Depression, whining, and poo: Observations of other people's blogs

I've noticed a number of trends among bloggers:

1. Bloggers often feel depressed and experience low self-esteem. Too much navel-gazing if you ask me. I prefer to remember Oscar Wilde's words: "We are all in the gutter but some of us are reaching for the stars." That was before he was imprisoned for being gay and then died a broken man. Those goofy Englishmen.
2. "Sleep" is a common "favorite" activity. Great for the sleeper, but what about my needs? People who sleep are boring and ignore me. So skip those blogs.
3. One person wrote about her "poo" experience. It seems that she works at two different locations, far enough that she needs to drive hours on end, and often has to make bold decisions about where and when to "poo" in order to avoid the embarassment of fellow toilet-users' snide remarks. Though interesting, "poo" blogs are best left undiscovered.
4. There is a lot of whining. Whining about taking classes, relationships, the government, Fox News. Yes, blogs are outlets for one's thoughts and feelings. But in the end, who really cares about what you find annoying? I experience enough complaints from my mentally ill clients, and half the time I can't tell if their grievances are real or delusional. However, I will defend someone's right to whine if he gives me an alternative to the problems raised. So my riff about Fox News really wasn't a whine. Okay, it was.
5. Did you know Portugese people actually exist? There must be hundreds of them! Seriously!
6. People share way too much about their marriage and work. And then they post pictures of themselves. How courageously foolish. I mean, to allow themselves to be "open" and "true" to blogging. I prefer the semi-veiled anonymity of my blog. Deniability. Yup. One must always have an exit strategy. You know, like the U.S. has in Iraq. No, wait...
7. Our English language education is a dismal failure. Sure, people rite lik dis to prove that dey be kewl (or not, which would be even scarier), but after reading a few sentences, one might need a trip to the neurologist to treat all the swollen neurons.
8. Christian bloggers, the serious ones, those who post Scriptures like wallpaper... there's nothing enjoyable about reading those. Why aren't there any Jewish bloggers quoting from the Old Testament or the Torah? Maybe those will be more interesting. I haven't even begun to look for Islamic bloggers. Nope. I don't need the NSA, CIA, DoD and FBI tracking my computer. Ha ha. No. I'm serious.

So what's it all mean? I'll try my hand at more light observations and commentary. For more serious reviews about the world, try The Economist. If I could afford it, I'd subscribe to it.

Next blog: My thoughts on Battlestar Galactica.

Peas out! Green beans in!