Have you ever noticed that the date 3108 looks a lot like the word “blog”? Well, neither have I–maybe because here in the U.S. we write dates in the “correct” order: month, day, year, 08/31/05. Actually, now that I think about it, the European style makes more sense: from shortest to longest, day, month, year.

Anyway, someone did notice the similarity and decided that August 31st would be a good day for Blog Day:

In one long moment on August 31st, bloggers from all over the world will post a recommendation of 5 new Blogs, Preferably, Blogs different from their own culture, point of view and attitude. On this day, blog surfers will find themselves leaping and discovering new, unknown Blogs, celebrating the discovery of new people and new bloggers.

Blog Day Posting Instructions
Where the Idea for Blog Day started

I think it sounds like fun. I’m looking for my five blogs to highlight, and I have my own self-imposed rule: All the blogs I highlight will be from outside the United States. They will also probably all be in English since I can only read one other language, Spanish, and I imagine most of my readers read only English. So, get ready for Blog Day next Wednesday.