Newsday has an interesting piece regarding the overnight fame and sometime fortune some bloggers are falling into. Still, the desire to be published in print offers something 15 minutes simply can't.

"Every so-called professional blogger I know wants to work for print," says Melissa Lafsky, 27, a lawyer whose popular blog at Opinionistas.com led to her finding a book agent, quitting her big law-firm job and starting a novel based on her blog. "There's still that desire for legitimacy. I'll admit it: I'll feel like a real writer when I have something published in print. 'Til then, I feel I'm faking it. Most bloggers I've talked to feel the same way."

If Pierce County were a mutual fund, it would be a strong value pick. Is that good enough? Or should we be wishing for more agressive growth?

According to our Business story on Sunday, there is good news on the job front locally, but not if you're looking for an Internet-related gig. While the overall job picture looks strong, most of the employment is with military, healthcare and public entities like schools and government (Intel is the singular high-tech entry). And the commercial enterprises that employ the most folks are places like Wal-Mart, Emerald Queen and Fred Meyer - none of them are hiring local Web designers or database programmers.

It's too bad, really. Without an exciting up-and-coming technology-related business or two, Tacoma and Pierce County will continue to lose young and talented 20-somethings to King County. And for a region to grow its economy, some new world jobs sure would make it easier.