So Shall We

http://soshallwe.blogspot.com/

Blog Entrepreneur Francis simisim has got his blog up and running in the right direction to say the least! I love enterprising individuals, especially those who love blogging and those who love to help other people improve upon their blogs. This blog reminds me alot of John Chow's blog and we can only hope this young blogger has a fraction of John's success! All the right things are set up in this blog as far as monetization goes and the content is clearly king. If you are looking for some tips and tricks to improve any aspect of your blog then stop by and have a look. While you are at it why not stop by his other blog called Blog Lives where you can submit your own blog with your own review. Great Stuff! Francis has gained a fan and hopefully many more. Keep up the great work!

On Tango Love and Other Demons

http://www.tangoloveandotherdevils.blogspot.com/

One of the best tango scenes I've come across was in the movie called, Scent Of A Women, when a blind Al Pachino Tangoed with a young girl he had just met. I know this sounds craze, but it was from that moment when I fell in love with the dance they call tango. I am a musician and the music of the tango is so strong and seductive. This blog is a great example of using the blog for your passion. La Tanguera writes a fantastic tribute to this great dance and keeps the reader interested and wanting to read more. Well done.

credit card deal

I remember when I got my first credit card when I was about twenty years old. I had no other credit and the credit card I took was riddled with fees and a high interest rate. I was young and dumb and didn't know any better, all I knew was that I had a way to buy that new pair of sneakers before my paycheck on Friday. This was so easy I thought. Needless to say I used my credit irresponsibly and if you read my above post you can see how this path can lead to trouble. I still believe in credit cards if they are used responsibly. The best thing to do is to search out the best credit card deal that has no fees and a low interest rate like the ones offers through MINT credit card. Credit cards can be great for emergencies and instances when you can pay off the balance the same month.
This post was sponsored by the fine folks at MINT

Fourth Of July Wishes

http://fourthofjulywishes.blogspot.com

Julia from Fourth Of July Wishes brings us the most patriotic of blogs I've come across in a while. We are only a month and a few days away from this blogs holiday so I'm sure it will continue to gain popularity as the days move ahead. The writing and format are both spot on and the topic is one of my favorite. America needs more patriotism I think and the blog platform is a great way to express it. Only bit of criticism I have is your profile blurb is written in white letters which makes it very hard to see on top of the light grey background. Other than that the blog is fantastic. Keep up the good work!

personal loans

I'm like a broken record when I say I love articles and blogs about money, finance, savings, and loans. It's what I am passionate about. I love to play the stock market and read magazines like Money and Forbes. It's how I learn and when I learn I put that knowledge to good use by making money. One thing that I found to work is consolidating your bills with personal loans to help free up some cash. One place I found that has some great information about money and finance is Loanwise. It is here I found some good articles like, Mortgage Demand Weakening, and How To Compare Loans Online. I found that when I consolidated a few years back it was helpful to know the going rates and which companies where offering the lowest rates so that I would be able to negotiate with the lender I decided to use. I would up taking a home equity loan because at the time I had more than I wanted in bills to consolidate and personal loans were not an option. Now I am glad I consolidated my bills because it freed up alot of cash that I am able to use and save instead of paying that cash to the high interest credit cards. When you think about how much money you put out in interest with things like credit cards it can get you sick to your stomach. We all fall into the trap of easy credit and after a while you discover you have two or three cards in your wallet and then four and then five. It gets away from you quickly and it feels good when you finally free up the cash.

This post was sponsored by the fine folks at Loanwise.

Kim's Candor

http://www.kimscandor.blogspot.com/

How great is this quote from Kim's blog, "Dear Lord, put your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth", this is a fantastic glimpse into who we are dealing with here. A straight shooter who often times puts her foot in her mouth. I think is is great because I like people who tell it like it is...you know where you stand with these kind of people and I respect that. Kim's blog is no doubt a labor of love as you can tell by her writing and by the way it is maintained that it is a passion and in my eyes I see nothing to critique. As I usually do I only have great things to say about this one and would urge others to stop by and have a look...I think you'll be glad you did!

AND THE WINNER IS...

Months ago I held two contests. Win $100 of Billy Mac's Money and Monetized Mondays. The drawing was to be on Memorial Day and that day has come. I'd like to congratulate Big Blueberry Eyes for winning $100 dollars of Billy Mac's money! It is a heart warming blog and I am happy they won. Kevin from Becoming and Staying Debt Free won Monetized Mondays! So a great big fat congratulations to our winners and a Happy and Healthy Memorial Day! God Bless our Troops!

