the guardian has an interesting article about the rise of blogging today. called posting for profit,

it’s all about making an income from a blog etc etc. it also documents blogger’s buy out by google and the rise of six apart

“It’s possible for an individual, skillful blogger to have income from a blog,” says Adriana Cronin-Lukas, a consultant for fledgling firm the Big Blog Company (www.bigblogcompany.net), and a serious weblogging evangelist. “But ultimately it is the communications aspect of the blog that brings money in - by blogging about a company or expertise.”

one of the most interesting points of the article for me is how the UK media has it’s finger on the pulse of blogging whilst the Irish Media thinks it’s all a bit silly and “not quite the real thing”.

mmmmm. ipod mini. new and improved.

what is the problem with people in this country? day after day people venture out in rain to go and get their lunchtime sandwiches, paninis, wraps, soups etc etc.

but today:

Mark: where are you going for lunch?
Fred: i’m going to Pete’s (sandwich place within the building renamed)
Mark: i don’t like their sambos
Fred: so go out
Mark: (looking out the window) Oh but it’s snowing….. and it’s cold
Fred: so go to Pete’s

Mark is in his late twenties or early thirties. I’m not sure which. He has a fleece and a rain jacket. But he can’t go outside because it’s snowing. (Very lightly I might add). What a moron.

Snow doesn’t make you wet like rain does. You can happily brush snow off. Irish people will always find something to complain about. (Including me, I’m complaining about the conversation this whinger just initiated).

But complaining about a little bit of snow. We’re hardly in Arctic are we? We’re hardly experiencing a blizzard like the one New England recently experienced. Now they’re back it’s continuing.

Mark: “Oh it’s STILL snowing”

My thoughts: Yes, it’s snowing. I’m going to go out to get my lunch. If i’m not back in twenty minutes, most likely it’s due to the snow, which will have frozen me to death as soon as I step outside. Because we all know that snow freezes us to death. Just like the rain melts us.