A lot of things go into the making of a good blog. IMO, the best ones are pithy and funny, and post just often enough to keep me entertained, but not so much that I get overwhelmed. There’s a place in this world for all the FAIL Blogs, Lolcats, and Postcards From Yo Mommas, but for me following those is more of a commitment than I can make.

So which ones light up my day when there’s a new post to be had?

5. The Rude Hamptons

I don’t live in the Hamptons. I don’t even live on the East Coast anymore. But I am given to understand that the people who go there for vacation are just horrid. What’s more fun than the schadenfreude of the locals giving vent to their ire at the world-renowned bad behavior of the richies who invade for the summer?

4. Tiny Art Director

Artist Bill Zeman’s (now) four-year-old daughter is apparently a very tough crowd. She asks him to draw things, which invariably come out awesome, and then almost always informs him why they do not meet her specifications. He’s been a little quiet as of late because the blog has been becoming a book, but he claims he will be posting more. And regardless, the archives are pretty awesome. She’s one tough cookie.

3. ShitMyDadSays

Okay, this one isn’t a blog, it’s a Twitter (and now Facebook) account. But given the fact that he has over 1.2 million followers and a possible TV show spin off since starting the account just a few months ago, I think it counts. Author Justin is a 29-year-old guy who lives with his hilarious 74-year-old dad who routinely says things like, “The baby will talk when he talks, relax. It ain’t like he knows the cure for cancer and he just ain’t spitting it out,” and “You need to flush the toilet more than once…No, YOU, YOU specifically need to. You know what, use a different toilet. This is my toilet.”

2. Sleep Talkin’ Man

(Image via The Sun)

This one just went viral a couple of weeks ago, and thank heavens it did. A normally mild-mannered English guy has taken to talking in his sleep, and his wife has blessedly graced the world with his ridiculously funny nocturnal ramblings. I live for this one right now. He routinely says things like “Butt cheeks ahoy! There she blows!” and “Well that’s just great. Peanut butter in my crack. Goddamnit.” I wish I had this guy’s dreams.

1. Things I Don’t Want to Eat

What? Like I’m going to write this post and NOT put my own blog in? I’ve been cooking my way through a Recipe Book my mother-in-law put together for me filled with family and friends’ recipes when my husband and I got married. Because I’m a picky eater and a very inexperienced cook, this means I routinely do things like set my kitchen on fire and then have to explain how much I hate whatever favorite recipe someone I love and/or have to see often gave me. Hence: amusing AND you get good recipes out of it. What’s not to love?