Blogs and blogging talk

I have to admit, i do blog from time to time, but only about things i'm interested in. I like to follow blogs on ESPN, especially the hometown teams blogs. I often make posts about topics i'm interested in from time to time. Over the summer, I joined in a blog on this website sparkpeople.com, which is a diet website to help people lose weight. I will say, that looking on the message board everyday motivated me to lose weight, as i have lost about 70 lbs in 6 months. I think blogging is a good idea, because it gives people a chance to voice their opinions about issues affecting the world. It is also good to hear a variety of opinions on different topics to try and gain other peoples perspectives. There are those few people that take blogging to the extreme, by which i mean being offensive and rude on topics being discussed. As for the word "blog" itself, i find the word to be ugly in general, and i abosolutely hate saying it, it sounds odd.