Howdy reader. I reckon that after all this time, I know why most of you come here to read. You are one of a wildly diverse group I can either refer to as The World’s Strongest Librarians or The Loyal Weird. You may choose. But the point is, I now know why most of you read World’s Strongest Librarian.
Because you are interested in:
- Tourette’s Syndrome and all its absurd, freakshow glory
- Getting stronger
- The hope that I might start wearing a dunce cap
- Inspiration (your words, not mine!)
- Strongman feats, like tearing cards and bending steel
- Reading recommendations
- Kettlebells
- The occasional piece of pretty writing
- Blogging motivation
- You’re racing me to the one-armed pullup
- My perpetual, self-inflicted and public humiliation
- Just to hang out with the rest of The Loyal Weird
And many of you have blogs. Many of you write. But I don’t know how many of you know each other, so today let’s just do this:
Leave a comment and introduce your blog. Tell us how long you’ve been blogging, why you do it, what your blog is about, and whether you have specific goals for your blog in mind. Rather than just putting it in the URL field, feel free to leave a link to your blog in the comment. But I want you to choose a post that you feel best represents why you’re blogging and who you are.
Then let’s spend some time checking out as many links as sound interesting to each of us.
People are fascinating. Most of the time I love them. If you’re here, you’re obviously a genius, and your blog is surely an extension of that genius, right?
Let’s have ‘em. Mix and mingle.
Go.
Enormo
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Hey Josh, great idea!
I blog about games because I love talking about their impact on our lives, and how we’re better off because of them. While I read a ton of blogs, I’m pretty green when it comes to writing one. Here’s one of my posts:
http://www.gamesizing.com/best-game-in-the-world/
My goals are to get better at writing and meeting some like-minding folks. And while I read your blog for inspiration, I’ve also been increasingly intrigued by the kettlebell workout.
My favorite game is Catchphrase. Get yourself some KBs, buddy!
Enormo. I come here because you do a great job helping people while entertaining. The, erm, unique videos are a bonus, as are the occasional superhero references. Plus I like saying ‘kettlebells.’
My blog 40 days to change (http://40daystochange.wordpress.com/) is about trying to find and pursue a calling – by learning to see all the possibilities, seeing how others have done it (or failed magnificently) and finding courage to take risks.
started in October b/c I wanted to write, continue b/c I LOVE it – and there are people in *Romania* for Pete’s sake who actually read my blog. Blogging reminds me that the world is cool.
Ami :
It seems we have much in common. I’ve checked out your blog, read you goals for 2010 and look forward to sharing your journey!
Enormo :
Thanks for enabling this opportunity. It’s nice to meet the neighbors.
Warmest,
Nelia
Take whatever reminders you can get, and send those Romanians a thank you card. Thanks for the comment.
Hey there Josh. What a great idea! I can’t wait to read all of the blogs from your other readers. Since I just had a guest post up, I suppose at least a few people know who I am, but I’ll give the intro anyway.
I’m Liz, a 35-year-old working mom of two kids. I started my blog in March of 2009. I came in 2nd place in a 60-day transformation contest that used twitter, and I had a lot of followers and people who I talked to on-line who wanted to know more about how I changed my body. So I started my blog to share my story and help others do the same!
I love to write. Back in the late 1980s, I used to do a ton of writing on the internet – mostly fanfic. Today, I write a lot for my job, but it’s all scripted stuff that doesn’t allow me to be myself the way writing for my blog does.
It’s so hard for my to pick a post to share. My most popular one was about weightlifting for women (Who’s afraid of a little muscle). But since my own journey is a critical part to my site, I’m going to share one of the posts in my series of one-year look-backs that I did in June of 2009.
http://www.lookinggoodmom.com/evolution-of-a-fitness-plan/
That’s a great post, Liz.
I’m actually fairly new here; got attracted by one of the guest posts you did recently and liked what I saw when I visited. Seems you have a lot of useful advice here!
My blog is ‘The 3D Student’, it basically provides tutorials on using 3D software, reviews of relevant products, and general life tips and advice for 3D Students / Enthusiasts.
I started it on the 4th of January finally, after a month of delaying, because I like writing and I wanted to help smooth the road for other people like me. I continue because it’s grabbed me, shaken me about, and stated that it’s here to stay or else (and I love it really
). Blogging is awesome, I wish I’d started sooner.
Or else what? That sounds pretty fierce!
Oh, or else it’d probably follow me around like one of those sad puppies with the huge eyes
Nothing that sinister really.
Hey,
My blog is around for about 4 moths, and it took me 3 moths to come up with the name: Ideas With A Kick. It’s a personal development blog and think the best things I’ve heard it being called so far is ‘refreshing’.
Here is one of my favorite posts on it: http://www.ideaswithakick.com/personal-development-readers-vs-personal-development-doers/
Just dropped by and subscribed. Readers v. Doers is indeed a post about which to be proud! Great read!
