posts/default

The Way the Cookie Crumbles

http://www.crumblycookie.net/feed/

These Peas are Hollow

http://thesepeasarehollow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

UN News Centre - Top Stories

http://www.un.org/apps/news/rss/rss_top.asp

Une Gamine dans la Cuisine

http://pixie-baker.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

vanilla sugar

 http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bRwg

We Love DC » Donna C.

 http://www.welovedc.com/author/donna-c/feed/

Welcome to Boston

http://welcome-boston.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

what megan's making...

http://www.whatmegansmaking.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

Will Write For Food

http://feeds.feedburner.com/diannej/OeRK

Willow Bird Baking

http://feeds.feedburner.com/WillowBirdBaking

wronging rights

http://wrongingrights.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Zacstravaganza!

http://zacstravaganza.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Zoe Bakes

http://feeds.feedburner.com/ZoeBakes

Zoology News - Topix

http://www.topix.com/rss/science/zoology