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March 19, 2007

Truly Unique and Outstanding Blogs — Recap Week 3

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 3:42 pm

A Recap of the Facts

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On Monday, February 26, I started a quest to find 200 Unique Blogs. . . . I said that the blogs I am looking for

are one-of-a kind, stand-out, nothing-like-it, wow-will-you-look-at-that. only-one, wish-I-had-that-idea blogs. Every blog in the bunch will be outstanding in its own way.

Then I restated the definition:
A unique and outstanding blog is one so compelling and remarkable that it sticks with you — days later you still want to tell folks to experience it. A unique and outstaninding blog has an amazing impact on a reader. It is unforgettable to both the adult and the kid in you.

Remember John Said This Would Be Interesting

John, a wise, money man and bartender at the sidebar, said that it would be interesting to watch.

I still think he was talking about the fun and intrigue observing blogger behavior cross paths with . . . um, er . . . me.

And well, so far it has been.

You see I’m starting to wonder whether our “one size fits all sitcom world” has made us immune to what “unique” really means. I looked it up to be sure I had it right. Merriam Webster and I agree.

  • 1 : being the only one : SOLE
  • 2 a : being without a like or equal : UNEQUALED
  • 3 : UNUSUAL

Maybe I have a special bond with this word that means peculiar. Could be.

A few more Outstanding Blogs

The first list was 15 in no particular order. Now here are a few more. This is taking a long time. That seems like it should be.

  1. Bobbarama

    2. http://www.bobbarama.com

  2. Hello My Name Is Blog

    3. http://www.hellomynameisscott.blogspot.com/

  3. Propellerhead

    4. http://www.propellerhead.tv/

  4. Oh, The Joys

    5. http://othejoys.blogspot.com/index.html

  5. Sand in the Gears

    6. http://www.tonywoodlief.com./

  6. Kim and Jason EscapeAdulthood

    7. http://www.kimandjason.com/blog/

  7. nakedpastor

    8. http://nakedpastor.com/

  8. Chief Happiness Officer

    9. http://positivesharing.com/

  9. KINEDA

    10. http://www.kineda.com/

  10. My Marrakesh

    11. http://moroccanmaryam.typepad.com/

  11. tdaxp

    12. http://www.tdaxp.com/

  12. the ageless project

    13. http://jenett.org/ageless/

  13. Tomorrow Could Be Boring

    14. http://nukapai.typepad.com/

  14. Onemanbandwidth: An American Professor in China

    15. http://onemanbandwidth.com/wordpress/

I’ve only two things left to say:

I’m still looking . . . are you still looking with me?

Not all unique and outstanding blogs come from North America . . .

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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24 Comments to “Truly Unique and Outstanding Blogs — Recap Week 3”

  1. March 19th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
    nakedpastor said

    thanks so much for the mention and link! awesome. honored to be on the list!

  2. March 19th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
    LONNIE B HODGE said

    Thanks for the kind shout out…

    Lots of great info’ here…I will be introducing you to my students…

    Greetings from the Middle Kingdom….

    OMBW

  3. March 19th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
    bobbarama said

    Wow. Thanks soooo much including me in your Outstanding Blogs list. Very, very cool. Don’t forget to add yours to the list at some point.

    :)

    Take care. And, again … wow!

  4. March 19th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi naked pastor!
    Welcome!
    Rick was right! Your blog is worth taking notice of. I’m so glad he mentioned you. :)

  5. March 19th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Lonnie!
    Greetings and welcome!
    Glad to meet you. I’m glad to have you as a truly outstanding friend. :P

  6. March 19th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Bobberama!
    What a nice thing to say! You’re a charmer as well as an outstanding blogger!

  7. March 19th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
    John said

    Thanks Liz; great blogs one and all. I especially appreciated Chief Happiness Officer today… I think it was the picture of coffee beans (what can I say, sex sells). :) I hope to have a blog or two for you this week.
    -j

  8. March 20th, 2007 at 12:00 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi John!
    Great to see you! Those coffee beans are cool. I worry that you find them that sexy though. . . . :)

    Glad to hear you’re helping out. Ever been to blogwise.com?

  9. March 20th, 2007 at 12:59 am
    basketer said

    Hi Liz,
    I have a suggestion for you. When giving a recap of the best blogs, it would be really handy if you can sort of categorise them or give a brief description.
    For me, I lose interest halfway down the list and dont bother to click more links. I wonder if other people might do the same.

  10. March 20th, 2007 at 2:17 am
    John said

    I could write a sonnet about coffee, I’m sorry. :D I’ve heard/been to blogwise at some time or another, but I’ll check it out again and see what they’ve got. Thanks!
    -j

  11. March 20th, 2007 at 2:50 am
    Trevor said

    Sorry… I posted this comment in an old entry… I’ll put it here at the top now :)

    I love this site:
    http://nomoreblanktapes.wordpress.com/
    it’s by the girl that runs this blog:
    http://www.momofreaksout.com

    Her writing style is gripping and unique, and I love her ‘VJ’ style of putting the music videos together! Truly creative!!

  12. March 20th, 2007 at 3:57 am
    Trevor said

    oh, and have a look at the archives for http://www.momofreaksout.com …. all the way back to 2002, and most of her followers have been reading since then! I love the ‘about me’ page too… worthy of a novel.

  13. March 20th, 2007 at 5:50 am
    HELLO, my name is Scott said

    Thanks for the link love!

    -Scott

  14. March 20th, 2007 at 6:35 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi John!
    I could sing coffee’s praises as well. I’m just not so sure about the sexy part . . . :)

    I hadn’t been to blogwise for ages. Now that I’ve some blog discrimination skills, and that it’s updated it self a bit, it’s quite fun to go searching through if you have some time. I’ve been thinking about doing a shortr review on it. :)

  15. March 20th, 2007 at 7:06 am
    Oh, The Joys said

    Wow! What an honor. Thank you!

  16. March 20th, 2007 at 7:34 am
    ME Strauss said

    hi Basketer!
    Thanks for the advice. This is list only preliminary. Who knows whether these will stay? Most of them have appeared once before.

    What you say is nice and thoughtful suggestion. Thank you again. I’ll pack in the time to make that happen. But I do like the surprise of click them open the way they stand. So it’s a toss up at the moment. :)

  17. March 20th, 2007 at 7:35 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Trevor!
    Thank for helping on the quest!! I’ll be checking out the blog you suggest.

  18. March 20th, 2007 at 7:36 am
    ME Strauss said

    Yea for you Scott and OhtheJoys!!!

  19. March 20th, 2007 at 9:33 am
    Mike said

    :-)

  20. March 23rd, 2007 at 12:24 pm
    Maryam in Marrakech said

    Oh wowza!!! As we say here in Morocco, shoukran bazef. Really, I am so touched by you reaching out to this Marrakech-based blogger.

  21. March 23rd, 2007 at 12:50 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Mike. :)

    Hi Maryam! It’s the quality that got the attention.:)

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  23. July 31st, 2007 at 2:45 pm
    Nukapai said

    Wow! Thanks! :D

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