Eduard, as one more player on the boring, same, monotonous Internet, “refreshing” is a compliment you should treasure.
Hey,
I have been blogging for many years, though I have only been writing Success Circuit since 1/1/2009. I try to write inspiration, which is why I usually write about other people’s stories or publsh interviews.
I read WSL because of its uniqueness. You, Josh, are an incredibly unique and successful guy… well done! I love reading and I would like to become stronger, but that is not why I read WSL. I read it for the creativity, the strangeness etc.
Shane, your interviews are great. I personally think it’s what you do best, from what I’ve seen so far.
One of the things I love about your site Josh, is the diversity of people who come here. And already, there are three blogs above I wouldn’t have found under normal circumstances, so thank you.
I run a blog which hopes to help other bloggers who are passionate about writing, and want to earn a sustainable income from their blogging. It was started in 2008, and you can find out more here: http://www.mikeslife.org
I’m also co author of the book Beyond Blogging, which has just come out in paperback.
Awesome, Mike. I just read Naomi Dunford’s review of you and Nathan’s book. Exciting stuff. I hope you’re both doing very well with it.
Hey Josh, nice to see you again. I am here because of the post you wrote on Men with pens. I just loved the post and so I came to visit your blog. I read some posts this weekend and saw your series about Tourette’s Syndrome. And I was really very impressed.
I am very interested in this kind of syndroms because of my background (homeopathy) but also because my daughter had one of those symptoms for many years. It was in a really very mild form (throat clearing) compaired to yours, but I recognised the strong compulsion. It had to be done and if suppressed it would come out worse.
It was very interesting to see how you try to cope with this overwhelming challenge.
And I am here because of the title of your blog. I just love libraries. For years I spent every free minute reading, carrying as much books as I could from the library. No fiction, but about almost everything there is to learn about ‘life’. Philosophy, psychology, science, disease, art, music and so on.
Now I do not go to the library often anymore but I still read a lot online, mostly on blogs and forums. But more than reading I feel a need to write. Make words of all my thoughts. And that is the reason I blog. The post that represents that best is called Individual Language.
http://www.mindstructures.com/individual-language
There I finally could get into words what the purpose is of my latest blog Mindstructures.
Hey, glad you made it. Have you ever read Consider The Lobster by David Foster Wallace? I think you’d enjoy it.
Hey Josh,
I read because I like your willingness to put yourself out there…you are willing to be vulnerable.
My blog is called http://www.quitbit.com. My goal is to come up with 1000 ideas worth quitting.
It’s like a decluttering of the mind and soul, by quitting ideas, beliefs, mindsets, and habits that hold us back from becoming who we are truly meant to be. It’s addition by subtraction.
And since we have been led to believe quitting is a bad thing (it can be…sometimes) I am determined to help people see how it can be a great thing.
I am attaching this link as I did my first radio interview on Friday. It consists of myself (discussing my quit story) and a gentleman by the name of Chris Jarvis (who quit being a pastor to focus on helping business and non-profits create incredible volunteer experiences.)
You can listen to it at http://www.quitbit.com/check-out-my-radio-interview-on-career-buzz. My part starts at the 36 minute part.
To learn more about Chris, check out his blog at http://realizedworth.blogspot.com/. He’s doing some great stuff.
Cheers,
DD
Dean, I have something for you to quit: quit being so modest. Your blog rules.
Thanks amigo. I greatly appreciate it my friend.
Josh, cool idea. I only recently found your blog, but so far it’s been very interesting.
I just started my own blog on January 1, which I creatively named after myself:
http://www.markcancellieri.com/
I originally tried to come up with a creative blog URL, but ultimately I decided to go with my name because it is a reminder to myself to write what I want to write about. I used to spend too much time worrying about others, but I decided to just go with it!
In any case, the tag line for my blog is Dream into Action, which is a good description of the main theme. I write about how to put your dream into action. Putting my own dream into action is actually a work-in-progress, so people will be able to follow along to see my success and failures.
I guess this would be a good introduction to what my blog is all about:
Put Your Dream into Action
http://www.markcancellieri.com/blog/2010/01/18/put-your-dream-into-action/
I like “relentless,” Mark.
Hello Superman,
I maintain a blog only in my dreams, so have absolutely nothing to report. I am also too lame and dumb and easy-going (lazy ain’t PC no more, git it?) to venture forth with a blog of my own
However, I really enjoy reading your blog. And the blog of other people (mentioned above). Hopefully, I will reach out to bloggers and leave stupid comments for them to read.
Seriously, though, it’s an honor and a pleasure to read your ideas. Your pearly words of wisdom are much appreciated. Keep up the great work you’re doing and congratulations!
Is lazy really not PC? And thanks!
Thanks for doing this post Josh, like one of the posters before me, I may not have gotten to your readers blogs and now I will!
My blog was started last year when I was beginning to lose my grip as my mom’s care giver.
