[Mz]

I have some eyesight issues and other issues that can interfere with ability to focus at times. The black text on a white background with nothing to really break up the space or clearly delineate anything makes it difficult for me to even read the site. There are lots and lots of other people in the world with similar challenges. A smidgeon of design work to help set the body of the writing apart from the title and sidebar might help. (EDIT: Oh, and try to cut down on the glare factor. It doesn't take much. HN is much, much easier for me to read. Subtle grey background cuts down on the glare and helps delineate the body. It makes a big difference without being very obvious that anything was done at all.)

I'm not a big fan of the "myname.com" address. If I don't already know you, it tells me nothing about the blog. If someone is already famous, okay, it makes sense, people will look for them under their name. Otherwise, I don't see any real value in it as a positioning thing. But if you want to go with "myname.com", at least give some descriptor of what you talk about/who you are/what the blog is about in the title. "myname.com" followed by "My Name's Blog" -- uh, there's no there there. Wait until you are world famous to go with "My Name's Blog". Until then, you need to do a little more packaging to get across why I should be interested in reading this stuff.

HTH and good luck.

[zackattack]

Thanks for the feedback. I have significantly updated the blog's design pursuant to your feedback. What do you think now, how should I adjust?