Never thought I'd be a blogger

Well I went and made a blog, I'm still not sure why. Maybe it was to finally put an end to all of the people begging me everyday to finally make one. I figure I should just give in and give the people what they want. Ok I made that last part up. I think one time somebody did ask me why I don't have a blog though. I am not sure what will be on my blog yet, but from what I know about myself I can imagine it will contain the following things:

1. Things that I find annoying

2. BYU sports and my opinions on them

3. Sports in general

4. Gospel related topics

5. Funny videos I have seen on the internet

I have been following some blogs for the last couple years and there are a lot of things that annoy me about them. See one post in and I'm already talking about things that annoy me... anyways these are what I feel blogs should not be:

1. A Diary to share extremely personal things that nobody wants to read about

2. A daily log of what your kids did that day, regardless of whether it was interesting or not

3. A spot to post 100 pictures of the last vacation you took (3 or 4 is plenty)

I thought for my first post I should give a shout out to some people who I think are great bloggers and have inspired me to start my very own blog. So here is my top 5 blogs:

(With each blog I have added a link to a solid article they have written)

#5- Siamese Twins (Mitch Poth) Mitch really shouldn't be on the list because he has about one new post in the last 8 months, but when this blog started it was pretty good. Now those of you who know Mitch know that he isn't the deepest thinker, so he isn't blogging about current social problems and politics. Mitch blogs about what he knows, which has led to some pretty funny articles on his opinions on otter pops and an ode to fanny packs.

http://mitchngolden.blogspot.com/2008/04/poster-child-for-resource-room.html

#4- Dallin's Friday Night Write (Dallin Shaw) Dallin also hasn't had much to say in the last few months but his blog posts are usually pretty solid. You can tell that he takes the time because his writing always sounds good. His opinions are always bogus and couldn't be more wrong, but his articles are usually pretty funny.

http://dallinsfridaynightwrite.blogspot.com/2008/07/im-math-person.html

#3- 5 Minutes Wasted (Jared and Lindsay Bates) This is one of the most entertaining family blogs I have ever seen. Both Jared and Lindsay are hilarious writers and they only blog about interesting things that are going on in their family. This Halloween blog is one of the funniest things I have ever read.

http://5minuteswasted.blogspot.com/2008/10/tricks-are-treats.html

#2- Nielsen Life (Kacey Nielsen) Ok it probably helps that she is my sister and I find all of her blogs interesting because they are usually about my niece and nephew, but that isn't the only reason she made #2 on the list. Kacey is a very gifted writer and photographer. Her posts always have great pictures of the kids and the way she uses the pictures in her posts make them so much more entertaining and readable. Anytime I see a new post on my google reader pop up from Kacey I know it's gonna be a good one.

http://nielsenlife.blogspot.com/2010/09/just-not-in-mood.html

#1- Because I Said So (Peggy Earl) Writing is just one of my mom's many talents. All of her blog posts are always well written and funny. Ok I know that most of the other blogs on the top 5 also featured good writing and humor so you are probably wondering what does this blog have that the others don't that pushed it to the top? This blog features two tributes to myself, so the other blogs really never stood a chance. This contest was over before it even started.

http://davidearlfamily.blogspot.com/2008/11/brad-turns-21.html

http://davidearlfamily.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-22nd-birthday-brad.html