The only correct way to view a weblog is as a handy, online notebook. People can maintain them for all sorts of reasons, and, of course, some will be far more interesting than others.

But all this garbage about "bloggers'" engaging in some constructive political struggle puts me in mind of the heroes of 80s pop culture. To find out more, why not spend a weekend listening to Like, omigod!: the 80$ pop culture box (totally), which can be had from Rhino for as little as $135.99. It's seven CDs of "Turning Japanese", "Bette Davis Eyes", "Theme from Hill Street Blues", and so many more of those treasured moments. And the contents of your head will have turned into mush.