Admit it. You check out Perez when no one is looking and your favorite band's blog is bookmarked. Wanna cruise to a blog closer to home? Here's a roundup of some Charlotte's blogs to get you started. Surf on.
Cognitive Daily
by Dave and Greta Munger
scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily
IN THE BEGINNING: We were thinking about writing a book and decided to keep our notes in blog form. We still haven't written that book, but the blog is going strong.
THE POINT: We bring the details of scientific psychology research to the public. We try to offer that extra bit of substance to bring science to life.
MOST POPULAR POST: The anatomy of an illusion and what it tells us about the visual system.
Out on Good Behavior by Tina Roggenkamp
tinaroggenkamp.blogspot.com
WHY BLOG?: It's free therapy. I'm supposed to be out on good behavior, but I am just too full of opinions sometimes that it gets me into trouble.
FAVORITE POSTS: The ones where I poke fun at myself. I do a lot of stupid things, and I'm willing to share my adventures is stupidity with others.
MOST PLEASANT SURPRISE ABOUT BLOGGING: Comments make my day. It's so nice when I realize I'm not just talking to myself.
A Dude's Guide
by Richard Jones (left) and Barry Ozer
adudesguides.com
THE POINT: To impart a little parenting knowledge, mixed with laughter, to other dudes. We found all these great-looking books about babies and parenting but never were able to read them. We wanted to make something real for real dudes.
MOST POPULAR POST: Three Safety Tips for Dudes With Kids.
RICHARD'S FAVORITE POST? The first in an occasional series about talking to your younger dudes about sex.
CLTBLOG by Justin Ruckman and a team of writers
cltblog.com
WHY BLOG?: We wanted to give local media-savvy people a place to share their ideas and insights on the city.
THE POINT: To help build community around the exchange of information, and improve the quality and quantity of that information through the use of rich social media.
MOST POPULAR POST: Ben Ullman posted some tricky, zoomed-in shots of architecture Uptown and challenged people to guess where they were taken.
anonyMoses by David Beckwith
anonymoses.blogspot.com
EVOLUTION: My first blog was called anonyMoses. Mostly these days, I do microblogging and other Web 2.0-type things with Facebook acting as a sort of home base.
MOST POPULAR POST: War Song of G. Dubya Bushrock
AN OBSERVATION: In the early months and years of Bushworld, it took courage to speak against the regime, until local hero Harry Taylor showed power some truth, and in doing so, became the exemplar for how it is done.
Pages Turned by Susan Pardue
pagesturned.blogspot.com
THE POINT: I just share my enthusiasm for books and reading with the likeminded.
MOST POPULAR POSTS: The list of additions to the “1,001 Books You Must Read Before You Die” and my confession that I'd purchased an Amazon Kindle.
THE PERK: I had no idea that agents and publishing houses took book bloggers seriously enough to provide us with review copies. It was quite a thrill when a rep e-mailed and asked for my mailing address.
Two Weeks Notice
by Greg Weeks
weeksnotice.blogspot.com
THE POINT: I hope it makes people think about Latin America-related issues, which don't get very good coverage in the U.S. media.
WHY BLOG?: Because it is a really fun way of expressing my views on topics I am passionately interested in.
MOST POPULAR POST: “What a Tangled Web” where I discussed Colombia's bombing of Ecuador.
MOST PLEASANT SURPRISE: I've met people even in person that I never would've otherwise.
Cappuccino Soul by Alicia Benjamin
cappuccinosoul.blogspot.com
WHY BLOG? I was looking for a way to express myself on a regular basis.
THE POINT: I want to open people's eyes to how I, as an African American woman, view personal, social, and cultural issues, stimulate readers to talk about their thoughts and concerns, and, in some cases, motivate action.
MOST POPULAR POST:“The Tale of a Debased African Queen” about the true story of an African woman who was lured to work as a freak in a circus-like show.
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