Ok folks so I’ve been outta the loop on pretty much everything here lately. Blogging has moved off into the great unknown for me and I haven’t kept up with any of it. I need to get back into the swing of things yaknow. I had a few spare hours a couple weeks ago waiting for someone to come run an errand with me so I started work on a new site for myself.

I have another blog (FireSafeHouse.com) that I actually do earn some income from. It’s nothing special, it was kinda started as a joke, and I’m actually shocked I have been earning a little bit of cash with it. I call it my “pocket change blog”. I sat down and thought about it and realized that if that one blog worked for I should be able to replicate another one right?

Now with the other previously established blog I have I make anywhere from $40-60 a month with it, put no work into it other than the initial investment of time to set it up. I don’t update, change the layout or anything. The only cost is the domain name and the money it makes from text link ads pays for all of my hosting for all of my sites and all of my sites domain name registrations. Pretty good deal if you ask me. I’m sure if I was to actually put some continual work into it I could make more but I’m satisfied with the results I’m seeing for now.

So after a few hours of messing around with a domain I’d bought ages ago I got my latest little pocket change venture on its feet. The Arizona Blog is basically just a collection of articles on various aspects of Arizona, ranges from travel to real estate. If you have a spare moment check it out, there are actually some really good articles on there

I’ll be using it as a testing ground for Adsense and Text Link Ads and if I can find something out about either that is of any use I’ll gladly pass it along here. But that’s what my latest “fun” is…hope everyone is doing well

Thanksgiving is over and I think I’ve finally got myself back in a good groove Money still sucks and whatnot but I just have to get back online! Over the next few days I’ll be trying to get my many online projects back in order so I can be running full tilt starting in December!

Soooo, in the month of Ho-Ho-Ho and mistletoe watch for the following things:

-Regular posting here at AIS will finally commence!

-The Bug Hour will return from hiatus to it’s regularly scheduled time on Thursday nights 9:00-11:00pm EST with all new stuff and more music than ever before!

-Important, fantastic cancer fighting-ass-kicking will occur that will save YOU money…and it’ll be wickedly sexy!

-Room #813 will be open for business again!

-Win It! will return with a great holiday-themed scavenger hunt (and a great prize or two)!

Of course there’s more to add to the list but I think I’ll leave some of it as a surprise

Now I just gotta get caught up on the ol’ blog roll and see what everyone has been up to while I was away….oi vey!

Ya know what’s a real bummer?

When online friends just disappear.

Ok boys and girls if you want an easy chance to score some free goodies listen up!

Michael over at Slightly Mordant is running a great little contest with four bitchin’ prizes

His prizes aren’t crap either…we’re talking some seriously nice stuff…seriously.

Entering is simple, any fool who knows their way around Hemingway (or the internets) should have no problem-o getting the anwser right

Go check it out and see if you can’t get yerself something nice (and tell him Bug sent ya)!

For the amount of “fucks” running around here I was a tad shocked to come away with such a low rating:

What is your blog rated?

Coming Up This Week @ AIS
- Blogathon
- Weekend Recap w/ Pics
- Site Updates
- New Contests (Win It! is back)
- The Bug Hour on KMRL