Welcome Linda to Blog Interrogation. Relax, this is a painless way to extract what you know about your blog and your approach to blogging. 5 questions, 5 answers from the hip.



Are We There Yet? and I guess I'd have to point visitors to the very first post so that they could get an idea of what direction I was hoping to head in. Come to think of it, you have already sent people to that first post so your thinking must be very similar to mine!

I don't think that there is anything I would change at this point up to and including my sidebar (which I do change up a little bit on occasion by the way!). At some point in the future I might like to try a new blogskin but for now I'm pretty happy with it the way it stands.

I think because the title of my blog reflects life in general and the constant of wonder of well, are we there yet or not? that I probably wouldn't change it because, to be honest, I'm not sure if I'm ever actually going to get there or, for that matter, even know where there is!

It's just me, myself, and I and I get paid absolutely nothing for all of the blood, sweat, and tears I pour into the project! This is going to sound corny but my real payment comes in the form of people telling me that they got a laugh out of something, or something I wrote made them stop and think for a moment or two.
I've never really given any thought to this one at all, to be perfectly honest. I guess I'd like it to be a site that a lot of people read so that they would then come in droves to my little part of the blogosphere and marvel at the wonder that is me (heehee!).

Ed extracts the bones from the blog interrogation

Thanks, Linda, for re-charging your laptop to answer those questions. If I may take a stab at summarizing the interview, it sounds to me like you have found a blogging style and a theme that you feel pretty comfortable with - a point that has taken a lot of time and effort to reach. I am sure if your own articles get Stumbled often enough you will experience the thrill of droves on a regular basis, without needing to blog away from home. A bit like the thrill of winning M&M's or gummi bears even!

So, who is next up? The next person who cares to send me the answers to these questions. Short ,sharp and to the point - a blogger's dream with a few backlinks for good measure.

Are we there yet? The blog name is very appropriate when you consider how long this review has been in the making. Apologies to Linda Mouseski Humor Blog Goddess, I have been a little bit negligent in my reviewing responsibilities recently. But here goes.

Just to put you in the picture, this review is a MyBlogLog Sunday prize for the participant who sent along the second biggest packet of traffic to the Pisstakers. (For the record, I don't usually give gummi bears and reviews to losers, sorry, runners-up, but the prize for week 5 was re-assigned magnanimously by perennial winner, Polliwog. So I am glad to oblige.)

First impressions of Are We There Yet?

Hit the browser and the first impression as the blog loads is BIG BANNER! Red white and blue, SuperMum, screaming twins and a well-fed content cat. Check it out and tell me I am wrong!



Within milliseconds, however, a Disclaimer appears putting us straight.

DISCLAIMER: I don't have twins but I do have two daughters that are 13-months apart AND a snarly cat!

Oh dear, how can this person possibly blog funny with a clear head!

The mother of all sidebars

Bobbarama's sidebar is the class act, Linda's is the long act. As the side bar unfurls, there is little doubt that Linda has all the tools and wherewithal to blog with the best of them.

Her profile demonstrates a good mind, and a sense of humor (both confirmed in the blog itself)

A logo attests to A Blog Addiction Disorder, (which I will have to take at face value as I don't know how long she spends blogging).

And finally, if you get lonely, you can even contact her at work for a laugh and a chat via an icon. (Emergency Services do have a sense of humor - but it would be hysterical if that icon were a 911 shortcut!)

I can't quite do the math to predict her birthday in 1 year, 3 months 30 days time, but when it does arrive, happy half century, and may the next 50 years bring you lots of blog awards. Meanwhile vote for her master blog designer Se7en, responsible for the new look.

How to network, by Mouseski

Se7en may well win if Linda's numerous contacts come good. To make it in the blog world takes some working and thinking and experimenting, but Linda networks like a champ. MyBlogLog, the Photo Hunters Blog Explosion, Technorati and Bloglines to name but a few of the methods employed to spread the word. I admit I was a bit confused by the RSS feed logo at the top Straight off the bat, to me, it didn't seem to refer to this blog!! Hopefully I am the only one unsure how to subscribe with ease.

Anyway, look how much I reviewed so far, and this is just the peripheral entertainment of Are We There Yet? The nitty gritty of the daily humor blog awaits.

The main content of Are we there yet?

Overall, it looks to me like a witty mix of memes memes and personal posts about the family, blogging, and current events. Is that a fair summary? If you look at Linda's first post in July 2006 you will get a good idea of what the blog and blogger intended. (Just thinking aloud, that post could make a good About Me page for permanent reference and I wonder if July 2007 will provoke a reflective post to compare the ideals with the reality of blogging, one year on?)

Conclusion

I have never met her, but Linda comes across as a very enthusiastic, laughy smiley warm person who probably works very hard, cares about everything she does and tries hard to make things work. At least that is how I see her in my pseudo psychological way, when I read through her posts and enjoy her funny comments on the Pisstakers. A good blogger to take note of and learn something from.


You should read Linda's blog and see what you make of it. I don't think you will be disappointed - as long as you have a funny bone and can bare to read non-techy, non-dry entrepreneurial articles. Drop her a line and tell her what you think. I wouldn't presume to leave her email address, but you will find it in her mega sidebar.

And if you haven't already, click this logo to subscribe to her RSS feed

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