Friday Five: random links edition Five links to blogs I don't check in on often enough:
Hurrah for Dawn Eden, who is busy reviewing the proofs of her book-in-progress, The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On. It's due out in December from W Publishing Group. No info on the book is yet available there, or on Amazon.
Rachel gives an update about the redesign of TechCrunch, a self-described "weblog dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new web 2.0 products and companies." Rachel did the redesign. Reviews are mixed.
Mark Byronmuses about the death of Larry Hughes' brother, Jimmy Smith's retirement, and Barry Bonds' pursuit of more home run glory.