Blogging - Do we have to say the same thing?

I did a quick straw poll of a few genres of blog yesterday and found that in each and every category (Christian, political, Evangelical, High, RC, Liberal, etc.) one of the interesting, and common, elements present in each was that many said exactly the same thing. O.K., I only looked at about fifteen from each category but it was sad that people who were political painted the same picture as all those who were of the same persuasion. Some of the Christian blogs all seemed to draw upon the news items and used them as their post with little opinion and nothing to make them theirs.

I took a look at all of the blogs that appear as recommendations on this blog and found that generally they were all very much individuals. Each had something to say about things that weren't perhaps in the news and when they were, there was some content and signs of the lights being on inside the writer's head.

Some are very straight (in a non-sexual way), some are pretty weird (in a 'should they be locked up way') and some are so tangential that they are a relief from the normal run of the mill experiences.

So, here's a request to those poor souls who visit here by choice or chance, if you're going to blog then please be you. Comment on the things that make you happy, drive you insane or won't let you sleep.

If everyone was different then we'd all be the same! (wouldn't we?)

Pax