By mpgent on Wednesday, October 31, 2007Filed Under: blogging
It’s the curse of the small blog. The Catch-22 curse. How can you get traffic like the big boys? John Chow and Shoemoney are having a contest to get subscribers. They will each add over 2000 this month at least. I’d be happy to get 30 more. Courtney Tuttle will launch a tool to help […]
By mpgent on Tuesday, October 30, 2007Filed Under: videos
It took some digging but I found it. The new season trailer for 24. Some old friends are back. Watch and find out who.
By mpgent on Tuesday, October 30, 2007Filed Under: Cool sites
I stumbled across a cool site that monitors airfares. It’s called Yapta. It’s a tool that you can use to compare fares while you are researching a trip. It also will track your flights for any price decreases. See if you qualify for a refund or voucher.
By mpgent on Sunday, October 28, 2007Filed Under: blogging
I will be experimenting with several different ways to make passive income. The first method is with mini sites. The sites are targeted to a small direct audience with articles and information. Shylockblogging is offering to design a website or $30. I have contracted for 5 sites. I will have the first site up this […]
By mpgent on Thursday, October 25, 2007Filed Under: Entertainment
If you haven’t heard of Ben Mezrich yet then you will. He writes books based on true stories. He has written two books about Ivy League kids taking down Vegas called Bringing Down the House and Breaking Vegas. He has written about the shady world of ex-pats and the Japanese yakuza in Ugly Americans . […]
By mpgent on Wednesday, October 24, 2007Filed Under: videos
I confess that I do love the Real Men of Genius commercials. I found a half dozen good ones on youtube. Today, we give tribute to the sports heckler. One of our readers loves to dish it out at the old ballpark. My favorite heckle was overheard at a White Sox game. They rode the […]
By mpgent on Wednesday, October 24, 2007Filed Under: videos
Long live the King. The King is dead. Bill Wirtz, the worst owner in sports, is dead and the Chicago Blackhawks will live again. As one of his first moves, Rocky Wirtz lifted the ban on televising Blackhawk home games next year. the Blackhawks have a young team including a rookie named Jonathan Toews. He […]
By mpgent on Tuesday, October 23, 2007Filed Under: videos
A funny Keith Olbermann clip from the past. She did a good ripoff of the SNL song. It’s a little close to the line but clean enough.
By mpgent on Monday, October 22, 2007Filed Under: blogging
I hope everyone likes our new design. The template is from Solostream. They have a great selection for a reasonable price. Lunastone did the header and installation. A big thanks to both. Let me know if you like the theme.
By mpgent on Friday, October 19, 2007Filed Under: blogging
This is a long post but a necessary one to point out how the scam works.I have been a big fan of Ebay and Stubhub for online transactions. I like the transparency and the security. I have not had much exposure to Craigslist. I scanned all three looking for Bruce Springsteen concert tickets. I saw […]