I greatly enjoyed this post about the potential downfalls of being an active participant in the blogging age. I have many of the same apprehensions as the author, so I fell as if I can relate completely to these thoughts.
I had never thought of peer pressure being a potential hazard, but after reading this I can see how that would be a factor. It seems that all of this authors blogs have been well thought out and written fairly well.
Since we are in different points in our lives, I probably would not be able to relate to the same things on the same levels but I still respect her points of view. I appreciate a look into her thoughts and points of view.
Friday, March 12, 2010
A blog that I love
Thepioneerwoman.com
I have discovered what apparently thousands of others have known for quite a while. The Pioneer Woman in my hero. I love her blog!
One of the things that lured me to her cooking blog is the beautiful pictures of every step! How smart is this?? I love it. LOVE. Everything about her website is user friendly and organized beautifully. Want to know about photography? CLICK! Need a recipe for your husband's birthday? CLICK! Want to know how the Pioneer woman met her husband? CLICK.....Are you beginning to get the idea??
Since the Pioneer woman is a photographer all of her pictures are brilliant. Her layout definitely wow'd me the first time I was sent a link to this amazing site.
Her recipes are real food that a real family would eat. Well at least my family would eat. I do have one very important warning.....If you read her cooking blog, you WILL become extremely hungry! Not a little hungry. Ravenous!
After reading her funny, yet spot on, commentary I feel like the Pioneer woman is a trusted friend instead of a complete stranger.
I have discovered what apparently thousands of others have known for quite a while. The Pioneer Woman in my hero. I love her blog!
One of the things that lured me to her cooking blog is the beautiful pictures of every step! How smart is this?? I love it. LOVE. Everything about her website is user friendly and organized beautifully. Want to know about photography? CLICK! Need a recipe for your husband's birthday? CLICK! Want to know how the Pioneer woman met her husband? CLICK.....Are you beginning to get the idea??
Since the Pioneer woman is a photographer all of her pictures are brilliant. Her layout definitely wow'd me the first time I was sent a link to this amazing site.
Her recipes are real food that a real family would eat. Well at least my family would eat. I do have one very important warning.....If you read her cooking blog, you WILL become extremely hungry! Not a little hungry. Ravenous!
After reading her funny, yet spot on, commentary I feel like the Pioneer woman is a trusted friend instead of a complete stranger.
My experience blogging
When this class first began, I was not thrilled about the blogging requirement. It was a rare occurrence for me to even read a blog, and that was only when someone forwarded me a link with specific instructions about what to read.
I am in my EARLY 30's, so technology should be more interesting to me. I do the basics-- email, basic research, catching up on the news, etc-- on the internet, but never really considered looking at blogs. I guess I just assumed that it would bore me. Why would I want to waste my valuable time reading what some random nobody has to say about stuff I probably don't even care about.
Well I am only going to say this once so pay attention. I WAS WRONG! I have extremely enjoyed the blogging piece of our assignments. Do I write the most interesting blog posts? No. Do I have fun writing them? YES!
I still feel like blogs make it too easy for people to get up on their soap boxes to rant and rave about stuff I consider boring, but blogging really is the epitome of free speech. Blogging allows everyone to have an equal say. I definitely plan on keeping up with this blog, or at least one like it. I am in interdisciplinary comp II next 8 weeks, so it will be required for me to blog, but even beyond that I think I will have a blog to post my various thoughts and ideas.
One downside to blog is learning to censor yourself. That is hard, at least for me. I normally practice a great deal of restraint because of my family, my job, various professional organizations, etc. Since it is so easy to say what you really think or feel in blog form, I can see the possibility of revealing too much information could become an issue.
All in all, blogging has become an enjoyable way to get my thoughts out there AND get my assignments done in an enjoyable way.
I am in my EARLY 30's, so technology should be more interesting to me. I do the basics-- email, basic research, catching up on the news, etc-- on the internet, but never really considered looking at blogs. I guess I just assumed that it would bore me. Why would I want to waste my valuable time reading what some random nobody has to say about stuff I probably don't even care about.
Well I am only going to say this once so pay attention. I WAS WRONG! I have extremely enjoyed the blogging piece of our assignments. Do I write the most interesting blog posts? No. Do I have fun writing them? YES!
I still feel like blogs make it too easy for people to get up on their soap boxes to rant and rave about stuff I consider boring, but blogging really is the epitome of free speech. Blogging allows everyone to have an equal say. I definitely plan on keeping up with this blog, or at least one like it. I am in interdisciplinary comp II next 8 weeks, so it will be required for me to blog, but even beyond that I think I will have a blog to post my various thoughts and ideas.
One downside to blog is learning to censor yourself. That is hard, at least for me. I normally practice a great deal of restraint because of my family, my job, various professional organizations, etc. Since it is so easy to say what you really think or feel in blog form, I can see the possibility of revealing too much information could become an issue.
All in all, blogging has become an enjoyable way to get my thoughts out there AND get my assignments done in an enjoyable way.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Response to Jessica
I really enjoyed reading Jessica's blog responding to the Ethos, Pathos and Logos assignment. While I love the spirit of the Olympics, I don't really have time to follow what happens. I usually just wait for the important stuff to be posted on one of the many new sites I frequent.
Jessica's post, though, definitely piqued my interest. After writing this post, I plan on doing more research on the topic of Pleshenko and his comments.
I thought Jessica's evaluation was spot on. While not an Olympic expert, she seems to have really evaluated the article based upon the criteria given and gives a clear and concise explanation.
Jessica's post, though, definitely piqued my interest. After writing this post, I plan on doing more research on the topic of Pleshenko and his comments.
I thought Jessica's evaluation was spot on. While not an Olympic expert, she seems to have really evaluated the article based upon the criteria given and gives a clear and concise explanation.
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