Doing the dooce

Whenever I mention blogging to people over, say, 40, the reaction often boils down to: "Why would I want to read some kid go on about his boring life?" Blogging has a rotten rep in the halls of the ancients, no doubt about it.

With something like 40 million blogs out there, the universe encompasses all sorts of weighty content: business, politics, science, culture. The dull-but-important are duly represented.

True, there are millions of people who burn their bandwidth blogging about the everyday -- their families, friends, dogs. The text inevitably accompanied by baby pictures and vacation shots. Grandma's a big fan. Who can blame her.

But here's the thing. Some of those folks actually pull it off. Some of these downhome sites are terrific. No doubt you have a few favorites.

Right now, I'd rather be reading the collected works of one Heather B. Armstrong than 99% of the stuff on Huffington. She's a web designer turned blogger, recently moved to Salt Lake City. Her site is deliciously written and adorned with some choice everyday photography. And she's a real smartass.

Step this way for dooce.com

(thanks to Marla for the tip)