The first thing I noticed when I clicked on the URL for this site was that there’s a Google search button covering part of the title of the most recent entry. It’s also a Blogger blog with one of the default templates… There are so many of these it seems. At least it isn’t Xanga or LiveJournal. (No offense if you have a Xanga or a LiveJournal, but please do us all a favor and get something else.)
The next thing I notice is the fact that the author is very opinionated. As far as blogs go, this is a good thing… there’s nothing more boring than reading a bunch of indifferent blogs that all seem to just post links rather than any sort of substance. I’ve got to give credit, even though I don’t agree with many of the opinions. There’s a lot of cussing which may get some people a little uptight but overall the entries are worth reading (so long as you aren’t easily offended by foul language).
Let’s move onto the template. I have several times stated my dislike of Blogger templates, but this one actually took me a second to realize it was a standard. This is good… I don’t like it when I dislike the blog solely based on the template. However, a standard template it still is, with lots of links to check out. The links are good, it shows that the blogger at least changed that part of the template (because it’s also annoying to see the Edit-Me links in the sidebar… that’s a dead giveaway that the person hasn’t taken any time with their template!).
There are actually extras on this blog… not too many, but some. There’s Google ads, which I suppose they’re trying to make money with, but they aren’t exactly well taken. There are also ads for Amazon.com… two instances of ads on the same page? From different companies? That doesn’t really win any points. Other plugins include “___ of the Day” type things, some of which appear below the blog entries, off to the side, which struck me as a little odd. However, the animal of the day is very cute.
This really isn’t a bad blog, in fact if you get past the cussing and the ads it’s pretty good. There are a few too many plugins for my taste and the language is a little harsh for me, but other than that I wouldn’t mind recommending this site to some people I know. Some people won’t like it, but I think even more people would agree with me that it deserves a 4 out of 5.NULL