One of my favorite things about the blogging community is how there is a lot of interaction. People want to be heard and to hear what you have to say.

While many of the blogs that I read are technical, political, and/or feminist in nature, I also like to check out new blogs or find people who are creative and interesting — who give me insights into issues that I wouldn’t normally encounter or would approach from a different angle.

I found Jaycee’s Semantically Driven through BlogHer, a site that is geared toward promoting women bloggers. How could I not be drawn in? I mean really…the title of her blog is all about language. Have I said how much I love language? Whee!

Seriously, though…Jaycee helps women promote their blogs through an exercise called all women blogging carnival. It’s a nice way for people from all over the world to see what one another are engaged in and to be introduced to some new bloggers. I’m going to highlight a few that caught my attention.

  • Becky, at Just a Girl in Short Shorts, writes about spanking her daughter and wonders if others feel the same way about corporal punishment. Anyone who has ever been a part of the torrential downpours that occur during the season and have seen the powerful walls of water that go through normally dry beds will understand her fear, her concerns, and her overwhelming need to teach her daughter about this subject.
  • Klamath Design writer, Linda, reminds us about the importance of backing up our databases — information that we should always remember but rarely do.
  • Jill, from Writes Like She Talks, shares a YouTube video that isn’t quite the rhetorical response to female legislators that most of us would prefer to see.
  • At Spiritual Journey of a Lightworker, Patricia writes about her friends, the love she has for them, and how death can’t supersede that love.

I probably would have never seen these blog entries if I hadn’t gone to Jaycee’s site. It’s a good thing to go outside of your communities. There are wonderful and interesting things to read and see.