I had a crazy past 2 years. I lost my job, got married, sold my house, moved my mom, cat and myself in with my new husband and my new mother-in-law who hated the sight of me. My mom, she went nuts all of a sudden. We believe it’s Lewy Bodies Dementia, the form of Alzheimer’s that comes with hallucinations about wild animals, people and new things in her environment.
I had no idea what was wrong. My husband recommended that I write a blog so that I could have a place to vent.
My venting turned into a way for me to help myself in a positive way. I eventually wrote my first draft of “The Care Giver’s Guide to Sanity.” http://caregiversguidetosanity.blogspot.com
The principles in my guide help me through the worst of times with my demented mother. I write about how I approached my care giving and reflect on what I could do better. To read about my journey down dementia highway as a care giver, go here: http://backdoorlogic.blogspot.com
Thank you in advance for visiting my blog. I will surely visit yours.
Thanks again Josh. I read your blog because you are an inspiration.
Wow, that sounds really tough. All I can do is commend you for making something positive out of it. I hope you are as appreciated as you deserve to be.
Thank you. There’s really no other choice but to keep things positive, the alternative (negative) makes me cry and when I cry, my mom hallucinates a lot more.
The Invisible Mentor http://theinvisiblementor.com/2009/09/18/how-to-analyze-information/
I have been blogging consistently since March 2008. I am an avid reader, continuous learner who loves to discover new things. The Invisible Mentor allows me to share with others. You learn by teaching others. The blog is an educational one and has book summaries/reviews, extensive interviews of highly accomplished people, tips resources and so much more.
Interestingly, Washington State University Professor, Karen Peterson defines an invisible mentor as a unique leader you can learn things from by observing them from a distance (2000). With advances in online and internet technologies I have expanded the concept. People can be mentored by the information they consume. You can now get almost anyone to mentor you because of so much access to information: books, speeches, presentations and so on,
I chose that particular blog post How to Analyze Information because I suspect that most people do not know how to assess the integrity of information they find.
Avil Beckford
Avil, you can’t quote a Wazzu prof unless it’s about farming or going to Coeur d’Alene for beer.
Go Dawgs!
Todd, I can’t let this comment pass without a contrasting cheer: Go Cougs!
Crazy U-dub people think they know everything.
Liz, married to a Wazzu alum and proud of it
Hehe It’s a healthy rivalry. In all honesty, I much prefer that side of the mountains. UW is in my DNA. I blame it on my grandfather.
Avil, that absolutely right, and that’s why I’m in the profession I am: teaching people how to sift through information and figure out what’s legitimate. You say it very, very well in that post.
IIRC, I found Josh, and therefore WSL, on Copyblogger. He mentioned using kettlebells a few times in a post that he had written, so I had to check out this guy’s blog. Been here ever since.
Long story short, we used to publish a monthly ezine about health & fitness. I stumbled on Wordpress one day, and thought that it would be a cool way to archive the newsletters. Pretty soon I was posting a few articles a month on there. Then last summer we decided to put the ezine on hiatus, and publish exclusively on the blog. I moved the blog to our domain, and the rest, as they say, is history.
A link to why we’re blogging… that’s a tough one. Let’s try http://phitzone.com/?p=651. It’s simple straight forward advice on how to make real progress in a healthy and fit lifestyle. No bs. That’s what we’re all about–helping people with simple info.
No BS is what the fitness industry needs more than anything. Keep at it.
Josh—
I come here to read quality content on a variety of different topics. I
know at WSL I can find something totally fresh and different, and sometimes inspiring. Not many blogs can claim any thing like that. The focus of my blog is finding ways to improve the quality of my life reflecting on the lives of people that I admire, and hopefully passing that along in quality content that readers would find entertaining or helpful.
Since I average maybe a couple of page views a day, I’m writing mostly for myself, and that’s OK. Thanks for the opportunity here to expose the blog to other readers. And keep mixing it up!
Joe, thank you. you’re doing something worthwhile over there, and if you enjoy it, it’s never a waste of time. Hopefully some of the readers who see your blog today will come visit and stick.
My blog is about 6 months old and is for the most part fitness-related with a few random posts here and there.
No particularly specific goal in mind, but I started it to share what I’ve learned from books & articles to those who want to exercise. I started lifting at 17 and would believe anything. I’m trying to make sure that doesn’t happen to other people.
My latest post was on Ninja Warrior & fitness:
http://nielpatel.blogspot.com/
My favorite of recent has to be this one I just did on women & fitness:
http://nielpatel.blogspot.com/2010/01/when-anna-meets-jane-part-3-results.html
Easy to do at 17, isn’t it?
I actually just found your blog and find it’s eclectic subject matter very interesting. While I do love to make reading recommendations, my blog is about health, fitness and motivation. I have only been blogging since September, but find I enjoy it very much. It gives me a chance to share the things that in the past I would have just contemplated in my head.
