Blog or Bog

So, here is my first real entry into the world of blogs. I knew there was a reason why I haven't delved into this particular corner of the Internet universe before. Blogs would be more appropriately called bogs--once you take a step into the blog world you get sucked in. I've purposely tried to stay away from them. There have been ones I've stumbled across that seem similar to watching "Days of our Lives" or some other daytime TV soap. I have enough to read without getting trapped in someone's day-to-day account of their personal life.

But that's not fair. That's an opinion based on far too small a sample. The truth is I haven't explored blogs much. I'm one of those that's had to cruise around for this assignment, finding out what's out there. I've spent a good part of a day doing this. Yikes--I still maintain that bog might be a better name! Sucked in for sure.

But I have to say I found some interesting stuff. And I came across a blog by David Hingsburger that I'd discovered several months ago and forgotten about, and I was impressed all over again with the comments and insights that he has about the world of those with disabilities. With a disability himself, he knows what he's talking about when he works with people with all kinds of challenges. David's blog, Chewing the Fat, is well written--he's an experienced writer with a few books to his credit. Many of his posts left me grinning; many left me with a lump in my throat, and some left me down right angry. Many of them hit very close to home as I think about life with my daughter with Down syndrome. I think I might try to read his blog a little more regularly.

http://davehingsburger.blogspot.com/

So into the bog I've leapt and hope that I can learn to tread water while I'm there. Or at least come up for air occasionally.

Oh, and one other blog I quite enjoyed comes from a girl in Seattle who has some great stories to tell all wrapped up with her love of cooking. Her blog and the recipes she includes even led her to meet her future husband. He from New York and she from Seattle. And now they're both is Seattle teaching cooking classes together and other stuff. How cool is that! She has some good links to cookbooks as well as nice clean photos on the page--nice visuals.

http://orangette.blogspot.com/