Blake Schwendiman's Blog and Blook

It's all coming together now. When I first started this blog, there was the question of value (which I have addressed before), but as time marches on, I am finding more and more evidence of the real lasting value of this blog.

Besides saving you the $20 back at the beginning of November (you're welcome, again!), and besides the fact that this blog has an intrinsic value of at least $500, I have recently found a few more examples of how valuable this really is.

First, this blog is a successful part of at least one person's attempt to quit smoking. Yep, my articles are so engaging, so entertaining that Kirsten has chosen to spend her smoke breaks reading my witty prose rather than suck burnt tobacco into her lungs. While I am not trained in the area of addictions, I would surmise that reading this blog could aid in the discontinuance of other bad habits such as Grape Nut overconsumption, bad Star Wars movie watching, and Hurricanes-controlled-by-Japanese-Mafia web site development.

Second, after spending some time with Bob Parsons' blog, I believe this site can actually improve your critical thinking skills and problem solving ability. Bob says that to solve problems effectively, one should "Think about anything but the problem at hand." Sometimes that's just tough. What else would you think about? Here are some suggestions:

1. Think about fat kids falling down the stairs.
2. Think about Grape Nuts.
3. Think about electric trains.
4. Think about water heaters.

There are so many more ideas of things to think about on this site. Just take a look around and let the power of the blog solve your problems for you!

You're welcome, again!

Oh, and by the way, as a bonus, if the value I've provided isn't already enough, you can take this to the bank: at least you're not reading this guy's web site.