Blogging: Fad or Rad
rad  /ræd/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[rad]
–noun
1. Informal. radical.
–adjective
2. Slang. fine; wonderful.
[Origin: by shortening of radical]

Above you see the second definition of the term "rad" (the first had to do with radiation!). I often used this term in the mid 90's which happens to be my favorite decade for music, which is beside the point. Here is an example of me using the term rad, in 1992 with my friend Matt McFarland.

A sunny day in the month of June in the great year of 1992

Matt: Hey seth are you going to the HFS'tival? (a huge concert in our nations capital in which all major bands show up from around the world) I hear Beck, Weaser, Toad, Violent Femmes, and Henry Rollins are gonna be on the south stage.
Seth: Abso-freakin'-lutely (early 90's conservative evangelical slang for "yes"). I just got my tickets yesterday.
Matt: Hey man, I like your new board (slang for skateboard).
Seth: Thanks it's pretty "rad."

So back to the title of this post. Blogging: fad or rad. I don't think I need to define fad, as everyone is involved with a fad of some sort, myself included, even as I write this. If you've managed to escape being a part of a fad, please email me, and I will gladly point out how you are decieving yourself. So, Blogging: fad or rad. I pose the question, is blogging a fad, or is it rad. I thought about phrasing the title, "Blogging, radical or fadical." But I didn't think fadical was a word, though I grew a fondness for it, the likes of which I have for few words in the english language like, "anomaly," I'm fond of the word anomaly, and I felt like I could really like the word, "fadical" if it was a word, but I feared it wasn't a word; so I did what any normal person would do who likes a word, and wants to see if it really is a word: I googled fadical. Immediately i got sent to a page where google responded to me: "did you mean radical?" which I obviously didn't mean, I wanted "fadical" but I didn't want to seem rude to google, after all, I find google to be quite handy. But below the "did you mean radical" part of the google page, I saw "fadical" defined in the urban dictionary (which is my favorite dictionary). Here's the definition of "fadical" as defined in the urban dictionary:

1. fadical - used to describe something that may seem, seemed, or will seem radical but is only, was only, or will only be a fad.

Now I'll give you an example of me and my 90's friend matt, using the word "fadical."
Matt: Hey seth, I think the band, "Four Non Blondes" is radical (it's unlikely that Matt would of use the term "radical" in the 90's. Most likely he would of just said rad, but this is just an example so I felt okay about using the whole word).
Seth: I'm sorry you feel that way Matt, I fear "Four Non Blondes" is fadical.

And there you have it! I eluded to my enjoyment (as well as my sister) of the urban dictionary. The urban dictionary has provided me countless hours of entertainment. One of my favorite terms in the Urban dictionary is, "ghost ride the whip." I'll let you look it up for your "ownselves." If you are between the ages of 18-25, thank me later. If your 35 or older I don't think you'll really appreciate "ghost ride the whip" but I hope you enjoyed "fadical," I know I did (and still do!). So, back to my question, is blogging a fad, or is it rad. Only you can answer this question for yourself. Go ahead and leave a comment, regarding this. I know I will. Thanks for your time. seth