Just a Flip Flop Mom

http://justaflipflopmom.blogspot.com/

Passion and love for writing comes across clearly with this blog. The writing is inspirational and compelling which makes it a joy to visit and read through. Blogs like this one demonstrates what blogging is all about...love for what you do and what you blog about. One thing I'd add is a site meter (www.sitemeter.com) to see how many fans you have visiting. Great job and keep up the good work!

Memorial Day At Critique My Blog

So far my Memorial Day holiday is going very restfully. Woke up this morning and presented the winners of my two contest with their prizes. The my family and I went to the Annual Memorial Day Parade where our fantastic Governor Rendell always visits and walks in! After that I cleaned out my basement while the rest of the family went to the swim club (I thought it was going to rain, I was wrong). Got to do a little critiquing and now I'll be going out to cook the Barb-B-Q. Yum. Hope everyone else is having a great holiday as well and let's keep the men and women in uniform in our prayers and offer them a great big THANK YOU for their service to us and our country!

car insurance

I've often stated in my blog reviews that I get excited and love to read personal fiance blogs. We are in a sad state these days when it comes to personal finance. We teach our children in school about important things like history and math and science, but why do we forget about the day to day academics as well? Ask a teen about the current interest rates or where to go for the best car insurance and he or she will look at you as if you have three heads. It is true that young people are not dumb when it comes to money in general, after all we learn how much an ice cream cone costs at a very young age. Ask that young person how much they'd have if they invested that ice cream cone money at age three until age seventy with compound interest and again the look of three heads would stare you down! Kids today grow up not knowing how to balance a check book or how to decide upon credit cards or how to even apply for a loan! I found out the hard way when I grew up and went out into the world on my own that I was one of those kids. I had to learn how to open a checking account and balance the check book on my own and pay my bills on time and all the grown up stuff that grown ups know. It wasn't easy and I decided to learn how to do all this and more on my own. So I started to digest all kinds of information about personal finance and investing that I could find. I subscribed to magazines and read books and as most good "young" people do, I researched the Internet. There are so many fantastic sites and blogs about personal fiance out there that is would take a life time to read them all. There are blogs about debt and getting out of debt, websites about personal fiance and investing, articles on the stock market and bonds. The information is out there and available, it's just up to the older people to start informing the younger people that it is out there and it is important for them to learn about. Sites like Nations Finance is a great example of the information I am taking about. If you are looking for articles from loans to car insurance you can find it here. So get out there and start brushing up on your personal finance and make some money!
This post was sponsored by the fine folks at Nations Finance.

7 Confessions

http://www.7confessions.blogspot.com/

What do you think of when you hear genetics and Johnny Depp...It's an easy one...7 Confessions. This blogger loves Johnny Depp and is one year away from a Masters degree in genetics. First of all, forget about the blog, I have to say bravo to that achievement, but the blog I have found to be a close runner up. Writing is what builds a blog, but passion is what fuels it, and it's clear to see you have alot of passion about blogging which is great to see. Keep up the good work and keep the blog rolling!

Infinite Dreams

http://centreofeternity.blogspot.com/

Passionate and poetic are two adjectives that cross my mind as I read this fantastically prepared blog. It's easy to see that much thought and feeling goes into this blogger's posts as they are moving and beautiful. You feel compelled to continue reading from post to post to see what Rajeev, the blogger, will write next. I think you'll be glad you visited this blog and tell him that CMB sent you. Great job and keep up the great work!

blogs

They've done it again! In Pay Per Post's never ending attempt to make their service to advertisers and posties bigger and better, they've managed to reinvent themselves again by way of Pay Per Post Direct. If you have a blog and want to make some money, then pay per post is the way to go in my opinion. It's perfect for blogs! When I first began I was leery about signing up for PPP, but as the money started to pour in those insecurities vanished. Over the months of being a part of the pay per post community and being a "postie", I have watched pay per post continually show me that they cared about their bloggers and their advertisers. Whether it be through their informative blog or their online chat forums, it is clear they care. SO it didn't surprise me when I read about their latest endeavor called Pay Per Post Direct, where bloggers can advertise with a button on their blog to offer their services directly to advertisers. Sounds alot like "Review Me" you say. Let me convince you otherwise.
Review me is a similar service where you do reviews that were requested by advertisers. You can charge mucho money if you're blog is popular. One problem and it is where PPP and Review Me become separate entities, it's in the dollar sign. PPP charges ten percent of your fee. Review Me charges half of your fee. Ouch! There is a fantastically written review of the new PPP direct in Andy Beards Blog that goes more into the meat and potatoes. All I know personally is I love meat and potatoes and I love Pay Per Post and I Love this new concept. In a world of greed and money, PPP is opting to go against the grain by not being greedy and giving the little guy more of a piece of the pie. In my eyes that is commendable and to tie in and sum up my ideas in this post I am glad that I made the move to sign up with PPP and I hope to have continued success with them as they continue their own success!

