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As you've all probably figured out, I've completely run out of things to post except for my usual memes. Not good. I like memes, but I'm sure other people get sick of them, especially when it's all I post. So I had an idea tonight, and I think it'll help me out. Every once in a while, I'm going to highlight a few posts from people on my blogroll. That gives me something to post about, gives my readers something interesting to do, and gets my blogroll-ees some new traffic! So, here's what has caught my eye lately:

• Last Girl On Earth, Deni Bonet (one of my favorite bloggers!) is putting together a rubber band ball from rubber band donations by her blog readers. What a neat idea! Deni's so creative and full of fun, and this is just another example of that. I might send a few rubber bands in, if I can remember.

• Blog Explosion, the popular blog traffic site, has launched its own blog hosting service called Blogcharm. The cool thing about their service is that, eventually, they will allow their users to earn money from site advertising as well as a cut from the service's sponsorships. This should definitely be interesting, as long as they a) make the service easy to use, customizable and constantly improved and b) keep themselves from exploiting any potential conflicts of interest. Am I going to join Blogcharm? No, I'm not. I've been with Blogger from the beginning, and things are going well enough that I don't want to deal with the hassle of moving to another service, even if it means ad money. I don't blog for money.
  

• Brenda at Elf Girl In The City is in her home state of Hawaii right now, and in this post she tells a little about what kinds of crimes you'll get locked up for when you're on her home island of Kauai.

• Marvo at The Impulsive Buy recently reviewed a pack of Jones Soda Holiday Flavors. Are they any good? You'll have to read his review to find out. But with flavors like Turkey and Gravy, Corn On The Cob, and Broccoli Casserole, I'm sure you can figure out the answer before you read a word.

Wasn't that fun? I'll try to do this again every once in a while. I have a moderately long blogroll, so I'm sure I'll be getting good material on a constant basis.