Happy Blog Day! This is the third anniversary of this online event, started to help promote less-known blogs in the Webosphere. Each blogger participating should give a list of 5 blogs that they enjoy reading, in the hopes of encouraging their readers to find new places! So here is my list of 5 interesting and unusual blogs that I enjoy:

1. David Lebovitz. Okay, so he's not exactly unknown, but this blog by a former SF-based pastry chef now "living the sweet life in Paris" is not only full of enviable food, but funny posts. It's not all chocolate (although there's plenty of that). Learn about pigeons in Paris, cute fish mongers, and what it's like to be an American foodie in Paris.

2. Dishola, a blog of reviews by the dish. That is, they take reviews from lots of people on specific dishes or food items. The only Sacramento review is for Grilled Salmon with Mango-Coconut Brown Butter Sauce at Rio City Cafe. So get on there and add some good news for the capital culinary scene!

3. Daily Tragedies written by a current Sacramento resident who uses great words like "dorktastic" to describe herself. The banner has this quote: "There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it." (Oscar Wilde)

4. Lesbian Dad is an insightful, well-written, and always entertaining blog written "by a non-biological lesbo parent who answers to the name Baba and works toward a world in which amor does indeed vincit omnia." For everyone out there with a non-traditional family (and that's a lot of us these days), you'll really enjoy this one.

5. Powell's Books blog, populated by guest blogger authors. The current author online is Laura Moriarty, who wrote The Rest of Her Life. You also get posts from the excellent "Review a Day," which is a must-read for all book addicts like myself with a never-ending list of things to be read.

To learn more about Blog Day, and who's out there blogging, visit the official Web site.