I’ve been completely slammed this week. I have an appellate brief that has to be filed by next Thursday, and I need to have a draft of it done by this weekend, so I’ve been putting in some extra hours to try to get it finished. It’s actually a really interesting case now that I’ve really delved into the issues, but a court of appeals case is a lot of work. There are a lot of issues in the brief that I wasn’t familiar with, so in a way it’s a lot of fun, too. In other news, the blog now has a Google Page Rank of 1. For the first 3 months of our existence, we had a Page Rank of zero. I don’t think this has anything to do with meeting traffic or specifications or anything, I think that Google is just leary of new sites and starts them out at zero until they prove they aren’t just link farms or something that Google doesn’t like. In any case, I felt like it was this huge personal victory (pats himself on back). Without further ado, here are some of the articles that caught my eye this week:
Why I’m glad I didn’t kill myself @ Finance for a Freelance Life – This is a very touching, very powerful post written by a blogger who overcame depression. There’s a Kimya Dawson song that approaches the same issue cleverly with a bit of humor mixed in: “If you want to hurt yourself remember that I love you. And if you want to kill yourself, remember that I love you. Call me up before your dead, we can make some plans instead, send me an IM I’ll be your friend.” Anyway, check out her post – maybe write out some of the things you would have missed in life if you hadn’t made it past 19.
How to make money from a blog @ Christian Personal Finance – This is a great article about how people make money from blogs. It’s a solid blog and the advice is from someone who blogs exclusively as their job. It’s pretty cool. If you can stick with blogging for three years, you deserve that living – I’m sure it’s no easy feat. The post is excellent, and it has inspired me to make sure that I add a privacy policy to my site.
A merger arbitrage lesson to learn @ Dividend Growth Investor – Here’s a good post on the risks merger arbitrage. For one of the best discussions you’ll find on merger arbitrage anywhere, check out Joel Greenblatt’s book You Can be a Stock Market Genius. Check out my review of the book here.
13 distinctly African recycled objects @ Ecostreet – Check out his entry on this very cool blog. Africa is at the top of my list of places I’d like to go before I die. Most of the objects aren’t really that useful, but what I wouldn’t do for a plastic bag chicken right about now.
The Secret Power of Positive Attitude @ Money Ning – Money Ning gives an optimistic spin to some of the things ailing people right now. It’s fun, and he’s right, lots of turmoil can mean lots of opportunity if you aren’t too busy sulking. Make it happen.
Give Flowers @ Good, True and Beautiful – Sharon over at Good, True and Beautiful is a friend of the blog. She has a great bargain blog. Check out this post about the socially responsible way to give your mother flowers this mother’s day.
That’s it. I hope you found something worth reading this week. If you see a really great article somewhere (or write one), feel free to point it out to me for my next week in review post. Thanks for reading.
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Thank you, Todd. I hadn’t heard that song before, but it’s a good one–and it’s something good to hear from friends. Any way that a depressed person can put off suicide is a win.
Thanks for the mention – glad you enjoyed the article!