Good god! You went back and read my old crap? I feel like I've imposed.

I skim recent entries when I first subscribe to a blog. More than that depends on the blog and how much spare time I have. For a personal blog, I'm more likely to read back entries if I know them or there's some particularly interesting topic - a shared interest or good writing style. Mimi Smartypants is a good example of the last category. She's a hip publishing mama in Chicago, but she makes it all funny. Even Blues Clues.

I'll skim through an informational blog in a very directed way.

I spend more time reading back entries for someone I know well. Like Patrick, I read backwards.