The Weblog Review

My first impression upon visiting (almost a year ago) The Cheney Daily was what can best be called ‘intrigued’. The idea of writing a satirical blog about the daily musings of the Vice-President of the United States (or as the author puts it, ‘the most powerfull man in the free world’) kind of blew my mind. I thought, well this is original, this takes guts.



I loved this blog immediatly. The first posts were kind of tentative. The Author wrote about what he had for lunch or dinner, just like about every other new blogger does. The author wrote each blog entry in the frame of mind of a sixty plus year old man that doesn’t quite understand how the internet or computers work, but is doing it because “My advisors suggested I keep a journal so that the public can see that I am in good health. Some of my staff set me up with this website.” Throughout the blog the author comments on current events, the comments are never more than a few sentences, on what the ‘Vice President’ is thinking, and on just about anything that might peak the ‘Most Powerfull Man In The Free World’s’ interest. An example of an average entry; May 5th-“If you get a chance, try and catch me this morning on CNN. If you see me touch my glasses that will be my signal to you that I’m annoyed.” Remember our spy plane being taken by the Chinese? Excellent and hilarious comments during the entire period. One thing I really respected out of this blog was after the events of September 11th there was well over a week hiatus in posts. I liked how the author respected the fact that wether you agree with the Vice-President or not, there are times when the satire stops. After September 11th was when the blog got really good. On our bombing (into the stone age) of Afghanistan; “Come to Kabul and see the world like it existed a 1000 years ago.”



The site design was simple, very government like, with a smirking (or smiling depending on what side of the politcal fence you are) Dick Cheney in the uppper left hand corner. There is a short but informative (also hilarious) FAQ. The real gem in this site is the ‘Feedback’ section. Where you can write to the Vice President about anything that strikes your fancy. Some people write about current events, some about problems they are having in their life. The Cheney Daily answers them all. This reviewer asked him a question also, and I have to say, the answer had me rolling on the floor.



Mr. Cheney,

If I lose my leg in a motorcycle accident when I am 28, but live another thirty years, will my leg be waiting for me when I get to heaven?

thanks,

malariah@yahoo.com



Malariah,

It will be waiting for you. But, I am not sure why you want to carry your leg around with you in heaven.

—RBC



Another great feature about The Cheney Daily is the ‘Random Dick’ section. Which is random comments that the Vice President has made throughout his blog. Comments like; ” Today I am in Salt Lake City for a GOP event…Boise for some fundraising and finally back to Wyoming. I am calling it diversity-free Saturday. ” or; “Last night I had a dream where I was a young african-american woman.”



I’ve never given five stars out to a site before, but this one deserves it. Why? Regardless of which side of the political spectrum you are, I think you will enjoy this site. It almost seems like the author started out as a democrat who did not have a high regard for the Vice President, but in the last year, even though not agreeing with him, through introspection, realized, well this is just a normal man with the weight of the world on his shoulders. The Cheney Daily is closing its doors this week, it will cease to be a site you can visit, for whatever reasons. Hopefully you’ve read it already, or have gotten the chance to read it after reading this review. I’m going to miss it. Five stars, this is a classic.











The Cheney Daily

Ineffectual is a web log that is quite basic and exceptionally effective for what it is. Basically, the webmaster of this site writes about some everyday things as well as lots of stuff he finds all over the internet.



The design of this web log is what caught my attention the most. It’s quite simple yet very nice.



The word ‘ineffectual’ according to webster.com means…

1 : not producing the proper or intended effect : FUTILE

2 : INEFFECTIVE 2



I can honestly say that this website did not affect me in any way; the effects were little to none. So, I guess the intended purpose here was indeed achieved.



This is a simple web log, it doesn’t do anything wrong but just the same, it’s not deserving of anything higher than a 4.



Browse this web log as you like but don’t expect it to evoke any emotions or change your life. It’s just not that complicated, it’s simple and for that it gets a respectable 4.ineffectual.

What is a Dog Door of Death? Well, according to the webmaster of the now DogDoorOfDeath.org, a Dog Door is used for two purposes, 1.) for your dog to get in and out and 2.) for your dog to bring in what (s)he has killed outside.



Now, I worry about the webmaster of this site because the entire theme of his website centers around dead rodents and such.



There is plenty of other content here however, just nothing that I found particularly interesting. Updated almost daily, this site’s web log rambles on about random things that really have no depth whats so ever.



The design of this website isn’t one to write home to mom about. It’s simplistic and rather boring to say the least.



I was honestly feeling overly generous when I gave this sad excuse for a web log a 3.5. Sue me, I’m a good guy.



And so if you’d like to waste your time reading about pets who bring in dead rodents and an owner who’s even less interesting, feel free to visit DogDoorOfDeath.org.



Oh … I put this site under the ‘entertainment’ category. Although, I cringe to think about the kind of people this site might entertain.Dog Door of Death

I’m all of a sudden inspired to get out my digital camera to use in my exploration of the world. This is do in part to FrankieBoots.com, a photography web log that is truly one of a kind.



This website showcases the adventures of a man and his camera. The photography here is absolutely grand, the pictures are abstract and undeniably incredible. I had to force myself away from this site to actually write a review about it.



The design of the site was created to accommodate many pictures and it pulls this off wonderfully; even playing music which coincides with the theme of each set of pictures. All of this fulfills the experience that is FrankieBoots.com.



It is the ideal and perfect photo journal and so I have given it what is rightfully deserves, a 5.frankieboots.net

Terminally Bored … dare I say I was bored when I visited this site?



At first, my initial reaction when this site loaded up was that I was going to like it. I’d find some amusing stories and thoughts and so on. But that’s really not what happened.



After reading through many posts, I never really felt like I knew who the author was. The bio didn’t give me too much information and neither did the blog. The author’s a college student from California who writes about, “All the things that irk/satisfy” him as the little subtitle says next to the title of the site. I guess the author is achieving the goal of discussing the things that bother and complete him, however it felt like he would blog when he really was bored.



Some things he wrote about was interesting like when he was writing about some friends he was having trouble with, but mostly I was a little more bored than interested.



I did really like the layout of this site and seemed very inviting. It’s pretty simple, and nice looking with a gray color scheme and the playful Comic Sans font. His archives are on a little calendar which is convenient since he doesn’t always update everyday and makes it easy to see the days he’s posted on.



Overall, this is an okay site.Terminally Bored