What's New

Just a reminder that the forums are closed for the two contests that will be drawn on Memorial day...those of you who submitted know what I'm talking about. Good luck to all of you. I'm not sure if I will be printing out every one's email or every one's blog addresses and cutting them up and putting them into a hat to let me son pull out the winner of both prizes. Which ever way I choose it will be random, so good luck to you all. Have a fantastic memorial day and God Bless America and the Troops!

Back from the dead-Bestest Blog and Bobby Griffen

I was doing my daily check of my sitemeter to and I noticed, much to my surprise, a link coming in from Bestest Blog. I thought this project was dead and long gone after the Google investigation that amounted to nothing more than an inconvenience to Bobby, according to him. So I just thought I'd put it out there that he is contemplating his next move and wondering if it is worth it or not to try to rekindle the glory days of his blog. It will be interesting to see his next move. Either way I wish him luck, people make mistakes and my motto is "water under the bridge".

video

When it comes to billion dollar industries what do you think of? Would you think of computers or the newest bio-tech start up? Maybe you think about the latest wireless Internet. What would you say if I told you that it's a product or products that comes from Florida? Still don't believe me? Then check out this video. That's right, the Florida agriculture is a 87 billion dollar industry that provides food to the entire globe! Ever heart of that new fangled breakfast drink called orange juice? The numbers are amazing but it is easy to see how they can be true. I love orange juice...so does the world. Check out the Florida agriculture video today!
This post is a sponsored post promoting Florida's Agriculture market!

Zephyr

http://purvabhatia.blogspot.com/

Sharp and well written is what this blog offers to it's readers. One of those blogs where the bloggers personality comes through the screen at you. The format is spot on and the organization of things is set up perfectly. My only criticism is that the posting is not being done often. That is ok except I'd add a feedburner or feedblitz to let your readers know when you have updated your blog. It is so well done that I'm sure you would get alot of readers who sign up. Keep up the great work and keep the blog rolling!

Lasik Complications

Being someone who wears glasses I have to say that the thought of Lasik Surgery has crossed my mind more than one or twice. During my eye doctor visits I have questioned my doctor about the possibility and I've done some research on my own. One thing that would scare me would be Lasik Complications because of the fact that you only have one set of eyes. One of the best sites I've come across for researching this surgery is complicatedeyes.com.This site goes over many of the aspects of lasik surgery as well as any lasik complications that you might come across. I would recommend a visit if you were considering this surgery and read up on the pros and cons.
This post was sponsored by the fine folks at complicatedeyes.com!

Reality is Over Rated

http://realitybanned.blogspot.com/

How great was it when after American Idol I signed into my blogger account and was pleasantly surprised to receive one of the best blog requests I have come across in a long time. This blog is engaging and brilliantly written. I get frightened to review other peoples blogs who post about grammar as in this Grammar Nazi post. I am one of the most regular offenders of the English language and thank goodness for spell check or I'd be kicked off the blogging circuit for sure. In his post entitled, It's Hell To Get Old, the topic is arms that fall asleep while sleeping. I have this problem as well and was laughing out loud as my wife stared at me with a curious look. When I awake with numb arms I try to roll over as well but am always afraid I will break my arm and not know it because of the numbness! The blog itself is just fantastic with no real criticism on my part except to say that the posts are a little long, but it is ok because the writing is so good. The only think I might add is a site meter (www.sitemeter.com) to see how many fans you are gaining. Great job and keep up the great work!

motor insurance

This next review almost makes you want to move to Europe if only for the fantastic motor insurance they offer! When the time comes when you need to use your insurance, the last thing you want is any extra stress. You need support and help most of all. You need ease of use and customer service. This is what you get and more when you sign up with CIS. The most comprehensive motor insurance I've seen in a while. Aside from getting ten percent off for signing up online, once you are a customer you receive the following key benefits:

free courtesy car (subject to availability, when using a Co-operative Insurance recommended repairer)
free 24-hour Emergency Helpline in the event of a breakdown
free Europe-wide cover
free uninsured loss recovery service
free Legal Advice Helpline
recovery of the vehicle to a suitable repairer
up to £250 medical expenses covered
up to £250 personal belongings covered
Up to 55% Named Driver No Claim Discount

Those are just some of the benefits of CIS motor insurance. Also a great benefit is the road rescue plus where you will always feel safe.

