The websites4all site makes a great randomizer. Just scroll part way down and click somewhere in the "dark" ("light"). You come out with a high chance of seeing something you wouldn't have found before. You might even find something you like a lot.

Another "randomizer" is the Recently Updated list on Weblogs.com.  You never know what you'll find there.

What's not random in the weblog world? The HotList/Top 100 and Ranking By Page-Reads lists on UserLand. That doesn't seem to move much. It's kind of like expecting a new artist to outsell the all-time hits of Elvis, The Beatles, and Michael Jackson. A world record is exactly that. So let's move on. Thankfully, they do give you two time frames to use: Today and Since a Long Time Ago (currently 10/27/2001).

Here's a good write-up on web services ("Five Myths About Web Services") on John Patrick's site that I found by "clicking in the dark" (through tweney).

RazorMouth offers some provocative discussion on ministry vs. vocation.  I think this is an important issue for me to understand and consider because much of my journey for the last two years has been discovering how God views your work, "secular" or not.

I don't necessarily have an analysis on his opinion yet, but he does offer some good scripture references to aid in your own conclusions.

Dylan Tweney talks about why he uses an application that doesn't quite measure up to his own custom solution. He doesn't want to try so hard to keep up with the latest changes in XYZ technology. It's just not important to him. I know how that feels. I just change my mind every other day.

Yes. Mostly.  Here's the scoop from the Movable Type FAQ.

MT version 2.0 and higher is free for personal or non-profit use. We're following a donate-ware model in which we ask that you send us a paypal payment for the amount which you feel the product is worth to you. In return, for every $20 that you donate, you will receive a Recently Updated Key. For donations of $45 or more, you are entitled to additional support. See here for more details.

Here are two good finds about Movable Type:

Radio vs. Movable Type
http://blogs.salon.com/0001111/2002/08/14.html#a194

Making the Move to Movable Type
http://www.meryl.net/articles/archives/000947.php

This is great! I'm composing in a veritable notepad. Not connected. Not distracted by the blogosphere. Just writing typing. Later on I will post this to my Radio weblog and share it with you.

My train of thought seems to work a little bit better this way. When another spin-off happens, I can arrange as needed without waiting for the next post to develop a thought.