I don't really like the word "blog". It kind of piles jargon on jargon and then abbreviates it. It's a funny-sounding word. There are lots of nice old words that have more of a charm to them. There's probably something juicy-sounding in Latin or Greek that means roughly the same thing (in B.C. terms). Like...hmmm...

ephêmer-is , idos, hê, diary, journal, esp. a military record, as kept by Alexander's staff, Ath.10.434b, Plu.Alex.23, Arr.An.7.25.1; of Caesar's commentarii, Plu. Caes.22; of office registers, BGU1168.10 (i B.C.). 2. day-book, account-book, PCornell1.2(iii B.C.), PCair.Zen.176.357 (pl., iii B.C.), Plu.2.829c. D.L.6.86; eis tas e. philosophein to profess philosophy for the ledger, Plu.2.999a. II. -ephêmeria, J.Vit.1: pl., Id.AJ7.14.7, 12.6.1.

dĭurnālis , e, adj. [diurna] , = hêmerousios, diurnal (hence, It. giornale; Fr. journal), Gloss. Lat. Gr.

lĭbellus , i, m. dim. [3. liber] . _ast; * * * II. Transf., a little book, pamphlet, esp. a book written in pages, and not in long rolls: * * * B. In partic., a writing of any kind. 1. A memorandumbook, journal, diary: si quid memoriae causā retulit in libellum...