TOP 5 THINGS I KEEP IN MIND WHEN BLOGGING

• Before you lash out into a full-blown monologue about spirituality or begin your own sequel to Moby Dick, make sure you can piece together a simple sentence before typing out a 500 word paragraph of grammatical insanity.

• Don't take yourself too seriously. You're not a Nobel Peace Prize Journalist with an on-the-side blogging hobby.

• Unfortunately, there are people who still dial-up for their connection to the web, so all those bells and whistles that are graced ever-so-lovely on your blog probably won't even be seen if it takes the average person more than 60 seconds for the frickin' blog to open up.

• If your comments remain at a paltry two per blog, don't fret. Do you really want a busload of idiotic comments from people who are incapable of leaving their corresponding comment underneath the right blog? Sometimes two comments from close friends or blogger buddies can be just enough to make your day.

• And last but definitely not least, unless Hitler has risen from the dead and is now searching for a blog or two, it wouldn't hurt to pepper your postings with humor. If you're a paragraph-pusher, then the least you could do is keep your random reader awake and interested in the process.