Fun little comparison to blogging and homebrewing to journalism by Glenn Reynolds in the Economist (Hat Tip: Kottke). As a home brewer, I like the analogy and it works for me, because blogging is what you make of it much like homebrewing. For instance in the last few months I have brewed a Holiday Ale, Russian Imperial Stout and Rye Brown Ale. Not even the local brewpubs have brewed such a diversity. Likewise blogging here tends to be a mix between technology, beer, and whatever else strikes my fancy. With the diverse nature of individual backgrounds some people blog about poker, politics, or modern film making.

Like homebrew some sites produce such quality you stop and wonder why they don’t charge for the stuff and other stuff reminds you of a rotting skunk (thankfully I have not had that issue with my beer). Perhaps it’s part of the reason I enjoy both activities because you never are quite sure of the outcome and the more you do it the better you get at it, in theory at least.

Lastly like homebrewing, blogging is pretty simple and nearly anyone with some effort can do it, mostly it just takes a little time and work.