I stopped after 4 paragraphs and then went to the bottom of the article.

I guess good writing is in the eye of the beholder? There wasn't anything wrong with it, just I've read many articles with this same pattern and unless the details of the chase interest me, I'd just as soon cut to the end.

EDIT: And don't you mean "gripping" instead of "griping" The first, I believe is to grip something, whereas the second is to complain. I hate to be Mr. Spelling Bee Person, but it was bugging me.

'gripping' you mean, i take it? in which case, yes indeed!

Well, I struggled to finish the piece as the author piled on the smilies and adjectives on this already heavily taxed internet camels rustic back or so I was told...

And that dedication can get you to the end of the rainbow.

I stopped after a few paragraphs. He's trying to be gonzo, Hunter S Thompson, you know, but he can't quite do it...something's missing. Or maybe not at all, I just read an essay by the guy so that could be influencing my thoughts on writing at the moment.