My goals are simple-educate and, hopefully, help people. I would like to make money at it too, but sometimes that seems secondary. My husband (who is also my business partner) might disagree about the money, but helping is really important to me
Come check out my blog and tell me how you think I’m doing.
http://www.thrivepersonalfitness.com/
Pam, I’ve read your blog before, plus a ton of your posts over at http://www.dailyburn.com and I think you’re doing an amazing job reaching your goals of educating and helping others. Keep it up, girl!
You’re a really good writer, Pamela, and I really like your blog’s design. You’ll be able to go as far as you choose to.
I found WSL when I followed a link (probably posted to Twitter) to your first video post on living with Tourette’s. I found it inspiring, and I’ve learned a lot about what Tourette’s really is as opposed to how they portray it in the entertainment industry.
And for more inspiration, I am desperately out of shape right now, and following your blog has inspired me to go back to the gym. I’ve started running again. It’s hard, but I’m making slow progress. Perhaps next I’ll try some kettlebells.
I guess I’ve been doing the blog thing for a while, since July 2005. It started out as just random pictures and ramblings. Now it’s still a lot of rambling, but I also use it as a dream journal. I call it, “If we all work together, we can beat this reality thing!” It’s http://blog.hartzdesign.com Please excuse the mess, I’m redesigning it, and it doesn’t look the greatest right now.
Usually I keep the ramblings, memes, and dreams separate, so I don’t have just one post that I think defines my blog. I’m also slacking a bit, I used to do one post a day, but lately it’s been one post a week.
You won me over with the word “meme.” I never get to see that, ever.
Hey Enormo! I’m usually here for the reading recommendations, not to mention that I also think that Blood Meridian is the greatest novel (at least of the 20th century and in English). If Josh was a little more Enormo and more pale and more hairless, he could pass for a benevolent Judge Holden:) Otherwise I love WSL for it’s unpredictable variety.
I wrote a guest post here a while back concerning balanced hands.
My website is mainly for teachers, but any user of technology will find value in it as well, librarians being some of them.
We usually do two kinds of posts on TIC. One kind stimulates thought like this one:
http://technologyinclass.com/blog/2009/12/22/coloring-outside-the-lines/
Another kind informs readers about pertinent pedagogical resources that can be found on the web:
http://technologyinclass.com/blog/2010/01/06/free-smart-board-activities/
PS Josh, I still haven’t read Watership Down yet. But I will get to it before spring arrives. It’s on my calendar. Just have to finish McCarthy’s border trilogy first!
McCarthy first. Always.
Hey Josh! What a cool new way to do a meet and greet. I found your blog through a Google alert for Tourette Syndrome – my oldest son has TS and I’m always on the lookout for the good stories of people who are living full lives with their challenges. You are someone my son can look up to, and not just because you are ginormous.
I am also inspired by your encouragement with my own blog – Moxie Momma: Takin’ names and kickin’ sass. I started blogging a year ago and realized that it could become a great platform for my upcoming book. I love to write and it’s a great way to share that with people.
I have a couple of different voices – one a bit sarcastic (or so I’m told), the other a bit more contemplative. I try to give both voices equal air time. I write about being a mom, being the mom of a child with special needs, being frustrated, being happy, being overwhelmed, and generally just being me.
Here’s a link to a post that I think represents a true day in the humorous life of me being a mom: http://moxiemomma.com/?p=35
Michelle, from what I’ve seen of you so far, that post really sums you up.
Ummm, Josh are you saying that I’m full of s*&t? LOL.
Tell us how long you’ve been blogging, why you do it, what your blog is about, and whether you have specific goals for your blog in mind.
I’ve been running my blog, The Skool of Life for about 9 months now. So it’s been around long enough to get knocked up and deliver it’s first child. But it’s been a bit of a genetic anomaly because it has has had numerous children. In other words I’ve gotten involved in several other projects.
My blog is about surfing, personal development and the random life experience I’ve had:
- Playing the tuba for 13 years
- Living all over the world
- Getting held up at gunpoint in a Tijuana high speed carchase
AS far as specific goals, my first was to use my blog to get me a job. That part has been accomplished thanks to my main job and freelance work. The next goal was to make money, so I guess I kind of am doing that. Finally, the dream of all bloggers, write and publish a book. For me, this post was a toss up between a look back at my year long journey as a surfer, or the post where I decided to tell the world how many issues I really have. I went with the latter:
http://theskooloflife.com/wordpress/ibs-adhd-and-uphill-career-battles/
That post details the challenges I’ve faced personally and professionally thanks to my own challenges with health issues. It even talks about how surfing has probably saved my life. This is a really cool post and I plan to spend an hour or two this evening going through all of the links.
I want to see a 14 minute tuba jazz exploration.
Great idea Josh.
I started my blog a few years ago with the idea of getting myself out there as a free lance strength coach. I had a few really good interviews early on…but frankly, coaching others hasn’t been a lucrative enterprise for me so I have had to earn a living at other time consuming and soul murdering occupations during which times the blog has languished.
