I think I'm about ready to officially roll out this new area. I'll post a blurb announcement soon.
Basically, any Supporting Member can create a blog on TalkBass. Just click into the Blogs index, and hit the 'new journal' button. You'll have the option to make it public, or private so that only your buddies, or other specified users, can read it.
You can post comments to any entry of anyone's blog, by hitting the 'discuss' button at the bottom of any blog entry.
If a user has a blog, it will come up in the forums when you click their username, in the drop-down menu ("View XXX's journal").
I think that's about it! I've never been much of a blogger, but I suppose that's because I spend all my time working on this site... But they can be fun to read.