What not to name your blog – Slate Magazine

Whether you plan to write about food, your miserable day job, or a viable exit strategy for Iraq, the answer is always a negation: It’s more a matter of what not to name your blog. When CNN calls to ask for your expert opinion on farm subsidies, do you really want to be known as the Intrepid Ploughman? What follows are a few mild observations and modest suggestions based on a frightening amount of Web trawling.

A nice piece by Michael Weiss. I see that he’s used several of my favorite bloggers like Captain Ed , Sister Toldjah, and Allahpundit (now at Hot Air) as examples. For the record, if CNN calls, I’d be perfectly happy being known as High Desert Wanderer. As long as they spell the URL right.