I updated my sports links on the sidebar to reflect the BearTerritory.net since I’m writing there now and while I was at it, I added the blogs I thought were worth of adding at this time.

If you’re asking yourself, “why am I not on the list?” this is where you’re going to get your answer.  See, I’m very picky about what sites I will link to because I don’t want to end up with a huge blogroll that is meaningless.  Here are the criteria I use for my blogroll:

1. No vulgarity – I’m very picky about this.  My brother’s blog doesn’t make the cut for this reason.  That’s how picky I am.
2. No over the top comments.  Although I sometimes enjoy the ridiculously over the top put downs of others (political opponents, sports opponents, etc.), I generally prefer a more rational discussion with charity towards others.
3. Regular posting.  While I’ll accept sites that don’t post in the slow times of the year, I want the site to have at least one post a week during the peak periods/season.
4. Meaningful content.  Only blogs that are adding their own meaningful content/commentary (or doing a meaningful job of being a collector of articles) are worth the time to read.
5. Optional: Cross links to me.  Although I don’t require this (there’s kind of a chicken and an egg problem here if everyone had this as a strict policy), I definitely appreciate those who appreciate me.
6. Stood the test of time.  There are a number of blogs out there that I’m reading and  might later make the cut.  I have a fairly long evaluation period and any slip-ups in vulgarity and the such require a long probation before being added/re-added.

That’s it.  If you have a blog you’d like to promote, this is the post in which to make a comment about your blog.  I’ll add it to my daily reading list.  I’m always looking for good material to read.

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