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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around participants sharing their blogging experiences, discussing personal blogs, and expressing thoughts on the act of blogging itself. Various links to blogs are shared, and participants reflect on the content and purpose of their blogs.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, shares their blog link and mentions sporadic entries.
  • Another participant notes their sister has a blog and shares the link.
  • One participant discusses their kids' blog and reflects on a previous knitting blog that was deleted.
  • Several users express uncertainty about whether they have anything to say in their blogs.
  • One participant mentions starting a blog to document culinary adventures after encouragement from others.
  • Another participant shares their family blog, describing it as boring but appreciated by family.
  • One participant discusses their family's use of LiveJournal for updates and maintaining contact.
  • Another participant expresses excitement about the upcoming conference in Chicago and offers to suggest places to visit.
  • One participant shares their experience with fundraising for heart families and mentions potential bookings.
  • Several participants compliment each other's blogs and express interest in adding them to their reading lists.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the value and purpose of blogging, with some participants expressing enthusiasm and others questioning their own contributions. No clear consensus emerges regarding the necessity of having something significant to say in a blog.

Contextual Notes

Participants share a variety of personal experiences related to blogging, including family updates, culinary interests, and community engagement through fundraising.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants interested in connecting through shared blogging experiences or looking for inspiration in personal storytelling may find this discussion relevant.

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I recommend the one my family uses for that purpose - Live Journal. Every member of your family can become a member. As a member, you can make a list of who your "friends" are, and by doing that, you control who sees your posts. When you create a post, you can set the level of access to be private (you're the only one who can read it) your friends can read it, or the whole world can read it.I used to blog there, and you can look for the user "lugnuts" on LJ and see some of my stuff there. My family login is a different name, though. My brother, The Rocket Scientist, blogs there pretty much to the world, but my posts are all limited to my family.Check it out - I think it's what you're looking for. (Click on Live Journal above or here, it's a link.)
 
Thanks!!Thanks KG!! I'm gonna go look at Live Journal right now!! :)
 
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I found my old blog on Live Journal if you want to take a look at it.My bother, The Rocket Scientist, blogs on Live Journal as BJBass. Rhymes with class, or lack of.
 
luvs2cook said:
I have a kids blog - http://peapodnpeanut.blogspot.com/. I used to have one for knitting but, I deleted it. However, it was great to see the daily progress of a project.

My last entry as September, 2006. I better start blogging again.
Jane~

Your kids are sooooooo cute! Do you live in a log cabin? The wood is beautiful! (Sorry, I am so nosey when it comes to other people's homes...I love to see!)
 
Joelen said:
I started blogging early this year since many folks were encouraging me to. You can check out my culinary adventures in the link below :)
WOW...is all I can say!

You are quite the chef! I LOVED reading all of the descriptions to go along with your photos!
 
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calebsmom0822 said:
Thanks KG!! I'm gonna go look at Live Journal right now!! :)
Come to any decisions yet?Here's some of my personal postings that are public. You can also see my profile there. It's pretty out of date, I see, and needs some updating.
 
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Joelen & Celeste, I have been wanting to do a food blog forever!!!
You have now inspired me!
I LOVE taking pics, and especially of my creations!
I have a blog also, basically on my kids happening, but sometimes in life in general.
It is http://herrerababies.blogspot.com/

Also, have you guys ever heard of GoogleReader?
It is the coolest thing that I just found.
You add all of your friends blogs onto it and whenever you log in, it shows you all of the new journal entries.
So you don't have to go to each on seperatly.
I LOVE it!!!
 
I blog about my family and my most of the time boring life at blog.myspace.com/bishopskitchen. Feel free to enjoy my ramblings!
 
The_Kitchen_Guy said:
Come to any decisions yet?Here's some of my personal postings that are public. You can also see my profile there. It's pretty out of date, I see, and needs some updating.
Yes KG, I've signed up with LiveJournal..I'm just trying to get used to it. I know its not that difficult..hahah Anyways how can I send you the link to mine? So that you can see the progress... Its nowhere near being done...i want to add pics! Thanks for sharing yours, as it gives me some ideas on what to do with mine.
 
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Cool!Have fun with it - it's a good way for family to keep up with one another. Otherwise, I'd have no way of knowing what bjbass is up to this week.
 
Chozengirl said:
Joelen & Celeste, I have been wanting to do a food blog forever!!!
You have now inspired me!
I LOVE taking pics, and especially of my creations!
I have a blog also, basically on my kids happening, but sometimes in life in general.
It is http://herrerababies.blogspot.com/

Also, have you guys ever heard of GoogleReader?
It is the coolest thing that I just found.
You add all of your friends blogs onto it and whenever you log in, it shows you all of the new journal entries.
So you don't have to go to each on seperatly.
I LOVE it!!!

Yes - I use googlereader as well. I also suggest putting your blog on google analytics so you can keep stats on how many times your blog is viewed, who views them, etc.
 
KellyTheChef said:
WOW...is all I can say!

You are quite the chef! I LOVED reading all of the descriptions to go along with your photos!

Thanks so much for checking it out! :)
 
Chef Endora said:
Joelen, I had to go eat after seeing all the pix on your blog:eek: .

Do you provide all the recipes? I was droolin over the chocolate cheesecake stuffed strawberries!:D

I do my best to provide recipes... but if there is something you'd like a recipe for that isn't listed, please let me know! :)

Here is my recipe for the white chocolate cheesecake stuffed strawberries:

INGREDIENTS:
Large fresh whole strawberries
1 brick cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 sm pkg instant vanilla pudding
1/4 cup melted white chocolate wafers
milk - enough to thin if filling is too thick

Cut a thin slice from the stem end of each strawberry, allowing the berries to stand upright on flattened end. Place berries, cut side down, on a serving platter. Cut each berry carefully into 4 wedges, cutting almost to, but not through, bottoms.

Fan wedges just slightly, taking care not to break; set berries aside.

In a mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.

Gently fold in pudding mix.

Melt white chocolate wafers in the microwave and add to the cream cheese pudding mixture.

Add milk if its too thick - consistency should be slightly thick like cheesecake.

Using a ziploc bag w/the corner snipped off or decorating bag with decorative tip, fill the strawberries.

Cover and chill until ready to serve.
 
legacypc46 said:
Joelen,

I love your blog! After 20 years in uniform, I find getting to focus on the kitchen and friends is a great combination. (Loved the Army, but I wasn't paid to be nice and friendly:rolleyes: ) What you are doing is so where I want to be!

kris

Thanks so much for checking it out! :)
 
Chozengirl said:
Joelen & Celeste, I have been wanting to do a food blog forever!!!
You have now inspired me!
I LOVE taking pics, and especially of my creations!
I have a blog also, basically on my kids happening, but sometimes in life in general.
It is http://herrerababies.blogspot.com/

Also, have you guys ever heard of GoogleReader?
It is the coolest thing that I just found.
You add all of your friends blogs onto it and whenever you log in, it shows you all of the new journal entries.
So you don't have to go to each on seperatly.
I LOVE it!!!

It's so much easier to blog about food than life.... lol If you skip a few days, weeks, months, you don't have to worry about "being behind" in posting.... LOL

I have the blogs I read on my sub list and it shows me when there is an update, and then I go read it.... lol

spaces (from MSN) has a statistics page where I can see how many views the page has had, and the origination of the view. And I really like the layout, and all the options that are available.....
 

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