The one thing I've been remiss in doing on this blog (besides discussing actual trading) is to fill up my sidebar thingy with links to other blogs. Unless you've reached this webpage randomly by clicking that Next Blog button on the navbar, you're familiar with this tight knit group of blogs and bloggers that's grown. We meet weekly in a private hotcomm room to discuss ways to attract more eyeballs and develop ideas to generate money out of this to help those of us who are struggling to make living wages.

For the past month, I've been vigorously pressing that we join the Russian Hotties XXX ring. We just sign our blogs up, put these sweet banners up on all that wasted space on the margins, and then sit back and let the money roll in. Nobody wants to listen to a guy "who doesn't even link to us." How can I even have a discussion with such people? So there, the links are in. If I've omitted anyone else or somebody new is joining the circle, let me know and I'll put 'em in right away.

I'll play the link game for a little while, but I've got my solo backup plan going on in the background. Keen observers have been hip to the transitioning going on here. For the rest, if one day, you arrive here to find a new blog title: "How SAHD -- Facing the inner demons everyday in the (futile?) attempt to be a successful Stay At Home Daddy," then don't be shocked. You'll know that I've either quit this circle of blogs or have been banished. The Russian Hotties banners and the penis enlargement ads on the margins will be the telltale sign.

So without further ado, I present the Circle of Blogs lineup accrued from my various bookmarks. For all the navbar visitors, here are some brief descriptions:

cheese chat II -- The very successful sequel to the blockbuster original cheese chat. The latest shocking update is the Big Cheese's breakup with kiwi and the secret plan to all things awesome. Cheese has discovered the addiction of picture blogging (it is a sickness I know very well), and is currently punishing everyone with microscopic squint font. He may or may not be "Mad Dog" Lassiter. I keep bugging him at the weekly private blog get-togethers and asking if he's from Woodlynne, was his grandpa a dead ringer for Anwar Sadat, did God create man before beast... stuff only a retired radio legend would know. He never answers me. Just keeps muttering, "where's my fuckin' link, kid?" So here it is.

Evolution of a Trader -- A new blog by (whee-os). 10 entries so far for April. Charts too. That's a prodigious pace that'll be tough to keep up. The over/under for May is 13.

Globetrader -- Globetrader is actually a longtime journal keeper. As Croc, he maintained a long-running journal at the suddenly gone eminitraders.com site (it's now become a links-r-us page that certainly gives r7 a run for his money). I always assumed Croc is pronounced "crock" as in crocodile. Woodie always called him "crosh" with a long o. Anyway, long before all these "aww damn, i can't daytrade for shit" blogs sprang up, Croc was doing that same thing in his journal, complete with see-sawing account balances and all. Happily, Globetrader has advanced to a more secure moneymaking level. He keeps the blog strictly to trading and his entries are scholarly in length. There's always good stuff there, and if anyone can stick to a blog, it's Globetrade.

keep moving.... nothing to see here -- Title says it all, right? Like many recent blogs, this one was inspired by Cheese. It's actually all about trying to figure out the recently trashed secret plan to being fat and joyous. The author, Ed, promises to keep it going as long as there is "community involvement." I'm going to raise a motion to disband this one at the next meeting, or at the very least make it into a Spanish speaking blog or a coffeechat blog.

olmikey -- olmikey is a Galapagos tortoise blogger. I'm not referring to his age, just the rate at which he blogs. He may or may not ever write a thing in there ever again. The blog had a blowout revival for a short time as commenters took to it like kids taking over an abandoned house for a keg party. It's since quieted down again. I predict another revival in 2005. Maybe 2006.

Stalking the Geek Within -- This is the all purpose blog by LionessTrader, covering everything under her sun, including trading. She and Edison were my earliest commenters so I have a fond spot for them. I see that Lioness is doing the Todd Mitchell system now. This is why we're a circle. She's where I once was, and when I took up the CCI again last summer, I was where she once was. Good luck to you, Lioness. Hope it speaks to you and you find success with it.

T&J's -- T has a great little blog firmly underway now. Nice charts and gives the daily P/L for those keeping score at home. Also keeps you updated on what's on his Tivo. He invited me last week to join his public flickr.com group to post charts. That was awfully nice of him. I signed up with flickr to see how their posting pix to blogger worked. I didn't like it. My charts aren't worth sharing anyway. T and Lioness are not using Blogger. That's why their blogs are more attractive. Blogger is for retards, and the preferred choice for most of the circle.

Tack Trading Concepts -- Tack posts at a measured pace. They're rare, but when you spot an entry, it's a gem. The only hints of actual charting technique are links to slings and the bline. The rest is good trader's brain food, and that's the most important part of all this.

The Open Wheel -- A blog by Racer's Edge. I don't know if this is the same Racer who made a newbie splash in Woodie's room last year by making a new personal trader's plan revision every week, kept saying "plan your trade, and trade your plan" until you wanted to smack him, and then suddenly took a long break (blown out account?). I don't think if it's the same person, but who knows? He has a lot of tinyurl links. His blog is like a box of chocolates, and you have to click on each link to see whether you got a nice caramel nut chocolate or a disgusting cherry nougat one.

TradersParadise -- Sport's back with a blog and also his own hotcomm room. Sport's a good guy and successful trader that has a lot to teach if people listen. I'll definitely have to check both the blog and chatroom out because I'm always in dire need of some serious learning. Evidentally, he's also building a giant castle in the Tennessee mountains, and he might be using his kids as slave laborers.