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I read a few other blogs regularly. The best are ones that combine good writing with a killer sense of humor. I still think Hamish Cargill is the best blog writer ever, but, sadly, he's gone legit with a proper day job (in an office!) and he doesn't blog anymore. A couple of my other favorites are stellar writers and although they don't tend to employ humor in their writing, their posts are so well written that it doesn't matter.
(There are blogs that are just plain cringe-worthy. These are the blogs that must have begun as some sort of catharsis for their writers. And while there is little doubt that cathartic pieces are great for the writer, I find them to be horrible for the reader. To these writers might I suggest a good old pen and private paper journal. There may even be kits available for grinding axes in the comfort of your own home.)
Admit it, bloggers, the stats page is the first place you look when you log in every morning. That first post to get lots of "likes" and "shares" on Facebook thrills you to no end and becomes your fevered goal for all future posts. Stats tell you not only how many hits, but from which op systems and browsers people are accessing, and from what country they do this. To my readers in Latvia, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Russia: I know you're not reading my brilliant posts, and please stop using my stats page to try and get me to click on your malware links. But thank you anyway for the inflated stats.
You'll notice I dodged that question about my contributions being worthy. I'm tempted to go to my stats page to answer this. Truthfully, I have fallen short of my humor goal. I place a premium on witty and strive to hit that mark; if your reader doesn't get a kick out of reading your post then why bother.
I have also employed that time-tested technique that goes like this: when you can't think of a topic for a blog post, use lots of photos with captions instead.
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