Bloggers

This morning I had some free time and decided to do some online blog exploring. There are so many blogs out there. They are as unique as people are. Some are funny. Some are sad. Some are stupid. Some are entertaining, and some are boring. Some are all of the above.

There are people out there who make a living from writing their blog. I cannot imagine this is easy to do, so I really admire people who can make this work. Apparently, "blogger" is a career title. There are people who classify themselves as "food bloggers," "health bloggers," "news bloggers," etc. I see myself as a college professor who happens to blog. Blogging is certainly not something I would identify myself by--although recently it is something I do on a daily basis and one of my main (and only) hobbies otuside of running.

One thing I have noticed is that some of the most popular blogs tend to rely less on text and more on photos. Obviously, photos, graphics, etc. make things more visually appealing. I don't usually post too many pictures on here. I know that's one thing I could work on to make my blog a little more interesting. Of course, when I do post pictures, they tend to be pictures of my pets. There are only so many cat and dog photos one can post.

I put together a list of some of the interesting blogs I came across. You'll see that they represent some of my areas of interest: food, running, health and diseases, Alzheimer's, gerontology, and budget living.

http://www.americancupcakeinlondon.com/ Food blog with lots of photos


http://alsboy.com/ Chronicles of a guy dealing with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)

http://agingparents.com/blog/ This is related to my field of study (gerontology)

http://www.keeprunningirl.com/ A fun blog about a woman who is a runner

http://runtrails.blogspot.com/ Blog of a hard core trail runner

http://alzheimersdad.blogspot.com/ A woman’s experiences after her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

http://www.creatingmemories.blogspot.com/ Blog of a women affected by early Alzheimer’s

http://dogblog.dogster.com// Quirky blog related to dogs

http://www.suddenlyfrugal.com/ Ways to save money

http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com// Sort of self-explanatory

http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/ A blog about traveling on the cheap

http://mamamarathoner.com/ Another running blog by a woman

http://amerrylife.com/ A blog about a woman trying to start on a path to a healthier lifestyle