I think when being a web surfer you should be a little impatient. It separates the considerate webmasters from the shortsighted ones, and I aim to be a considerate webmaster. I found the answer hard to put into words. I do know what I like when I see it, though. You can see it right away.
Some sites try to fool the surfer with scrolling gifs and moving graphics.
To be truly living a site should change a few times per day, or at least a few times per week. There needs to be a reason why the surfer should ride the cyber wave back to that site. The presidential election, and the ensuing deluge of developments, was the perfect test to see which sites kept up. It became apparent which sites were faking it, and which would bend over backward for the surfer. This page will be a journal of sorts.