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short funny jokes
short funny or cute anecdotes
pictures
videos

those are the blogs that many people want to read. I know for a fact that if the blog scrolls, even a little, it gets glossed over or skipped. Not in my case, mind you, but in many cases...

you know who you are. ;-P

not that it's the intention of the writer to have every syllable read... oh, no, wait... that is the intention... nevermind.

of course, if you are in a hurry or if you just aren't motivated or too busy, reading an entire three or four paragraphs is too taxing... after all, most news article are only read to the point where they make you play choose your own adventure with the new paper. at that point, you are just looking for a quick blurb to get your through the next 4 hours or until you decide you need another break.

btw - dd puts too much sugar in their chai. but I'm addicted to sugar, so I guess it's not a bad thing...

if you are going to read blogs. read them. when youskim over books, you do not get the full experience, for many authors are very clever and put subtle nuances that get missed when you only read the first and last line of the a paragraph and everything in bold, quotes, or italics. the little jokes or the revealing character flaws or plot points.

those are the things that makes book ready worthy and re-read over and over and over.

but then again, I am a victim of the desire to read character development... having a connection with the character in the book because connecting with people is not something that comes easy to me... especially lately.

and in a totally unrelated quote.

"when you build a place for things, things come..." ~ Clamp, Gremlins 2