I'm trying to figure out what makes a really good blog, and what makes a really bad one.

Standing in the checkout line at the supermarket today, I couldn't help seeing gossip magazine headlines screaming out unflattering details of the not so private lives of certain media celebrities. That led me to think about reality TV, which is at least partly about being unfiltered. Then I thought about diaries and journals, and the popular profusion of their publication for anyone to see, in the guise of literature. And of course on the other side, contemporary concerns about increasing breaches of personal privacy by governments, businesses, and intrusive or voyeuristic individuals.

 For now I'm just going to throw the question out there. There is a dizzying spectrum of subjects and approaches out there in blog form these days, for all kinds of audiences. What makes you visit the ones you go to regularly? And if you participate with comments, what moves you to do that?

roses in the yard, 5 1/8" x 8 1/4" 2B graphite and watercolor pencils