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It is rare that I find a new blog I like, but I just found a new one the other day. Well, new to me at least. Dark Roasted blend. He has the most amazing collection of funny Christian photos I have ever seen. I thought I had a lot, but he’s got me beat hands down.
This is a sample. Pay him a visit to see the rest:

Dark Roasted Blend

These are my links for November 5th through February 28th:

• A Dad’s Guide to Surviving Pregnancy -
• The Best Forex Broker - forex advice
• 10 Ways to Make a Living as a Poet - poetry - good ideas for poetry
• Foreclosure Listing Sites?Where to find Pre-Foreclosure and Foreclosed Homes - Good warnings and advice about foreclosure listing sites.
• 2008 Motorcycle Guide - An awesome review of this year’s motorcycle ranges.
• Forex Trading Guide - An excellent guide to forex trading. Don’t open a forex account until you have read this.
• Sexy Football World Cup Fans - Some very sexy football fan photos

When I started as  blogger, I read everything I could lay my hands on about how to make a blog work. All the advice, all the tips, all the guru’s opinions - and guess what? Most of it is shite. That’s right - SHITE.

Why would I say that - because it’s true. But, once in a while, I come across some one who says something that makes sense.  Not very often, I must admit - but this guy, Andy MacDonald actually makes sense. I have come across a few others - SEOMOZ, for example.

So, if you are looking for a little down-to-earth advice, with a complete absence of I-am-better-than-everyone-else-because-my-ebook-is-a-best-seller-on-ebay, take a look at Andy’s blog:

And I liked his RSS photo so much - I stole it.  Just click on the photo.

George Clooney recommends buying coffee in individual wrappers 

I found an exceptional video recently, produced by a website called, Story of Stuff. Annie Leonard, like me, questions the value of our current consumer culture. She rightly points out that it is damaging both the environment and ourselves.

Pay her a visit over at story of stuff and watch the rest of it. I like it because she is not making unrealistic claims and actually has some information instead of the usual “Save the Planet” rants. Quite honestly, I think the planet will take care of itself, it’s us we should be worried about.

And if you have recently been doubting the value of the existence of any of the following list of products, she might have some thing to say that makes sense to you:

• Individually packaged ice cubes
• Fruit flavored water in a 12oz plastic bottle
• Washed potatoes
• A new color phone
• An MP3 player that is 12% smaller than the last one you bought
• A speaker box that flashes disco lights
• A new intercontinental ballistic missile system
• A GPS navigation system that speaks to you
• A slightly bigger version of last year’s HumVee
• A free plastic toy with a McDonalds hamburger

I could just go on and on with this list, but you get the idea. I mean seriously, individually packaged cups of coffee that require a special machine to make them? WTF? Come on George Clooney !

This is a clip from her video and the full version is available at StoryofStuff.com

Anyone else watch the Rugby World Cup this year? I live in France and although I am English, have been warmly welcomed at the local café to watch the rugby.

And in France, seriously, the best place to watch the rugby games is not back in your villa – It is down the local pub. It was excruciatingly painful to watch the French get destroyed in the semis. And almost as painful to sit there and have all my French mates give me a mouthfull as England bit the dust.

But – It’s time to move on and the six nations is up next. There has been a lot of arguments to make it the seven nations since those bloody south Americans did so well in the Rugby World Cup, but seriously, these guys have already got too much on their plates without adding another round of games.

Take a look at the new six nations website. RBS 6 Nations.

According to the established banks, 95% of forex day traders lose money. Sound like a good deal to you? No, I didn’t think so. Forex Trading is NOWHERE near as easy as the brokers would have you believe.

There is a good, unbiased and free guide to forex trading here (written by yours truly.)

My personal opinion is it is all but impossible to make money trading foreign exchange, especially without some sort of structured education. Here are a couple of recommendations to use as learning resources. I still don’t think you will make money, but the few hundred bucks you pay these guys in fees will be peanuts to how much money you will lose trading. Don’t say I didn’t warn you !

Should it be a Kawasaki Z1000 or a Ducati Monster, that’s the question? I just wrote a seriously fun guide to 2008 street bikes over at HubPages. I’m liking the Z1 - It’s certainly cheaper than the Ducati.

But it has the most godawful exhaust system ever. Looks like a Trombone experiment gone badly wrong. So if you buy one,take a look at J&P Cycles for a decent replacement.

At last! I get to write about something I really love - Motorcycles.

Hubpages is my new favorite site. You can write and publish about any subject dear to your heart, so when the opportunity to cover the 2008 Motorcycle range came up, I took it. I have already started covering this year’s bikes. Damn but Ducati have a nice range of bikes this year. The 1098S, the new Monster Tricolore. Sexaaay. Check it out here.

2008 Sports bike guide

2008 Motorcycle guide

2008 Honda CBR1000RR

2008 Honda CBR600RR

Ducati 1098 S/R 2008