[unalone]

Something tells me that the most successful bloggers are the ones that never followed a list like this.

Wasn't blogging all about the "personal" revolution? Wasn't the point that now you were allowed to just be yourself? If you have a blog, write whatever you want to write. If you happen to be bright and learned enough to have things people want to read, you'll be successful. That's the big secret.

[wallflower]

I believe one of the best blogs that was original from the outset is: waxy.org

[unalone]

I love Waxy. I got really into it after the last redesign, and I've loved most of the things I've read on it.