I was very taken with the movie Julie and Julia which I saw towards the end of last year. It occurred to me that I could use my blog as a way to both find my voice and teach and inform. I really want to be lighter and funnier and less didactic. (And perhaps less over the top critical. I’ve been hard on Vibram Five Fingers and Barefoot Running for example and it’s ticked people off. Alienated a few even.)
A decade ago I gave up making art (even though I had a lot of ability and a graduate degree confirming this ability) because I could never make anything that I was truly happy with. I love to teach and I love to see others “get it” so coaching people has somewhat replaced that avenue for self expression. The blog is another form I’m working at. It’s becoming…it’s not arrived. Here are two posts I like. The most recent one (going in the right direction I think) and an interview that I am proud of.
http://katastrength.blogspot.com/2010/01/persistence-hunting-vs-persistence.html
http://katastrength.blogspot.com/2007/05/interview-with-brian-oldfield.html
Randy, your individual training methods are, in fact, art. You do more to explain the interconnectedness of the body and its functions than any other trainer I’ve worked with. I hope the people in CO appreciate you, because you are missed here in PA!
That intelligence and knowledge is one of the reasons I’m always pleased when Katastrength has a new post – which is more often of late than it has been in the past. Glad to know more people are going to find you, thanks to your comment here.
Thank you Liz…your support means a lot!
Randy, what kind of art did you focus on?
Josh,
I was a painter
Dear Internet:
I blog about music, emeralds, and riots mostly in Chicago.
But mostly I don’t blog. Mostly I interview people, which is more fun for me and less lonely than blogging.
I have been blogging, and podcasting for about 8 months. My goal has always been to learn as much as I can.
I read Josh’s blog because he is half man, half amazing, half shark.
And “I’m a very skilled interviewer,” you might have added. And now I’m officially 75% shark.
I read because of the variety of different topics you cover and the hilarious way in which you write about even the most non-hilarious of the bunch.
For my part, I’m Colin Wright and I run a blog called Exile Lifestyle wherein I write about lifestyle design, entrepreneurship, minimalism and mobility (and other things, when the fancy strikes me).
I write about these things because I currently make a living running a branding-focused design studio that I formerly operated out of LA, but now I’ve sold everything except about 50 items and I run my business from a new country every 4 months.
The people who read my blog, an intelligent and good-looking bunch, vote which country I move to next.
I just finished up a stint in Argentina, and I’m in the process of making my way to New Zealand to spend 4 months there. Huzzah!
Looking forward to meeting some of your other readers! From the comments, it looks like a good (and also good-looking) group!
Colin, you have a pretty big following in the library where I work. About once a week, someone says, “Didn’t I see you on exile lifestyle?” And I say yes, adding mentally, “I have a little blog too:)
Hey Josh -
I discovered you through your guest post on Men with Pens just last week.
I teach creatives the fine art of marketing. I started the blog in September. My goal is to show other artistic types that marketing is a creative process in itself. Toss out the textbooks–learn the basic concepts and apply them with imagination.
I’m one of those left-brain/right brain types, so I provide a bridge between a creative practice and practical business considerations.
I look forward to the reading recommendations.
Stacey, in my heart, you will always by remembered for your “constipated textbook” comment on MWP. Truly, truly unforgettable.
Josh,
Thank you so much for doing a post like this. What a great way to get to know your readers and other bloggers!!
I am a personal finance blogger who writes TheDebtHawk.com – http://www.thedebthawk.com . I am a 34 year old attorney who has fallen in love with blogging and helping people to get out of debt.
Like a lot of lawyers, I am working my way out of a lot of student loan debt. This has given me a lot of insight into what debt problems people are facing. With the recent recession millions of Americans are out of work or facing a lot of financial stress. I hope that my site helps people to develop a plan to start working their way out of debt.
Definitely something worth doing. I’m so happy to hear that you love it.
Hello,
I just found your site through Raptitude.com – what a conicidence to stumble onto a meet-and-greet type post. My blog is very new, but a long time in the planning: http://www.wordadaywonder.com.
Word a Day Wonder is a fun and weird tool that gives you a vocabulary word each day used in the context of interesting or amazing facts.
Brad, as a word lover, I’ll say thanks. I’m on my way to check your blog out.
This is great Josh! It is fun to read about some of the other blogs out there that may not ever come into my world otherwise. As for me, I started my blog officially in December to make myself write. I wanted to work on a book idea but needed a place to vent and just write whatever. That is why I called it Catharsis of the Bogue, just a place to write my feelings and ideas. It has been interesting to see how readers come and go and not have to worry about anyone telling me not to blog or not to bother. Now I am trying to figure out how to turn that into some kind of income!
I have 2 favorite posts that I have done, first is about kettlebells: http://justinsbrainpan.com/2010/01/19/why-kettlebells-are-cool-for-me/ and the second is a strange dream that I thought was rather funny: http://justinsbrainpan.com/2010/01/03/cloris-leachman-and-christmas-lights-in-the-nose/
Thanks for this opportunity to share I can’t wait to keep reading WSL!
