oh ya

I just read a blog that was about the uselessness of all blogs. The writer was lamenting the fact that his, and all other, personal blogs have no substance, no depth. Well, isn't that the point? It's personal! It's like keeping a journal, not like writing a Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Some people (namely this guy) seem to be confusing journaling (= bloging) with writing. Not to say that there is no creativity or thought put into journaling. No, journaling is an art form all of its own. But writing, as in fiction, with characters, plot, antagonist/protagonist, climax, ending - different thing altogether. Just thought we should clarify. Anyway, in the spirit of celebrating the creativity and usefullness of personal blogs...here is one of my faves: Dirty Olive