The Not-So-New Competitive Sport

It has come to my attention that not all bloggers are created equally. I noticed this quickly after surfing blog posts for, well, what was out there in blogging land. And so I wondered if it's just me or is there a real competive feel to the nature of the blog site? I found myself commenting, "Ooh, that's a lovely color scheme" at first...wait, look at the links of advertisers- how did she get them, and further, can I get them too? How is this person so adept at, not only creating a visually appealing site where she rests her daily opinion on, but apparently, she's also her children's track team captain, reads voraciously, has a great sense of self, cooks like an ACF Chef and has time to blog about it all!

Should we compare ourselves to those most competive, complete and well designed blog pages? Some have years of archives, have posted lists of a hundred URL's to which are subscribed to and beautifully presented with well adorned advertising, albeit in a rectangular fashion in some inconspicuous corner?I think some must have a ton of free time on their hands- How does one blogger manage to create mouthwatering foodstuff, take professional photos and write indepth content on a daily basis? Forget that the photography is flawless in pixelation, composition and content.

For me, the hook is the feeling of social connectivity and the great wisdom shared by a complete stranger- that I relate to. Sometimes it's just the awful truth of the matter that addressed, makes us all so human after all. In the end it is also that which appeals to my sense of neighborhood and trust in this person, this blogger, making me somehow akin to, a competitve soul.