Month: January 1970

Being a dad to be I knew I had to review this site. The name of Daddy Daze is pretty much what I have been in since I found out I was going to be a father. Some days are good, some days are scary, and the worst part is that the baby isn’t even here yet.

Daddy Daze is written by three dads. Each gives their perspective on what is going on in their child’s life as well as their own. It is unique in the fact that there aren’t very many daddy blogs out there, where as there are a ton of mommy blogs. Dads think of things differently, and this site proves it.

My favorite section has to be the pictures and the stories behind each picture. All three dads have uploaded some pictures and a great story behind it. Most of it is very funny and I tend to relax a bit knowing that is what I have to look forward to. Every now and then though that little voice inside my head freaks out based on what I read.

The design of the site is a simple 2 column layout with a customized header. Archives are done correctly with a monthly break down and each month lists the number of posts which is a bonus. There are also reviews of some products that they were asked to review which is a good thing.

I really cannot get into too many details about the blog without spoiling the good time you will have reading it. My guess is that this blog will be attractive to any parent, any soon to be parent, and anyone who likes kids. I have enjoyed reading it, and I know most of you will too.NULL

Eyes For Lies is a blog about a “wizard,” or one who has the innate ability to TELL if someone is telling a big fat goober of a fib.

Our author takes a look at big stories in the media where people are looked at closely, mostly murder mysteries or missing people cases, and she examines video to show points where she personally believes they are not being 100% truthful, or are downright lying.

I fell asleep on Monday at 7pm and woke up at 11, and couldn’t get back to sleep. I figured I’d come in here to find a blog to review and ended up reading Eyes for Lies until about 2:45 am when I had to force myself to stop and go to bed.

Admittedly, I love a good media sensationalism story and the media circus that surrounds a lot of the modern Whodunnits. Eyes for Lies takes events in the news from said media circuses in the form of video testimony and news reports… from JonBenet Ramsey to Natalie Holloway, from Anna Nicole to the Duke Rape Case, and really examines the people involved. She studies the the dead give-aways and so incredibly subtle the average bear would miss them clues that abound, and she interprets what SHE thinks is the truth.

The blog itself is a blogspot site, that links back to her official URL, and on occasion I lost myself trying to get back and forth between the blogspot site and her About and other pages inside the official site. It took me a little while to figure out the gianormous eyeball was the “home” button in the blog, but once I did the reading through the archives began to flow very easily.

Sometimes, Eyes for Lies states the painfully obvious, like Howard K. Stern is full of malarkey and Larry Birkhead is the baby daddy of Anna Nicole Smith’s little cherub. Like anyone didn’t KNOW that. That one was almost a “duh.” But she goes into other media cases that I didn’t even know about and really peels back the onion skin layers, asking why the person is chuckling at certain questions and explaining why that is a big ding-ding-ding revelation moment for her. She even at the early part of her blog (2004) has an entry about how she knows when her husband is telling a lie. God help the man if he just wants to go out and play poker with the boys. Heh.

The only real complaint I have about the blog is that on the less “superstar” kinds of cases she doesn’t start with a short blurb about who the person and the case are. I had no idea who Adam Saleh was, nor Daniel Wade Moore and Ryan Ferguson. I think that when she is writing about someone less stellar than say, Anna Nicole, a brief synopsis of the person and the case at the beginning of the entry would be helpful.

Eyes For Lies explains a lot about how she sees what she sees, gives the reader insight so they too can read a liar’s eyes and see their traits. She also takes time to show us her garden and tell us a beautiful story about her 20 year old tortoise shell kitty who passed away a few years back. All told, this is an interesting read, and I wonder if she thinks the whole Rosie/Elisabeth thing was staged or not. She invites readers to ask her questions about what is going on in the media and what her opinion is… perhaps I’ll drop her a line and ask this.

Because Eyes For Lies kept me up until ungodly and ugly hours of the morning, I shake a fist at her. And I give her a 3.5 rating. Adding the brief synopsis and posting a little more frequently would push things up a bit for this reviewer. In the meantime, I’ve bookmarked her to come back and see who else is a BFL.NULL

As a warning, I would suggest not reading this site while at work, unless you’re IT department happens to be okay with pictures of women in thongs and men with giant testicles. Having said that, I did this review while visiting my folks, meaning I was constantly looking over my shoulder the whole time. Sorry, pops, for the porn in your browser history.