-Justin
Justin, you won’t have to wait long. Another post arrives tomorrow:)
Guys, I’ve had several blogs, both now and in the past, but the only one I find worth much of anything just now is over at bodybuilding.com. I’ll add a link as soon as I can get to it.
http://blog.bodybuilding.com/preemiegeek
I used to have a really good one on blogger, but got bored with it. Knock yerselves out!
Premiegeek? Seriously?
Seriously, yo! I was born a preemie, as was one of my great-aunts and a would-be uncle who didn’t make it past two weeks, but ya know, for a guy born 6 weeks early back in the early 1900s–around 1904-05–he did ok until a cold snap got his little lungs. But yeah–I was a preemie, and I’m a geek, so yeah! Preemiegeek it is!
I’m just into all things strength and fitness so I come here to see what’s what when an interesting post pops up in my reader.
http://www.girlwithnoname.com
(Girlwithnoname – Achieving Fitness At Home – all things inspiration and motivation… and my talking head on video quite often!) LOL
Your talking head is pretty jolly, Jackie. Don’t forget it.
HAHA!! thanks Josh. I didn’t know you frequented me. Nice to know!!
Jackie Darlin’, I’m adding you in on my blog roll! The title rocks and so does your writing!
I train at home too, because I can’t afford a gym and I’m getting way better results with kettlebells. That, and I’d get MUCH better results if I could breathe just now, but, y’know, colds happen.
Hey Josh, and Josh’s brilliant readers,
I always find the community at WSL to be truly amazing – but then again, how could a community headed by a kooky iron-pumping giant NOT be amazing?
I’ve been blogging for about four months now at The Art of Great Things (http://artofgreatthings.com). Yeah, it’s a tall order of a name, but hey – if we don’t aim for greatness, what do we aim for?
I write about personal development, education, entrepreneurship, money, and how all these things help us chase our dreams and make an impact on the world.
Two of my recent posts: http://artofgreatthings.com/2010/01/1000-readers-and-a-personal-confession/
http://artofgreatthings.com/2010/01/3-unexpected-laws-of-simplicity/
Hope you guys like them
No sense in shooting small. that’s for lame-os. I read your video games post not too long ago, Jeffrey. I know a lot of people who could use that.
My blog is a record of my journey to become a published writer. I write about my experiences, announce my troubles and indecisions, and as I figure things out and find things that work for me, I share those too. My blog is a writer’s blog, a writer on the road to become a published author.
And it’s now 10 months old. Come and visit
http://www.lostwanderer5.blogspot.com
Awesome. On my way.
Waw, you keep on having this amazing ideas.
Okay. Why do I blog? Because I can! I have a debilitating disease called ME/CFS and this means that there are a lot of things I can’t do anymore, at least for now, but I can write. As I feel like I have some things to say and share I decided to start writing about it in November. The post that best describes what I want to achieve in 2010 in general, and partially with blogging is:
http://www.pugilator.com/personal/my-goals-for-2010/
One of my goals is to do a crazy sport. I have this dream of doing workouts with a kettlebell or mace in the garden by the Summer of 2010. I wonder where I got that idea? I call it “crazy” (or eccentric) because I had never heard of it and there is (almost) no information available about it in my country. But first I have to be able to go back to the gym. For the moment I do short workouts with dumbbells and hand grips at home.
I started blogging a year ago with my try-out blog. I wrote about lots of different topics, but I never forget the thrill when an article got picked up by a news aggregator and send 255 visitors to my blog on day 4! Without any intervention on my part (no twitter, no FB, no forums, …). A software review I wrote in April and in which I explain how to solve some errors still ranks number one in Google when you go looking for these errors. Duh!
http://blog.johan-mares.be/ict/php/installing-zend-server-ce-on-ubuntu/
I don’t know where this blog will take me, because I have decided to start a third blog just for the technical and geek stuff which, I feel, is my true calling. I think it will become a personal blog with mainly book reviews, photos, stories, …
PS: I would love to see some more reading recommendations.
Johan, I realized that I’ve fallen behind on the books. There’s a book post coming on Thursday.
Thank you!! Of course the clock is moving way too fast as I read everyone’s comments!
Yours was one of the first I discovered when I thought I might like to enter the blogdom. Your unflinching honesty and pure-power determination is an incredible nudge–and you make me laugh.
I’m still in the first month building the framework for what I have to say. My http://indiainktattoo.com comes from a little blue-black dot in the cuticle of my right thumb. Screwing around in high school art class ended with a full pen nib stuck in my skin. My teacher’s comment, “well–that’s forever!” hit home when she added, “now you’ll always remember that you’re an artist.”
In the many (many) years since, whether gripping my fingers in the panic of fear, or the thumbs up of a solid win–there is the tattoo.
In all the arts I practice (http://www.jollyjuli.com, http://www.juliannefuchs-musgrave.com are two), I love sharing what I know–not only the how’s but the why’s. It’s always dbetter when I can see someone get it.
