it has turned freakin' cold here in the midwest. we can expect more of the same with single digit lows (if we're lucky) and highs in the teens. the worst part is that we don't even have any snow yet. it's just cold and ugly, with people all marshmallowed up. fortunately, weather forecasts are a dime a dozen, and i've been checking out what the weather channel via the internet has to say about it. they've got things looking five to ten degrees warmer all week. i'll take what i can get.
gosh, what an exciting guy i am. i can write about anything in the world, nay, in the universe, and i choose to write about how cold it is.
can you just imagine some of the other great pieces i may write: my thoughts on clouds, why i like breathing, or the ever exciting, guess what i found in my belly button!
but, taking tongue out of cheek, that's the beauty of the internet and computers. for the first time ever, it allows for a mass market place of ideas. what makes that a good thing, you ask? well, a true open marketplace of ideas is the exact opposite of institutional censorship. sure, you have to ignore the fact that only certain people have access to certain types of media. anyone can say anyting, and if it's a good idea, it will be appreciated by the community. basically, good idea = happy happy joy joy, bad idea = reality t.v.
as far as the whole blogging thing goes, reading them helps with writing them. maybe you like what somebody else is saying and you want to agree and provide a link to thier witty diatribe. or, maybe you hate people who only write about how cold it is and you want to publically humiliate them and warn the rest of the world not to read thier drivvle. whatever your goal, it helps to see what's been done recently. i mean, after all, we all want to be topical. with that in mind, head over to blo.gs to see what's happening with over 50,000 different blogs.
