If you are a regular visitor to this blog you may have noticed the two new badges, Atom and Bloglines. Blogger has implemented (or maybe they had it before and I just found it) a service to provide an automatic "XML" feed for member blogs.
If you aren't familiar with the term, it is a relatively new phenomena where news feeds can be made available in a simple text format with links to the underlying article. It makes for configuring a news feed to an individuals personal interests without having to wade through the tons of news and information available on the web.
Blogger converts a clip of each blog using Atom, then using Bloglines, you can configure a list of blogs that are of interest. I've just begun using the service and find it a quick way to review the ruminations of others as they opine and report. There is a huge list to search that includes lots of big name blogs like World Magazine, Terry Mattingly, Jewish World Review and on and on. Subjects cover the spectrum from computing to news and politics, religion, decor and design, you name it someone is blogging it.
And if on the off chance you find a niche no one is blogging, you can start your own using Blogger. If you're interested, click on the Bloglines link to check it out and subscribe, there's no subscription fee.
Tomorrow Karen and I will be heading to the theatre to see Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. I anxiously anticipate the experience, yet I have a feeling the experience will be profound beyond words. I'll try to jot down my thought afterwards.