Kevin of Wizbang points out that a reporter from KABC-TV in Los Angeles discovered blogs in August of 2005 and did a story about it in the gushing tones of a boy receiving his first female handjob.

Which I don't hold against him. After all, I had a similarly moist reaction when I got MY first blog.

And sure he's late to the party, but even "old-timers" like me are wet behind the ears compared to the mega-neander-old-school bloggers who've been doing it since the 20th century.

Yet people are making fun of him. He's got his own cruel-but-accurate thread on FARK.

Which is freakin' hilarious and worth a peek.

Three things from that thread. First, the only defense of Ric's actions:

Network news anymore plays to an older demographic, so it makes sense that phenomena that have finally become mainstream enough that said older folks would have heard of it, like blogging, get reported on at what is, to us, a rediculously late point.

Second, an interesting question: WHY is this news?:

It's of course great that you can post your thoughts and opinions on the internet for all to read, but what I don't get is why its such a big deal to the news media?

Could it be they are shocked that people actually have opinions? Could it be they are surprised that ANYONE can put their opinion on a device that anyone in the world can read at anytime? Which, prior to the internet, was something only they could do.

Third, the most accurate description of why his news story sucked:

Anyone else think this read like a Jr. High history report where you know the teacher already knows what you are supposed to say, so you are just trying to hit all the money phrases?

But what FARK doesn't have is a screenshot of Ric's really crappy blog, which has been taken down. Sadly, Google cache doesn't offer working links to the picture he posted or the comments, but at least you can get an idea of how sad this thing is.

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I mean, I always say that your first post is supposed to suck, but your next post is supposed to be an improvement.

Sorry, Ric. You failed.

Oh, and pink... NOT your color.

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