Introducing yet another new category!  How2?  Yes!  How2?  Yes!  No, it's called How2?  I know it's called How2?  Oh, then why'd I keep asking?  Anyway, "How2?" is (are?) Stephen'z instructions for everyday living.  If you want to know how to do something, then check and see if Stephen'z written a "How2?" article on it.  You'll be glad you did.  I've also decided to right-justify the graphic.

I've had many people ask me, "Stephen, where does asiago cheese come from?"  And I tell them, "That's a silly question.  It comes from milk, just like all cheeses."

Well, today isn't about cheese, today I'm going to tell you How2 make me read your blog.  Currently in my Google Reader I have about five hundred things to read.  I've managed to go through about two hundred or so per day for the past few weeks, however there seem to be several of them that just don't get read.  Here's what I've noticed about the ones that DO get read.

1. They're Funny.
2. They're Short.
3. They have pictures.

Others tend to be a combination of those topics.  Now you might be reading this thinking, "Wait a minute!  I never write anything funny, short, or illustrated."  That doesn't necessarily mean that I skip what you write altogether.  No, things that are relevant to my interests (family, church, local news, etc.) get read as well.  They might not be the first thing I read, but I do read them.

Oh, and another thing...if you want me to read your blog, don't post every day unless you're going to be funny, short, or having pictures.  Because if you're serious, wordy, and unillustrated, there's a strong chance that you're going to remain one of the 250 items left over at the end of the day.

Last time I introduced a new category, I joked to myself that I needed to make a "new category" category if I was to continue coming up with new categories.  Well, I came up with another category, so I decided that I probably should introduce the "New Categories" category along with the brand-spankin' new idea of Stephen'z Weakly Reader.  I realize that I've neglected to put "Stephen'z" anywhere in pointing to the "Weakly Reader" category, but hey, you should know by now that it is mine.

Stephen'z "Weakly Reader" is dedicated to all the starred posts in his Google Reader.  It's basically my way of doing a little housecleaning in my RSS reader, while letting you into my mind to the things that I find interesting on occasion.  (You and the management of Stephen'z Blog may not find the content of the posts interesting.  Please consider this an error and ignore anything you don't like.)

Without further adieu...or perhaps with further adieu.  I've never really understood that phrase.  I guess it would help if I knew a bit of French.  I know a little French.  I should use the phrase "pardon my French" next time I let a cussword fly...  Yeah.  I'll do that.