My intent with the blog is to use the discipline of writing to keep working and perhaps encourage whoever reads it to see that play and work are often the same.
I have a mechanical pencil lead from third grade in my left forearm.
Josh…very cool idea. I was introduced to your site via the You Tube video “Enter the Librarian”. I just had to have more!
By the way I also enjoyed your playing on “The Kettlebell of Doom And Mayhem”.
My blog basically chronicles the workouts of my JONESERCISE group.
It began just a few months ago after I got a message from a freind I from college. He moved to Michigan and wanted me to come up with a fitness program for him to follow. I tend to get hit with these requests as I’ve been involved with fitness for (too) many years…a competitive bodybuilder, Tae Kwon Do Blackbelt, runner, personal trainer, physical therapist…
We’re just a group of men and women that exercise 3 days a week for an hour of sweat and misery. We’ve tried 4 days a week but there wasn’t enough recovery time.
The workouts are not fun but the people and the banter are. We kinda think if the workouts are fun they just aren’t hard enough. That type of thinking may not be good for everyone but that’s the way we like it. The workouts are different every single time.
The blog is straight forward…not a lot of BS…which is rampant in fitness/wellness/etc.
So here is a post that represents how we do things most of the time: http://jonesercise.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/exhausted-the-way-it-is-supposed-to-be/
And here’s another that was just an ass kicker:
http://jonesercise.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/16-killer-core-exercises/
By the way…the youngest in our group is 32…everyone else is over 40…the oldest is 52(me).
Wild Bill, well said. “Rampant” is an understatement when talking about BS in the fitness industry.
This is a really good idea, thank you for coming up with it. My blog is only a month or so old but is chalk full of good content.
My blog is called “Hylton Graphic Arts Blog” http://www.hyltongraphicartsblog.blogspot.com/
(i know not that creative of a name).
This blog is mainly about sports, I cover soccer and basketball among other thing from a unique and interesting perspective. So if anyone here is a die hard sports fan you will defiantly get something out of it.
I invite you to leave comments and become active participants. I will check out some of these other blogs because they look interesting
Thanks
I see lots of raptors posts. Are you a fan?
Hi Josh,
I’ve been reading your blog for a while now, and I keep coming back for the funny stories. You have a great sense of humour and it comes through in your stories. I especially liked the one you told about your worst day at work in the library system. I also liked the runner story you did at Halloween time.
I have been blogging for a couple of years, first on wordpress and then with my own domain name; mostly for fun and to discipline myself to write regularly. I write mostly poetry, with some stories and excerpts from a couple of book projects I have on the go. The rest is just self indulgent waffling on anything I feel like talking about at the time lol
This is one of my poems:
http://www.paulandrewrussell.com/?p=1745
Thanks for the opportunity to talk about myself.
Great idea for a post, Josh.
Hi! This is such a great and highly intellectual site. I really enjoy the comments people have left, too. My blog at blog.WeareverTheWeather.com is dedicated to helping the traveling (or local) gal know what to wear wherever they are going based on the particular (what I call) “style culture” and weather. I try to educate people as to WHY people dress the way they do in certain places and more nerdy stuff on the climate of that location.
My San Francisco post got a huge response (http://blog.wearevertheweather.com/2010/01/what-to-wear-in-san-francisco/), which I am proud of, so I hope you enjoy the rest of the posts, too. We also write about travel and packing tips to make life a little easier.
Looking forward to checking out everyone else’s sites!
Renae
Owner WeareverTheWeather.com
what an interesting idea. that’s the kind of blog I think people are trying to dream up when they’re trying to figure out a niche. Bravo. On my way to read.
Hiya Josh,
I’m in the “interested in Tourettes” camp. Also you’re a pretty cool guy.
At my blog, LaVieConsciente.com, I write about how to live a better life. This post was the most popular one last year: http://lavieconsciente.com/blog/2009/04/15-signs-you-may-have-picked-the-wrong-major-or-career/
Great idea Josh!
You asked us to select the best post to represent why were posting and who we are….
Just so happens that my last post was exactly that so here it is…
http://themickmorris.com/2010/01/21/so-how-did-i-get-here/
Hi Josh, I really like the weird stuff in combination with some good thinking – hey I got 2 brains (yes I have left and right brain and I am a gemini – heck, maybe I have 4) – so I like the serious mixed with the weird. Excellent cocktail here.
I am blogging now for about 6 months on unwrapyourmind.com mostly on personal development and unwrapping all the false concepts about one self that we have put around us, weakening us and deviating us from our potential.
While I am not so much into strongmen living, I enjoy everything that enables you (and maybe us as well) to overcome the obstacles on our path.
2 articles you might check out are:
- No Fu – The Warriors Way to Say No
- Release Your Fear of Scarcity
Have an awesome week.
BAH, I think he’s just trying to build links!!
