Blog Minx

Dear Subscriber(s):

My apologies for the lack of posts through 2009. A mix of a white-tshirt job, an insomniac baby and the amputation of both hands (well, not that last one) have all contributed to my general writerly slackness. Those who wish to keep abreast of further minxness may do so on Twitter. I may return to this blog, but I also may not. One of the two.

As an aside, I’ve enjoyed reading through the mixture of comments that have been posted over the past year in my absence. Sorry “Daniel Fischer”, I won’t be funding your surgery but I wish you the best of luck.

And the Comment of the Decade has to be this one, left by Enculez: “Advantageously, the post is really the freshest on this worthwhile topic. I concur with your conclusions and will thirstily look forward to your future updates. Just saying thanks will not just be enough, for the tremendous lucidity in your writing. I will immediately grab your rss feed to stay informed of any updates. Pleasant work and much success in your business efforts!” Warm and fuzzy.

Questions on my mind this week:

1. If I go to Sydney for the weekend, does that enhance my foreign policy experience?

2. Is it really possible to read all the magazines in world, as Sarah Palin claims to have done? Even a speed-reader would struggle, I think.

3. Is buying a url similar to that of a successful blog (be it a .net version or just a typo of the same url) effectively drinking the blogger’s milkshake?

4. Does visiting a country for a couple of days really mean you have ‘seen’ that country?

5.  Can I really be expected to pick up on your cryptic references to ’60s TV shows?

6. Is my $700B bailout in the post?

7. Is googling oneself really a narcissistic waste of time, or a useful exercise in monitoring one’s personal branding?

8.  Speaking of personal branding, are there any Gen-Yers out there who don’t have a tattoo?

9. If Metallica needed an on-call therapist for two years, what hope is there for the rest of us?

10. Why didn’t I win last night’s $20m lottery draw? I bought a ticket and everything.

This morning I have blown the dust off my blog and checked its pulse (faint) because I missed it, and I missed you guys. Is everyone well? Great.

I’ve been busy working, but I also took a trip to Tahiti earlier this month and last weekend I had my first flying lesson, which was very exciting. It was so much fun that I’m going to take more lessons and see where that takes me (literally and figuratively). Could it lead to the long-awaited Pilot Minx?

Anyway, it’s good to shake things up and not linger in a rut, so I’ve decided to change the name of this blog to Blog Minx. Rich Minx was born while I educated myself about the world of finance, and while I learned a lot (and am still learning), it’s a stretch to describe myself as ‘Rich’. Blog Minx keeps it real, apart from the ‘Minx’ part.

So I will be posting here more regularly, and you’re invited.

From the Blogger Formerly Known As Rich Minx (try saying TBFKARM 3x fast) 

Last night I was lucky enough to see Air. I say lucky because not only was it a brilliant concert at Madison Square Theatre, I had a seat in one of the first rows thanks to craigslist.

Craigslist was a revelation when I came to the States; I’d heard of it before, but now it’s an essential resource that I check every day. It has job listings, cheap tickets, last-minute tickets to sold-out shows (like Air was), friend listings if you’re lonely, and free stuff. A quick glance at the ‘free’ section today in Manhattan reveals a ping-pong table, a haircut (if you’re brave enough to throw yourself on the mercy of a trainee hairdresser), furniture and kittens. Hard to turn down the kittens.

You might notice an absence of AdSense ads on craigslist. That’s because the site makes its revenue from real estate and job listings. It’s free to post any other kind. And while its appearance won’t be winning any web design awards, it works.

What are the ‘resource’ sites you recommend?