Secret Knowledge of Backroads opens with an out of focus photo of greenery for a header and an equally green two-toned background that makes for a harmonious and pleasant vista. A two column blog, crisp and neat. Not too many links in the sidebar and the navigation is straightforward and easy to use.
I poked around and noticed that our blogger has been here since May of 2004. I searched in vain for an about page, so instead dove into the deep end and began with the first post hoping for enlightenment about who was writing. No such information was forthcoming. Ever.
Our author writes about music he (I think it’s a he) is listening to. Sometimes the entry consists of a picture of an album cover and a list of the titles of the songs on same. He blogs about outings to concerts and art shows and other local shindigs. He also tells us what food and alcoholic beverages he consumed while out, or gives us a list of LINKS to all the songs on his IPod playlist for the day…. 15 of them. . . . a habit, (overlinkage) that he might reconsider.
The one thing I found mildly amusing was his use of uniquely British lingo. And it aroused in me the desire to know what words like footy, cassingle, swizz, and git mean. But for the most part, the entries are rather mundane and honestly, I can’t tell you ONE thing about the author as a person.
Now this may be just fine for his regular readers, who may know our author personally, thus making self-revelation redundant. But if he wants to attract a wider audience, a little context for the entries would be helpful.
As it stands, I was left profoundly unmoved by his taste in music, food and activities.