This post sponsored by the fine folks at CIS

Wife Mom Drunk

http://www.wifemomdrunk.blogspot.com/

Witty and interesting is this blog about the life and times of Cybil. Anyone who spells her profile name Cybil Libyc should make you interested enough to at least read a page or two of her blog. Brilliantly written and never a dull moment is a way to explain this blog that I just read through. I love a blog that is engaging and this is one of those blogs...so why not stop over to Cybil's place and have a look. I think you will be glad you did.

Surf Music and Surf Pictures

http://surfmusic.blogsome.com/

What a cool blog we have here. Nothing wrong with a blog dedicated to the world of surfing! Great pictures that take your breath away and brilliantly captioned. This blog has been maintained for a while now and I suspect it will continue on in the future. Nicely done.

Stories From Papi

http://papistories.blogspot.com/

Talk about an ambitious goal....Papi is on track to keep his goal of writing 50 children's stories in a year! Another fantastic example of what a blog can be used for. Having two little boys myself it is nice to see a dad who still tells stories to his children. How lucky are these boys? Very I would say. Great job with the blog. All the right bells and whistles. Keep up the great work!

Life and Times Of Gran

http://thelifeandtimesofgran.blogspot.com/

Here is the sub-title under Gran's main title. Read what it says..."G-geneous R-reliable A-affectionate N-nuturing - My blog is a way of sharing life's experiences, random thoughts, and a way for you to meet special people that have touched my life in a unique way. This blog is far from perfection by the educational standards of writing. It is an accelerated way of e-journaling randomly. As time permits... read and enjoy some insights within the life and times of this Gran"

What a fantastic introduction to this fabulous blog. The love and consideration that goes into this blog and the lives she blogs about is so evident, it almost jumps off the computer screen and smacks ya! This grand mom and retired teacher has alot to offer us in this blog of hers and I have to say that it is a beautiful beginning to what I expect to be a long lived and popular blog. Keep up the great work!

Update!!!

The forum I spoke about in my post about the Sunny Raw Kitchen has got her Forum up and running...you can visit it at the following address! http://www.rawfreedomcommunity.info/forum/

The Sunny Raw Kitchen

http://thesunnyrawkitchen.blogspot.com/

What do you think when I describe the following grocery list:

35 lbs apples
25 lbs oranges
15 lbs bananas
8 lbs lemons and limes
5 lbs of fruits (depending on what's available)
20 lbs carrots
4 lbs celery
2 or 3 lbs lettuce
3 lbs greens (spinach, kale, swiss chard, etc.)
3 lbs tomatoes
3 lbs avocados
2 lbs beets

DO you think that it is the shopping list for your local restaurant? What would you say if I told you it was this blogger's weekly consumption. That's right...Raw food is the way they go. I think these lifestyles are incredible and so interesting to read about. IF you want to get a truly inside look into the world of eating raw food as a lifestyle then I urge you to stop by this extremely well presented blog. Also...look for the raw food forum coming soon where you can interact and join a virtual community. Keep up the fantastic work and good luck with the forum...I'm sure it will be a success!

Art Blogs 4 U

http://artblogs4u.blogspot.com/

How cool is this idea of a blog dedicated to linking you to bloggers who love to paint and blog about their art? It's fantastic. I love creative and useful ways to utilize the blogging platform and this is a perfect example of just that. Speaking of Art...I recently came upon a Robert Wood painting from 1964...signed...it's of a mountain scene entitles "Mountain Stream" ...any thoughts on value? Anyway....back to the blog...very interesting with artist profiles and profiles of their art work...perfectly meshed and well done! Keep up the good work.

