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We all need to find out zen moments sometime, don’t we? If you think you do, take a minute to check out the Laws of the Universe Blog. Here you will find a blog that the author wishes to use to convey his knowledge gained thus far about the way this universe functions according to certain laws and how we can architect our own destiny by practicing these laws. The author is Malathy Badri, a Math teacher in India who blogs for both fun and money. His life slogan is to pass it on; share, and we at Bloggeries are doing just that by telling you about his blog. You can get a feel for his Laws of the Universe concepts by reading his recent posts You roam the world, we follow; Death penalty to whom?, Make a jambalaya, Perfect Wedding Anniversary Gift, Patrick Bernard’s Spiritual Path, An Indian Dating Website, New Products from Multivend, and Love Letters from God. While not all of these posts are zen related or even contain spiritual musings, they are all a very interesting read.

Navigation on this site is fairly straightforward. I do recommend you view this in Mozilla Firefox as you can, or you may think there are formatting issues with the right navigation bar. There aren’t the site is just better viewed there. I do run across this from time to time and it is no reflection of the blogger. Posts are centered with both a left and right navigation system. The posts are bright blue text on a calming azure type background and links are highlighted in red. AdSense is incorporated throughout the blog with the same color theme so it blends in very well. In the left navigation bar you will find the about me section, archives, blogs that link here, and some advertising. In the right you will see some AdSense, tools for spiritual development links, book recommendations, and a photo visitor log. I do see categories labeled on each post, but I do not see a categories menu on the blog. I also would not mind seeing some pictures added to the blog, from what I can see there is only one on the main page. I would suggest adding some pictures to make the blog a little more fun to read.

I am going with a 3.3/5 for this one. I like that the blog has recent and frequent posting, and for someone writing from India the English is very good. The content is well written, though sparse for the actual topic of the blog niche. I would suggest some more posting on the spirituality component of the blog. I would also suggest some AdSense changes. Currently there is AdSense at the top of the page as soon as you open up the blog, and I think this is a little distracting from the blog content. As mentioned I would also add a categories menu. The blog just needs some tweaking then in Appearance and Navigation categories, but otherwise the blog is doing well on other accounts. For those that have an interest in Zen living and Spirituality, I would recommend having a look at this one to get a unique perspective on the Laws of the Universe.

-Chrissie

If you are looking for yet another source on blogging, or more particularly, Word Press, you may want to check out Han’s Blog eruANNA.net. To get full advantage of this site, you definitely want to view it in Mozilla Firefox, as with IE I did find some formatting issues. However, with Firefox, you don’t even notice them. On the blog you will get a chance to meet Han, the owner and author of this blog. The blog itself is powered by Word Press, and Han has a passion for this. She uses the blog to post about her life and also to provide tutorials and resources on Word Press and other things for her readers – because she’s nice like that. I find it interesting how she describes the meaning of her domain – eruanna. The name means “grace” in Quenya, and her name Han, also means grace. And if you spend a few minutes on her blog, then you will see she is holding well to her namesake. Her most recent bloggeries include Dodgy Cupcake Things, Wow – Stumbled!, From a Dream, One of Those Posts – 17 WordPress Plugins, Who’s a Blogger, How to Write Your Own WordPress Theme and Why I hate Domain Email.

Navigation on the site is very simple and straightforward. Posts are centralized with both left and right navigation bars. The appearance of the blog is very appealing. Posts are black text on white background. The blog also has a very feminine appeal to it without being too pink or girly, but headers are in a very pretty scrolled font. Each of her bloggeries also contains relevant pictures that add to the relevancy of the bloggerie. My favorite picture on the blog so far is from her “From a Dream” post where she did some photo manipulation, however it is just a breathtaking shot that definitely reaches the readers.

In the right bar you will find advertising and widgets advertising her most recent visitors. In the left navigation system you will find a main menu that has links to Home, About, Contact, Downloads and Articles, Word Press Themes, Photoblog, Forum, Sitemap, and Advertise Here. This menu is followed by an Archives Menu, Find Me Menu (for her various social networking), Friends List, and a very handy Word Press Pull Down Menu.

I think a Recent Posts Menu would add further organization to the blog. Currently to access recent posts you have to dig through archives, or click on a button at the bottom of the page to reach previous entries. Overall I am going with a 4/5 on this one. I found this blog very appealing on many aspects. The blog scores well for activity, appearance, and definitely uniqueness of the niche. I also think the blog does well for the most part with navigation, but could do even better with a few of the mentioned changes here. The content as well is well-written and her tutorials are handled in such a way that they are extremely user friendly and knowledgeable enough to be credible sources. This blog is one that I definitely recommend if you wish to enjoy a little bit of personal experiences, as well as learn something valuable about blogging or web mastering at the same time.

– Chrissie

If you are interested in finding out more about the wonderful area of Key West, you may want to check out the Key West Chronicle Blog. Here you are going to find a local resident commenting on the island’s life, politics, play and the people that live there. You can get a true feel for the chronicles of Key West through the most recent bloggeries: Cay Clubs merger renegotiated down, Analysis of Key West Real Estate, Less Cruise Ships Visiting Key West, Why the Federal Reserve Can’t Bail out the Real Estate Bubble, Key West Condo lising prices Rapidly Declining, Florida is the Epi-Center of Real Estate Meltdown, What $850,000 Gets You in Key West, and Florida’s New Eminent Domain Law.

Navigation on the site is simple and straightforward. Posts are left marginalized and there is a right navigation bar containing the stuff of the blog. Posts are standard black text on white background and links and other details are accented in bright blue. Posts also contain relevant pictures with each entry. In the right navigation bar there is a series of links for Key West information, Recent Posts Menu, AdSense, and Archives menu. What is missing here is a categories menu and an about me page. This blog is an extensive enough topic that it could definitely merit a wide range of categories for those that may be interested in visiting Key West – dining, accommodation, and etc.

This blog is going to get a 2/5 from me, and primarily because there is not much to say about it. Content is well written but extremely sporadic with anywhere from one to two weeks between posts. I also think that at present the content is a little narrow and this looks more like a real estate blog for Key Westers rather than an information blog for those that want to visit the area. In the tiny about me information, people, politics, and play is advertised as the blog contents and I see very little of that. I think this blog could be organized into categories for those interested in the Key West area, and whether this becomes a Key West blog or Real Estate information, the topic is broad enough that several categories would be appropriate here. The posts are also very lengthy at this point and could potentially be broken down and spread over several days to maintain regular blog updates. Appearance scores are average as are content, but the blog does need work in navigation and activity issues. This blog has the potential to become extremely organized, and thus offer more substance to its readers.

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– Chrissie

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