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Ellen Simonetti, aka �Queen of the Sky,� has a column today on CNet News.com. In the column, she discusses the blog she wrote as a flight attendant for Delta Airlines and how it led to her termination. Ms. Simonetti also makes reference to other female bloggers, including �Washingtonienne,� the woman who worked in Ohio Sen. Mike DeWine�s Washington office. She explains that she lost her job for inappropriately posting pictures of herself dressed in the company uniform. However, from what pictures I viewed on Ms. Simonetti�s blog, I don�t see that they could be viewed as �inappropriate� pictures. Still, I have my doubts about personal blogs. Although, as a journalist, I am an advocate for freedom of speech and open access to talk, write, sing or blog about anything you darn well choose, including work, I often wonder about personal blogs. Is there really an audience out there that wants to read the private thoughts of a flight attendant, no matter if they�re about a snotty boss, a drunken airline passenger or long flight to Rome? I suppose I could write a blog about my day at Crain�s. Here�s a sample: Today, I wrote a story about Company A. Then I edited a story about Company B. Then I posted a story about Company C. I wrote an Editor�s Choice column. Next, I�m going to clean-up the CrainsCleveland.com site. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Oh, and by the way, I work with people. I don�t get in their business. They don�t get in mine. Wow, that�s exciting stuff.