Not everyone conforms to the "one blog, one topic" model
I knew that I wasn't alone. Take Kevin Aylward's Wizbang (about):
I started Wizbang in April 2003 with no real goal or master plan, I just felt like talking - you know sort of like the Forrest Gump running thing....
Wizbang is a unique mix of news, politics, and entertainment. Wizbang has grown steadily into one of the most popular conservative weblogs on the Internet. Since its founding in April 2003, and has over 5 million unique visitors. Don't ask me to explain Wizbang's rise in popularity, but I imagine it's a function of topicality, humor, and insight.
Over the past year I've covered tons of topics, and I try hard to avoid becoming predictable....I've said before that Wizbang is whatever I feel like it should be that day, which is a philosophy that has served the site well to this point.
Sample post:
"A student who photographed his principal smoking outside a school building was allowed to return to class after initially being suspended for posting the photos on the Internet...."
The only environment Velasquez disrupted was the principal's smoking environment. Gotta hand it to the kid, she was p0w3d!!!
But wait, this one's better:
As winter's icy grip fades, we begin to see the first signs of spring. The geese return....And drunken high schoolers show up to dances.
When 15-20 students showed up (out of 450) at the annual Luau Dance in Belmont, Massachusetts, officials acted quickly. They carefully evaluated the situation, and calculated the absolutely worst way they could handle the situation. And in the time-honored traditions of public education, that's exactly what they did.
1) Overreact. They shut down the dance and called for ambulances. 14 ambulances. After fighting over the 6 drunken teenagers who could plausibly be taken to the hospital for intoxication, the other eight went back to their station.
2) Give the offenders a slap on the wrist. Monday morning, Belmont school officials gave twelve of the now-sober louts their punishment. For showing up at the dance intoxicated, in violation of several state laws, they decided to send a strong message. All the miscreants were given a one-day suspension.
3) Punish all the other students as well, so the offenders don't feel picked on. School officials over in Westwood decided they would learn a lesson from Belmont's problem. From now on, all students attending dances in Westwood will have to blow into breathalyzers ($300-$500 each)....
And in their spare time, the writers help out General Motors:
I'll tell you how to save Buick... The same way they saved the brand in the early 1980s. Horsepower.
In 1982 Buick introduced a limited edition Regal Grand National. It put Buick back on the map and saved them for another 2 decades. But unlike Ford who has (over)used (and so abused) the Mustang brand, Buick then walked away from it....
What GM should have done is put LS7 into a 25th Anniversary, limited edition Buick Grand National II. Instead, they put it into the Corvette which, lets review, is going to sell anyway. They could make a limited edition black and silver that would be on the cover of every car magazine. They would be sold before they even started production. With the exception of the Vet and the Camaro, GM has failed to really milk a product line like Ford has with the Mustang....
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