> You enter the July 10 2014 vs 10 Jul 2014 mess

What do you mean? I think we just need to pick one and stick with it.
Both solution are good and I don't expect a battle to choose one over the other.
Spelling the month eliminates any other source of confusion.

Also, I don't remember any blog showing the year before the month and the day.

I personally prefer 7 Jul 2014 but looking around it seems the preference goes for Month Day, year. Example: Jan 7, 2014