One Million Love Messages

http://www.1millionlovemessages.com/

What is greater than a blog dedicated to love? This blog is a great example of how positive blogs and blogging can be with a message and a mission to reach one million love messages! Fantastic! The blog is organized great with all the right moves and features. I just added it to my Technorati Favorites. I urge you to go have a look and then so the same. Great concept and great job...keep up the good work.

blog marketing

When I started using pay per post a few months back to generate some revenue for Critique My Blog I had no idea what I'd be getting into. I truly am happy with the money I am finally making and the easy at which it is to make it. PPP has made the whole process of signing up...posting...and getting paid so user friendly that even a dope like me can manage to generate revenue. Companies as well are becoming pay per post fans too. They love the concept of blog marketing because it is a fantastic way to get your product name in front of alot of eyeballs and it it an even better way to increase your visibility in the search engines. Lately pay per post has been offering some other incentives like products that you can get like PS3 and Apple TVs! How fantastic is this that you can grab these awesome products in select opportunities in PPP! Tomorrow is no different. Posties will have the opportunity to grab a Slingbox, a Nintendo Wii, a Yamaha Surround Sound System, or a Logitech Universal Remote! Money and products, can it get any better than this? Who would have thought that fifteen years ago when people were spending days on end in chat rooms and the phrase, "You got mail" brought excitement to our hearts that we'd be using blog marketing to sell products and increase search engine rankings? It's truly a new world we live in and it will only get better and better as time goes on.
If you haven't already become a member of the pay per post family, whether it be as a postie or as an advertiser, I'd recommend at least a visit to the pay per post website to get a feel for what you are missing. SO many companies have already taken advantage of the PPP system like Bid4Prizes.com, the only low bid auction on the Internet. To sum up my thoughts I have to say again that I am happy I made that decision a few months ago to become a part of the pay per post family and I hope to continue to profit from them in the future!

Bits and Odd Pieces

http://princessandthebeads.blogspot.com/

First off let me say that our friend Mindy has a widget on her blog called the Paloozahead that plays automatically when you load her blog. My speakers were all the way up and when my computer suddenly started blasting Pearl Jam's Alive I have to say I nearly coded. So thanks for the near death experience. All kidding aside I have to say that I love the blog and I love the way you used your blog in a recent entry about Best Buy and your horrible experience with them. Blogging puts the ball back in the court of the consumer alittle bit more these days because companies can't afford blogs that get alot of traffic to be posting about the bad experiences they have at their stores. Not only will your readers read that, even better, the spiders will read it. When Google spiders pick up the keyword, Best Buy, they will link back to your story of doom to your blog. Now the spiders can pick it up from your blog and mine! Wonderful use of your blog. Keep up the god work.

Nunhead Rambling

http://www.nunheadmumofone.blogspot.com/

Some people were just born to blog. They were put on this earth to tell a story and that is just how I feel about tonight's blogger from the United Kingdom. No criticism to give here. Perfectly set up and delivered. I like the recent entry entitled Horse Trials...I have to agree with Ginny...probate is a bugger. This blog is full of great posts just like that one...so why not stop over and give a great big hello to the Nunhead Mum of One!

FRIDAYS WITH SKITTLES

The Dragon: 050376

Kiyotoe was one of my blog's first regular visitors and I've enjoyed his funny, flirty, and humble(?) comments ever since.

The first post I remember reading at his blog was What An Ass-Umption. It was laugh out loud funny as he tells about going to the gym and meeting the "biggest, meanest looking, had-to-be-a-football-player, muscles in his nose, grizzly bear sized dude."

That post was based on making assumptions about people and most of Kiyotoe's posts DO make you think. In fact his own description of his blog is "Embracing the things that bring us together while dissecting that which separates us. This is my thought process." And dissect he does!

In Looks Are Deceiving he addresses how we all tend to make judgments based on people's looks. There's a nice mention of Moi in there, too. (Smile.)

Kiyotoe discusses his aging in the Bad Medicine post. I had to nod and chuckle as I read this because I knew exactly what he meant! I bet some of you will, too. The Plague is also something we can all relate to.. Blogging Addiction!

Some of his more introspective posts include:

• Just A Second, a post about how precious time is.
• Not-So-Great Expectations in which he talks about taking stock of our lives.
• Blowing Bubbles is a wonderful post about becoming who you wanted to be.

I have to add a bit of honesty here. Kiyotoe writes so powerfully that I had to stop visiting his blog for a while. He makes us examine ourselves and that was something I wasn't able emotionally to do. We have remained friends through email and for that I am thankful.


I hope you get a chance to visit The Dragon: 050376 today. If you do, please tell him Skittles and Critique My Blog sent you.

Badge design by: Empress Bee.