LOL
Hello Everyone,
I’m a pretty new blogger, but I’ve always had the itch to write. I just didn’t know what about. So two years ago I became the parent of my niece and nephew and a new unconventional family was born. I blog about our lives, about being a single parent, about my thoughts and musings. It’s been very fun and therapeutic. Here is my favorite post so far http://thegraftedtree.squarespace.com/the-grafted-tree/2010/1/15/inspirational-blogs.html
Mendy
I was so hoping you would edit that out Josh. Your reply made me laugh though. I guess I’m going to have to be a bit humble about making grammatical errors now if I can’t even spell my own name correctly. lol
Paul, I fixed it. You win!
You’re a cool person to know, Josh. There’s a reason your blog has so many readers; You.
yah but now my response is sitting out there all by itself not making any damn sense!! LOL
I’m a lurker on this site, and though I don’t read it every day, I do usually scan the articles as they come through my RSS feed.
I’ve been blogging on my travel site, Kaleidoscopic Wandering (www.kaleidoscopicwandering.com), since June. It follows my travels and offers travel tips and resources. I also have a special section devoted to reviews about dining, entertainment and activities in Las Vegas. I’m actually pretty happy with how the blog is doing so far. I post twice a week, but have a healthy crowd of followers and fans. My goal this year is to redesign the blog so that it is possible to offer space for advertising.
One of the things I want people to do is to feel comfortable about traveling outside of their comfort zone, which is why I’m currently in the process of writing the Why People Don’t Travel series, the first of which is about fear of traveling solo, which you can view here: http://kaleidoscopicwandering.com/2010/01/18/why-people-dont-travel-part-1-fear-of-going-solo/
Thanks for the great site and giving us a chance to share our own work!
Hi! I can’t remember how I discovered you – Follow Friday, maybe? – but I’m glad I did.
My blog got started on a total knee-jerk impulse. A year ago I never thought I would be a blogger; I was kinda envious of people who could think of things to write about on a regular basis. Then I heard about an upcoming walking game for Wii, and when I tried to find more info, all I found on the gaming sites was scorn and bashing of this game that wasn’t even out yet. I thought, why can’t there be a video game site for the rest of us, people who just want to have fun and be active without all the shooting and blood? Heck, I’ll start my own site and write about games *I* like! Thus, Arrow Dynamic Mom (named for my love of Dance Dance Revolution) was born.
That was last July, and now I’m hooked on blogging. I get on average 50-60 hits a day, which isn’t much, but if I can help even one person with a review of an overlooked game, I’m thrilled. And hopefully others will discover the joy of alternating kettlebell swings with DDR. Here is a post where I write how I feel about exercise:
http://arrowdynamicmom.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/exercise-should-be-a-skill-not-a-weight-loss-pill/
I’m enjoying the other blogs posted here, too!
Thanks Josh for this opportunity. What a great idea!
I have been blogging for a couple of years, but only seriously for 6 months.
I blog about “Making It Happen” for a better you and a better world.
My all time favourite post of my blog is about 6 key lessons in life from a 140 year old man:-
http://www.arvinddevalia.com/blog/2009/10/02/6-key-lessons-in-life-from-a-140-year-old-man/
I found your blog through facebook. You posted a link to it a little while back. I actually wasn’t too fond of you when we were younger, but I’d like to think that I’ve done some growing up since then. I enjoy your blog because it’s nice to see how you’ve changed. You seem like a much kinder person than you used to be. Also, you have inspired me to start working out and to start blogging myself.
My blog doesn’t really have a theme. I don’t know if a blog that is two posts long could have a theme. If a theme develops, I’ll let you know. But for now it’s probably just a a catch-all for some undiagnosed ADD.
Here it is.
http://throughthehandlens.blogspot.com/
Wow! I came on the right day!
This is my first time here. Your site was recommended by Cathy Newton.
I can’t wait to read more!
Let’s see -
I blog for fun. I like to write. It’s a creative outlet and then there’s the plain ole craziness that happens at my house that I want to record – like have some proof that it really happened.
My funnest – I know, not a word, are posts that our a record of conversations I have with my kids or things that the Bonehead Brothers have done.
See: http://thecoolcoxclan.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-cant-make-this-up-convo-with-one-of.html
Good old Cathy. Thank her for me if you see her first. Now you’re mine!
Wow, I jump on WSL after work and find 99 replies. That’s some big time commenting. I come here for the entertainment value mostly. There posts are always fun to read and creative.
My name is Eric, and I started my blog about 4 months ago. I have always liked writing, but never really had a good outlet for it. With a lot of changes going on in my life, and some lessons learned, I figured I’d share with the world. My blog covers what I call life path. It’s about paying attention as we progress along our paths in life, and sharing the fun, interesting, or educational bits that come along.
In 4 short months I already have a bunch of favorites, but I may be biased.
I think the one that sums up my philosophy best is this one.
The Day I was Laid Off Was the Best Day of My Life
Eric, at least someone’s working.
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