Adults ExoticA has a tagline of “Exploring the weird, wonderful and exotic, adult world of sex” and it’s the best description there is for the content on this site.

The site is organized by category, which includes topics like Sex Poems, Reviews, Jokes, and Sex Toys to name a few. If you know the type of post you’re looking for, this is ideal. But being a new reader to this blog, I wanted to read it from the beginning. The calendar on the sidebar of the site made it quite cumbersome to find when and where the site first started.

Most of the images that are posted are ones that I’ve seen passed around as an email forward here and there, and several of the links leading to other sites seem to have a referral code of some sort, meaning the webmaster of Adults ExoticA is making money every time someone clicks them.

The layout is simple two-column layout and it’s sufficient enough for this type of site. Obviously, the main focus of the blog doesn’t have anything to do with a flashy design, but the white text on a black background does make it hard to read for some.

Overall, it’s an entertaining read. It’s definitely unlike any other blog I’ve read, and while I did enjoy my time spent browsing through Adults ExoticA, I can’t see myself coming back to visit on a regular basis.
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First things first, – a name of Adults Exotica should easily imply that this site is for adults only. So you must be 18 or older in the US and I am not sure what the age is every place else. I think it is just tall enough to see the bartender… Wait that’s for booze outside the US. Anyways, fair warning, this site is totally NSFW and should be treated as such.

With that said, lets get onto the review. I knew right away that this was going to be an adult blog. Most of the adult blogs I have seen are in the form of here are pictures and/or videos now go click on one of my sponsor or sign up for this porn site. While these types of sites probably do well from an income point of view, attracting and keeping visitors probably not so much.

This blog is different. The posts are written by someone who has a sense of humor and likes to show case it. There are some posts which are total sales pitches, but for the most part, the author posts funny or shall we say interesting items.

The design of the site is nothing to scream home about. It has a green background with green highlights and white text. It is in the standard fill your screen two column layout and has an original logo. While the design does work for the site, I find it rather uninspiring.

The archives are an issue with this blog. The author has decided on the good old calendar method (pun intended) for keeping track of the archives. Personally I do not like this method and prefer all the archives to be linked via a monthly list.

Overall the site is entertaining. There are some good jokes in the site which made me laugh out loud. It is very easy to stay away from the sales pitches that are there, but they don’t happen that often. It is apparent that the author enjoys posting to the blog rather than trying to make a quick buck. A fix of the archive system and a fresh design and this site could do really well.NULL

Off to the world, “I’m just saying.” This blog appears to have potential. Just by the name it would appear to be a site dedicated to setting people straight, obviously after reading, this is a pretty close assumption. This 26 year old mother rocks her blog with the tone of gripe… gripe… gripe… moan… moan… moan…

Grant it that there were quite a few things I agreed with, but it appears apparent to me that this mother hits the blogs as a good form of stress relief. I did get a lot of laughter from the agony she tells through her blog. I really enjoyed her trip to the DMV, but you have to dig to get to it. Check out the January ’07 archives you will see it there.

The site is a blogger site, which she clearly doesn’t care about due to her disclaimer on the side of the blog. I didn’t like the way her archives are laid out; I found the black text not lining up where they appeared they should on the grey background with the black bar down the middle. I would make simple recommendation of updating the template for the archives areas. The main site is easy on the eyes. I mix of greys and black lettering. It is plain, but I find I like plain layouts better than some of the bright colors.

Overall, the site was an interesting read, but like I said it appears to be a place for her to relieve stress and wind down the day. It was funny, but I think that the funny part comes from most comedy coming at someone else’s expenses. She has blogged frequently since January of ’07. She claims this is another attempt so she appears to have been in the blogging world a lot longer than her archives show. There are some grammar mistakes, but overall the blog is a simple read. I would recommend this for family and friends to see what new sarcastic experience that she has to comment on next.
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