Today, we were encouraged to find a blog outside of our normal reading domains and comment. The instructions du jour suggested starting with the Technorati Blog Directory. Browsing the categories, I thought I’d check out the science blogs and see if I could find something worth commenting on.

There were a few good options, but i settled on a blog called EcoGeek, where I found a post listing six ways to save massive quantities of gasoline. I read through the comments and found a comment that added a seventh way that really resonated with me: telecommuting. My comment echoes that notion. I added my comment and it inexplicably disappeared on refresh. So I tried to add it again. Same effect. Maybe it’s a moderation thing, but I’m not sure I’ve left a comment at all. Confused.

There are plenty of comments on the post, most of an above average length. Not sure if that’s typical of the eco-science blog community or not. I’m guessing it is. But it doesn’t appear that the original blogger is participating in the ongoing conversation, which is disappointing. The topic itself is interesting and important, so it’s encouraging to see so much discussion surrounding it. I’d probably read more blogs in this topic area, but I’ve already hit my saturation point (and then some) on text feeds.

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