What are blogs, anyway?

In a nutshell, blogs are websites where the author talks (“posts”) and readers react with “comments.”  At least that’s how this one is going to work.  Newest postings are at the top, so you’ll need to scroll to the bottom of the page and work your way up if you want to read the posts chronologically. 

Comments, on the other hand, follow right after the post they refer to and newer comments follow, so you read down chronologically through the comments.  Go figure. 

Sometimes authors post pictures, draw diagrams, or do other clever stuff to help make their points. I for one think there is nothing quite like an on-point photo or two. I couldn’t draw my way out of a paper bag so you will not see original artwork except from talented friends, but I love tables and now that WordPress has grown up a bit, it’s easy to use tables.

Blogs usually provide links to other sites and to other blogs that the author thinks might be of interest to readers, and I’ve done that already and will add links as I think of them.  

Most blogs have indexes to the postings so you can find all the posts and comments on a single subject.  I’ll be doing that, too.  For example, when I post something about what kind of fences have worked best for us, I will assign that post to the category of “fencing.”   Seems logical, doesn’t it?

Your suggestions for topics and categories are most welcome.