As for those kids being outside, it was 6:15 not 5:15. I’d call the police if it were the latter, since I’d naturally have to wonder if something had happened to their parents.

It’s very simple: at the top of each entry is a category listing. If it’s in “Sponsored Venom” it’s going to have a sponsored link in it. If sponsored links bother you, don’t read those entries or don’t click them.

However, if you look at the entries in that category you’ll see that you’re getting actual content, not just lame one-sentence posts. Of course, you can also crunch the numbers yourself and realize that since doing sponsored posts I’ve been writing tons more real content each and every day.

So I guess it comes down to why you read EV in the first place: do you read it for the content but believe it should only contain what readers want, or do you read it for the content and realize that sponsored links make it possible for that content to continue?

Incidentally, using a fake email address makes it far more simple to dismiss your comment as likely coming from someone who isn’t really a regular EV reader in the first place.

But thanks for stopping by.

Also: if those kids were really outside at 5:15 in the morning? That’s a little insane. Even 7:15 is too early. Perhaps if their home has been on the market that long, they’ll drop their price in desperation and the house will sell.

YMMV, do with it what you will — it may well be worth the pay-off, only you can crunch the numbers — but that’s my opinion.

I’ll stop dropping by real soon if this sort of post is what I can expect from your site.