I don't maintain an extensive blogroll, like many of the sites I visit regularly. This is mostly because I don't find them particularly useful and I'm not convinced that readers find them useful either, especially if they grow to be really long.
In light of this "shortcoming" I've decided to try to do a regular, hopefully weekly, installment of what I'm calling "blog plugs".
Blog plugs will just be a chance for me to share some of the many weblogs I read regularly but might not include in my normal posting. If I'm already mentioning a site regularly as part of one of my interests (say, Mars, or Mozilla) then it probably won't make blog plugs, though I reserve the right to gratuitously plug and re-plug any blog at any time :-)
Blog plugs will also be an opportunity for you all to share with me. If you know of strong blogs that you think might interest me (or you have one that you'd like me to read and maybe plug) just let me know in the comments section of any of the "blog plugs" posts.
With this inaugural blog plug installment, I want to highlight a real gem called The SpaceWriter's Ramblings. This fantastic blog is written by Carolyn Collins Petersen and it's such an amazing read that once you start, you won't be able to stop until you've read through every one of the archived posts. It's really that good.
It was posts like this that inspired me to start blogging about my favorite Mars pictures (remember my old image link dumps?). Carolyn's "Does This Telescope Make My Ass Look Too Big?" and "Astronomy and Taxes"(ed. link corrected) are wonderful examples of what blogs can do that just doesn't get done elsewhere. Carolyn inspires me and this kind of writing makes it clear that blogs, even in their often derided "personal journal" format, in the right hands, can transcend themselves.
Go check out The SpaceWriter's Ramblings. You'd be hard pressed to find more entertaining and informative reading, in the blogosphere or any sphere.
