Woke up this morning with severe pain on the left side of my neck. I’ve had this problem on and off for years but this is a particularly bad episode. Advil isn’t doing it for me, but I have class today, so I’m not trying anything stronger.
While trying to keep my head from moving too much, I dedcided to review my current blogroll. I do this roughly every month to check on what I’m enjoying, what I don’t much care for, and what I click on out of a sense of obligation. And I’ve noticed an interesting pattern developing. More and more, I’m cutting group blogs out of my daily read lists.
It’s not that I think the group blogs are “bad”. It’s just that what really keeps me at a blog is the personal voice of the writer, and in many group blogs that personal feel just isn’t there. The group blogs often have a lot of interesting news items, good writing, and thoughtful insights, but I find I need something more than that to keep me excited about coming back to a blog over the long haul. A touch of personality — be it cat blogging, talking about your latest trip, or even just a Friday iTunes mix — makes a difference. At least for me.
There’s a related point I’ve been thinking about, which is, why I think “business blogs” are both a dumb idea and doomed to being either boring or short-lived, but that’s a post for a different day.