On Fridays, Bloggers Sometimes Retract Their Claws:

"To some, the point is that posting pictures of their animals provides a chance to introduce a softer personality into blogs that are often hard-edged.
'It's just nice for bloggers to do things that show themselves as ordinary people,' Mr. Drum said, 'not just partisan political writers.'
Mr. Black agreed. It's a 'way to humanize me and a way to put a little bit of me into the blog without going into my personal life,' he said.
Of course, while Mr. Black's readers usually come to Eschaton for his takes on the political landscape, many visit on Friday to check for cats.
'It's the one thing that readers demand that I do,' Mr. Black said. His cats 'generally get positive comments,' he said, although 'some people think that they're fat.'"

Oh jesus fucking christ. That's it. Enough alfuckingready. Can we have a week of the NYT not writing about blogs? Let's everyone just talk about me.