I don't really get the whole blogging thing . . .

Blogging seems odd to me. Of course, I don't journal or write in a diary either. There's a similar component to the two activities at times. However, I've seen a few blogs that are simply posts of news and journal articles, or grant opportunities, and find those more my speed. The blogs that chat endlessly about a particular person's life or preferences (just like this one so far), are bothersome. Too often, they turn into rants or examination of the minutia of someone's day. What's the point of reading that? It's great that there is a space for people who want to blog that way, but I don't want to read them.