I am really, really picky about my blogs these days. I’m not a blogtator; you can blog about whatever you want. I mean, you certainly should, because no one is paying you (or if they are, it won’t be enough to sell out for). But unless you’re writing to entertain or provoke thought in an audience, I’m personally not interested.

The more each post stands alone as its own piece of writing (without requiring a lot of background knowledge to comprehend it), the happier I am as a reader. As for the content itself, I am not as interested in what’s happening in your life as I am in what you think of it and what you’re learning.

Or you can skip all of that and just make me laugh really hard. I leave it to you.

I was delighted to find the latest three blogs I added to my reader, so I thought I’d share the love.

Steam Me Up, Kid: I have not seen a blog this funny in a very, very long time, if ever. This post, about a visit from the furnace repairman, and this post, about a Christmastime fart, are especially noteworthy.

Hyperbole and a Half: This post, which discusses Craisin barf and breaks down the numbers on a pain chart, wins. At everything. “Hmm. I never knew that about giraffes.”

Irretrievably Broken: I don’t usually comment on posts unless I feel compelled, and I certainly felt compelled to comment on this post about what it means to be in love after getting divorced, which could have fallen out of my own brain.

Happy reading!