Well, it's about time that our suburban neighbors to the north take up the blogging baton... The New York Times reports on the growth of the Westchester blogosphere, complete with a full-color pic of bloggers in Croton-on-Hudson. There are a lot of smart folks joining the blogging bandwagon - like a 28-year-old IBM financial analyst - but most of the chatter thus far has been nothing more than "blog-orrhea," says the Times. In other words, lots of annoying talk about Taco Bell, the local Old Navy and less-than-scintillating family reunions:

"This local universe of unaffiliated blogs, or online journals, touches on everything from local politics, to the economics of Star Wars' Galactic Empire to the Boston Red Sox's habit of losing on Ben Affleck's birthday. The bloggers' postings range from the meaningful to the mundane... But consequential or not, these online ruminations provide a glimpse into the lives of everyday Westchesterites. And taken together, bloggers say, they provide a new digital voice for a county that is often overshadowed by the behemoth to the south."