Updated below!
I want to buy a house in my neighborhood for Planet Nomad and have coffee with her every morning and force her to be my BFF. I love her and the reasons are just too many to list. Find out why for yourself, but start with this post from today.
Edited:
In my post yesterday, I mentioned that I liked Planet Nomad for more reasons than I could list. In comments, Amanda asked me what some of those reasons were. Here is a short list of blog qualities I appreciate:
Blogs I enjoy are: smart, funny, wry, real, unique perspective, thoughtful, clean, well-written (proper usage of English and punctuation).
Blogs I enjoy are not: mean, vulgar, constant rants without a point, constantly negative, superficially positive, preachy, boring.
Planet Nomad and Toddled Dredge are two blogs (among others) that embody these qualities and make my heart quicken when I see them listed in bold in my Bloglines.
Other than the blogs listed in my Blog Candy, have you found any blogs I might enjoy?
Julie says:
I had dinner this past weekend with a couple of people from Israel, an American woman who had done contract work with the military in Baghdad, and a few other world travelers. I was struck with how small my world is. All I could think to say was that I made muffins this week. Thanks for the peek through someone else’s window.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:28 am
cce says:
Yes, thank you. I have commented on her post and added her to my favorites list. A fascinating find!
October 18th, 2007 at 10:31 am
zoom says:
What a brilliant way of putting things in perspective. Her post is one I will think of through the day.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Beck says:
She IS wonderful, isn’t she?
October 18th, 2007 at 11:29 am
Kelly @ Love Well says:
I love her as well. I could read her for hours. And in fact, I may have done that on an unspecified day.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:48 am
jeanne a says:
I love reading Planet Nomad. As a TCK* (Third Culture Kid) myself, I often relate to her posts and dream of having taken a different path somewhere along the road.
*TCK You become a third culture, because you’re not a part of the culture from which your parents belong—and you’re not really a part of the culture where you are living or growing up—so you become a part of a group that really don’t belong anywhere.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:49 am
edj says:
My goodness, my head is completely turned! What a wonderful way to start my day. Thanks, AM, for the plug–I would LOVE to have coffee with you daily and wish it were a possibility. And thanks to all your readers as well.
October 18th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
Happy Geek says:
What a great read, reminds me that there is a world outside of my comfy suburban life. Thank-you!
October 18th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
Veronica says:
Love Planet Nomad! Not so crazy about little girls with cell phones, I must confess.
October 18th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
sue @ praise and coffee says:
I can see why you like her!
Sue
October 18th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Wacky Mommy says:
Found you from Planet Nomad! Will return.
October 18th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Anne says:
Great post. She wrote another that I love… I have it saved in my bookmarks.
http://planetnomad.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/blessings/
October 18th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
Amanda says:
I’d love to hear your reasons, no matter the number.
October 19th, 2007 at 3:06 am
Doug says:
Personally I like humor with heavy doses of sarcasm along with proper grammar and punctation. My kids call me the grammar nazi.
Not going to try to make links, but here are some I enjoy.
Uncle Bob’s Diary of Chuckles
Marn’s Big Adventure
Dooce
Pointless Drivel
Out of Character
The Wishful Writer
October 19th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Doug says:
How embarassing is that…
I misspelled punctuation.
October 19th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Happy Geek says:
Some of the ones I visit that match your list are
praiseandcoffee.blogspot.com
motherscribe.blogspot.com
olive-branches.blogspot.com
plus, what’s life without a picture of a cow or two to liven up a suburban morning, gotta visit thepioneerwoman.com once or twice!
October 19th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Danell says:
I like sundrymourning.com, amalah.com, and DEFINITELY swistle.blogspot.com
October 19th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Danell says:
and also jonniker.com
October 19th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
jean says:
I love Planet Nomad. Her life is so different from anything I’ve ever experienced and so interesting.
October 19th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
Jill says:
How odd that you perfectly described my blog. Well except for the punctuation and spelling thing. Oh, and I am also really humble
October 19th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Julie says:
If you are a fan of Beth Moore, she and her daughters have a blog. I get to go to her studies live, so I feel like I sort of almost kind of know her. You can find them at http://livingproofministries.blogspot.com/
October 19th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
Chickadeefeeder says:
Have I found a blog I like? Well, yours is the best, Antique Mommy! When I sit down to read your blog, it’s a real treat.
October 19th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
Lotus Carroll says:
I have to admit that I am prone to the rant here and there. It’s a flaw in my character that I cannot deny.
I have really enjoyed reading your blog since I happened upon it about a week ago. Your style is refreshing and each post I’ve seen so far has been entertaining and informative. Kudos to you, Antique Mommy!
I will be checking out Planet Nomad now….
October 20th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
Rhen (yestheyareallmine) says:
AM and TD are both on my blogroll. I also really enjoy http://grace4gayle.blogspot.com. I read all of the blogs in my blogroll at least 3 times a week. There is just too much to do daily!!
October 21st, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Shalee says:
Well, mine, but you already know that.
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:32 am
The Small Scribbler says:
Wow! She’s really good. Thanks for highlighting her. I like your standards.
Kate
October 23rd, 2007 at 4:50 pm
The Dairy Wife says:
I think I’m going to have to start reading her daily too, when I read yours!
Tanya
October 27th, 2007 at 2:06 am