What Do You Blog About on the Friday of a Long Weekend?

Dilbert and knitting, of course!

In case you missed last Sunday’s Dilbert comic, you should check it out. Adams reveals the TRUTH about “getting fired for blogging.” Plus, you know, it’s funny.

And if that isn’t enough for you, you should also check the Yarn Harlot blog, written by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, knitter and author. It’s a personal blog, covering everything from the death of the family hamster (73 comments) to the fun of travelling with people frightened of knitting needles (293 comments) to—naturally—knitting disasters (119 comments). Pearl-McPhee’s hilarious self-deprecating style has earned her loyal blog readers, and loyal book buyers. In case you think I’m getting carried away by own enthusiasm for knitting, no, in fact, there is a sound “buzz marketing with blogs” reason to take a look at Yarn Harlot. Pearl-McPhee has parlayed POWER OF THE BLOGOSPHERE into SUCCESS IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE (read all-caps text out loud very seriously). Her books, At Knit’s End and Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter, sell outstandingly, and knitters all over the U.S. and Canada turn out in droves when she does book talks. It’s all about the writing, baby. Oh, and the knitting. Check out this story about Pearl-McPhee’s blog in USAToday: ”Knit-wits weave their way into the web.” And, apparently, I said this when talking about the Yarn Harlot blog with Paul Chaney earlier this week.

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Final Friday fun: Are you looking for something to blog about today? Well, good news. It’s Blogacatmus, according to Accordion Guy. Check it out and then get blogging.

I leave you to a pleasant Columbus Day weekend (U.S.) and a happy Thanksgiving (Canada).

Posted by Susannah Gardner on 10/07 at 11:39 AM • Blogs -- Not About Blogs

Comments

  1. Now I know why I got fired on Monday....My boss read Dilbert last Sunday.

    Posted by Greg Hoffman on 10/07/05 at 02:53 PM

  2. yikes! i hope you’re joking!

    Posted by Susannah Gardner on 10/07/05 at 03:08 PM

  3. My job was eliminated Monday but it wasn’t because of a blog post. In fact, the blog I created and maintained for the company was named to the CNET News.com’s Top 100 this week. At least I can still add it to my resume.

    Posted by Greg Hoffman on 10/07/05 at 04:32 PM

  4. Nasty little spam blog…

    Posted by Greg Hoffman on 05/10/06 at 04:54 AM

  5. comment, i meant, love the blog…

    Posted by Greg Hoffman on 05/10/06 at 04:54 AM

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