Cruel Virgin

http://cruelvirgin.blogspot.com/

So what do you get when you combine a soft pretzel, a Pat's Cheese steak, the Liberty Bell and the best blog I've read so far, Cruel Virgin? Philly icons of course. This blog is no doubt one of the coolest blogs I've come across when it comes to the writing in a long time. The content is well thought out and compelling to say the least and I was finding myself being drawn to read more and more. Here's an example of an earlier post of hers entitled Cool Moms. This post hits home because I am the dad of two boys and it is true that society can sometimes go nuts. In between the writing of this post I am switching back and forth from this blog to Cruel Virgins and it is a testament to the straight forward...in your face...writing. It's a style that I love. Fantastically done and I will say it is in the category of AAA+. That's a triple A Plus. Keep up the good work.

The Poor Mouth

http://thepoormouth.blogspot.com/

Fantastically presented and a brilliant blog is what I'm feeling about Jam's work. Jam's O Donnell is a chap from Great Britain with a blog that covers a full range of topics that are both interesting and thought provoking. His recent entries include the leaving of Tony Blair as Prime Minister. I have to say that I caught the British Parliament gatherings on C-SPan a few times and think that it was fascinating to watch. It is interesting how the one fellow stands and presents his case or argument and the PM stands up and give a quick response. It's rapid fire. I often thought Mr Blair was a fine speaker and an interesting man. As for Jam's blog...it is equally interesting and well organized and I would recommend a visit today!

Xpressions

http://www.damanxpressions.blogspot.com/

Brilliantly written and well thought out is this blog from Daman from India. Although the blogger only posts about once a month...the posts are very well done. One thing I recommend for blogs that post only a few times a month is to add a feedburner or feedblitz to your blog so people can get updates as to when you post new content. Nice job and keep it up.

rope hammocks

I remember the first time I ever rested on a hammock. It was in the yard of my first serious girlfriends grandparent's yard and it was strung between two trees. It was in fact a one of those rope hammocks and it was really a very comfortable place to rest. If you are interested in finding out more about hammocks and the different kinds of hammocks there are then you have to visit HammocksRock.com. You will find out about the different kinds of hammocks like the portable, lightweight camping hammock or the wonderfully comfortable hammock chairs that cradle your body. The materials that are used like rope and canvas hammocks. Truly the place to go to get all the information you are looking for about hammocks from materials to brand names. This website brought back past memories of my first hammock experience and if you've ever had the pleasure of experiencing a hammock then it may do the same for you.
This post was sponsored by the fine folks at HammocksRock.com.

Ozarks Sew N Sews

http://ozarksstitching.blogspot.com/

There is a handful of blogs where you can visit and feel calm and peaceful. I know that sounds crazy, but it is true. I get this feeling from Michelle's blog. Perfectly laid out with just enough of everything to look at. Nothing over powering or too over done. It's just right. Combine that with the writing and you have a winner! Awesome blog and keep it up.

Polliwog's Pond

http://www.polliwogspond.com/

How can I describe this blog of Polliwogs? Fantastic...exhillerating...refreshing. That should cover some of the adjectives. The blog is a new one, that is true, but Polliwog is moving full steam ahead . The blog itself is fantastically set up and the writing is cool and hip. I have to say as I write this post a monstrous beetle just flew in and scared the hell out of me. Just thought I'd share. Anyway great job with the blog Polliwog and look forward to watching this one grow.

Carrying Contraptions

http://www.carryingcontraption.com/

At first I thought the title of this blog was carrying contraception. My eyes go goofy at night. Needless to say this is a unique blog as it is dedicated mostly to "man bags". This blogger admits to being upset at spending over one hundred dollars for jeans, but would drop a grand on a Gucci Man Bag in a heart beat. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Well maybe. I am a cheap Scotsman, so spending anything over ten bucks is heart wrenching to me. My wife on the other hand is a big fan of coach bags...in fact there is a whole side of our closet dedicated to the brownish boxes. The blog is very well done and offers some great finds, especially in the world of bags. Well written and nicely delivered. Keep up the good work.

Sprint Upstage

My wife just got another one of her toys...a new cell phone that does everything but make bread! I Have to say that when it comes to things like this , my feeling usually is that if it works then I am happy. I've had my cell phone now for about four or five years. So I guess it is safe to say that I am in the market for a new one. Luckily I have Sprint for a service and it is looking more and more likely that I will be indulging in the new Sprint Upstage. This is truly an amazing piece of equipment with it's Ipod, plus phone, plus email service, plus everything you would ever need to stay connected with anyone and anything in this great big world of ours. There is a beautiful ending to my story. With Sprint service this phone is free! Can you believe that this perfect phone, the Sprint Upstage is free with sprint service. I think it is clear to see that my mind is made up to buy this jump into the future, at least where I'm concerned. My rickety old phone is ready for the grave and long live this new one!