The "rant" was very much like an extension of this site--I tried to do the same things with it.  I included personal anecdotes wherever applicable because the majority of my readers are personal friends who might actually care about what is going on in my life (or at least I am self-deluded enough to believe this). I also included comedy where ever possible--because with all of the nasty stuff going on in the world today, if you can't just sit back and laugh at it sometimes it will drive you insane. I occasionally even tried to include a touch of romance and intrigue, to keep my female readers interested. But most of all, I kept it chocked full of politically incorrect, no-holds-barred, no-stone-unturned political/cultural commentary that shoots straight from the hip and takes no prisoners.