Goat Kick'em
I had an unspoken wish to be invited to the 9rules blogging network when it was smaller. After the recent exodus of my favorite blogger in the club, A Rain of Frogs, I've changed my mind.
Now I think the only blog club I'd like to be in would be something like a 62rules network. I'm not a member of Alcoholics Anonymous (if I were, I wouldn't tell you - it's anonymous, right?), but Rule 62 has broader social relevancy than for just a bunch of self-organized drunks. Think about that concept for a minute. For 70 years, AA has managed to hold it together by sticking to a common purpose and not getting distracted by opening treatment centers, fixating on cults of personality or going after the bucks. I'll bet AA could sell a ton of ads on their website, but they don't take money from outside the membership. They know what they are about, and they are successful because they only do one thing: help people get sober. Looks to me like 9rules has strayed away from the concept that caught my attention in the first place. I'm not in their club; I don't want to get involved in their fight, but I'm not attracted to the social networking aspects of the new 9rules. Me, I don't even want a Facebook profile.
I don't have time to figure out how to start a blog nework, but if I did, I know how many members there'd be and what I'd name it. In the meantime, go visit A Rain of Frogs if you want to read some quality writing on the web.
