Who I Am Reading - August 2007
StarXLR8 is a busy busy gal. I barely have time to read the Cottage Living, Good Housekeeping and Cooking Light magazines that come each month. But somehow, amidst it all, I find the time to keep tabs on 59 51 (I de-cluttered) RSS feeds pretty much daily. This list seems to grow every week, sometimes faster and sometimes slower. Every once in a while I will go on a bent to eliminate (oh-the-horror) some feeds that I just don’t enjoy. So my plan is to provide a brief update on who I am enjoying each month, provide a little link love to the community and hopefully enlightened you, fine reader, with some tasty new reads.
First of all, I will say that a feed reader is an indispensable tool. I love love love it! Unlike the rest of the world, I still use Bloglines. I just find it to be a cleaner, more intuitive experience than Google Reader. If you can convince me why GR is better, then maybe I’ll consider it.
Wow, there are just so many excellent bloggers out there. I want to narrow this to my three most current favorites.
For midwest goodness:
Her Able Hands
Little Blog on the Prairie
Soy is the New Black
For cottage goodness:
One Woman’s Cottage Life
The Cottage Nest
This Vintage Chica
So a question for the blogosphere, particularly you domestic arts (food, home, garden) bloggers and blog-readers, what makes you add a blog to your feed? I love beautiful photos, with some text, yummy recipes, great ideas and a touch of heart and humor.
Posted on August 1st, 2007 under Blogs, Cottage, Country, Midwest by StarXLR8.
Comments
Comments
Comment from Jonathan T
Time: August 2, 2007, 12:29 pm
I add blogs that are funny, have to do with Star Wars or Corporate Communications or Photography, Rolling Stone, and, of course, Dilbert.
I use My Yahoo as my RSS feed reader. I find that it works well since I can also use it for TV listings, daily comics, box scores, and news.
If you want to read the funniest blog in the world, check out zombiefightsshark.blogspot.com.
Comment from kelly
Time: August 3, 2007, 2:42 am
Hey, thanks for the linky love!
I add feeds (I’m still using kinja because I’m too lazy to transfer it all to anything else, and the OPML file won’t work) anyway…I’ll add a feed mostly for quality storytelling. I want to go on a journey with the blogger (short, long, whatever, just take me somewhere with you). Excellent photos. How-to. How not-to. Throw in some self-deprecating humor and I’m smitten.
Comment from StarXLR8
Time: August 3, 2007, 3:49 am
I’ve had trouble with import/export using an OPML file too! I guess thats not perfected yet.
I’ve realized recently that the how-to pieces really stick with me. Really enjoying “zen habits” for that right now as well.
Comment from lbotp
Time: August 3, 2007, 11:12 am
Thanks for the shoutout …. love the name of your blog!
I use Google Reader, it’s one less password for me to remember. Giggle.
Comment from StarXLR8
Time: August 3, 2007, 11:55 am
Bloglines never seems to log me out. I keep it in my bookmarks toolbar. But you do have a point, the sheer number of passwords I have to track is beyond ridiculous!
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