Reading though some blogs lately, in the hope that I could find some really interesting compositions, I've noticed that you, my children, have gone astray. You've started ignoring my Ten Commandments for Blogging, and you must now be punished.

For your enlightenment on The Commandments, I shall post them again here. You shall obey them, or suffer. I have more commentary below my Commandments, so keep reading.

-------The Ten Commandments for Blogging-------

1. A blog that has a title that starts with the words "My Life" will get two seconds before I click "Next Blog" unless it it has something that really catches my eye.
2. Blogs that use the + pointers that replace my default mouse pointer will IMMEDIATELY be deemed as unviewable and I will go to the next blog.
3. If I see a picture of three oriental kids holding a basket-ball, NEXT BLOG. (note, I've see that photo on 5 or six different blogs and I'm tired of looking at it)

4. Cross-Dresser's blogs will be skipped, unless they have something witty in the first line of their blog. It's not that I'm against cross-dressers, just don't get into it.
5. Commercial blogs. The "Info-mercial" blogs, where people decide to post Multi-level-Marketing (MLM) content, or strickly business blogs, NEXT BLOG.
6. Weird Sexual blogs. I think this goes without saying, except that I think most of us are getting annoyed at the weirdo's out there who are posting pics of people doing things with objects, animals, or hermaphrodites. NEXT BLOG.

7. Thou Shalt Not -post something that condemns me to hell for being the way I am. Screw you guys, just who the hell appointed YOU God? I think the Big Guy is probably getting pissed at YOU for making Him (God) look bad to those who really could use His Help!
8. Lack of originality. Any site that has nothing but links to OTHER sites, NEXT BLOG.
9. Bad grammar. I'm an American, and was brought up to use real words, real punctuation, and correct spelling -as much as possible.
(sO win i FInda sIt dat lOkz lIk Diss ), I Click NEXT BLOG.
10. Soap Opera Fansites. Look, you people have places to go, things to do? Don't you have some thoughts about something that is even interesting to You? Maybe you could get political, or comment about how your best friend has dyed her hair pink, and your menses is really pissing you off, or some guy bashed you for writing about your site because you don't write anything except what happened today on your favorite soaps. Damn that guy!

These are the Commandments. Read them. Learn to apply them to your own blog and you shall prosper. :)
Ok, I've spouted enough. But really, I thought I'd put this out there again so that people might gain a new appreciation for blog land or the blogosphere, or whatever you call it yourself. The "Commandments" above really are a good way to get people to stay with your blog longer, and maybe even contribute some good material for you or put a link to your site from theirs.
I've come to realize that approximately 85% (by my own calculation) of the blogosphere has some really nice, personable sites with downright great folks writing them. The other 15% are pretty much a bunch of a$$holes with nothing else to do but bitch and moan about how the other 85% piss them off. So, with that in mind, I have my keyboard and mouse close at hand with the "Next Blog" button positioned so that I can click it fast.
AND! I've removed those Google Ads. If you want to see them again, Too Bad! :) They're gone forever. At one point, I was getting over 300 visitors a DAY to my site, Google ads weren't making me ANY money, and I really could've used it at the time.
Oh well.
Take care and don't step on a toad.

TheLawnMowerMan