1.  Need to save some money?

The “Dumb Little Man” on 16 Easy Ways To Slash Unnecessary Spending and save up to $12,410 a year.

2.  Another byproduct of Divorce

It can make you look older than you are.

3.  Do you own a laptop?

Makeuseof.com has a very helpful piece up on their web site that teaches us how to extend the life of our laptop batteries.  They have 20 tricks.

4.  Feeling a little frazzled?

OnSimplicity.net has a good post up on Simple Ways to Boost Your Brainpower.  Some good tips on eating and exercising that will help your mental capacity.

5.  A journey of a thousand miles…

…begins with one Tweet.  Read about a guy trying to make his way around the world by using contacts he makes via Twitter.  (And, if you are so inclined we can connect here on Twitter.)

6.  On the persecuted church

Where Christians Are Persecuted from the CT blog.  Results:

They list Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Somalia, Pakistan, Iraq, Mauritania, Algeria, India, Nigeria (North), Indonesia, Bangladesh and Kazakhstan as countries where Christians’ freedom has deteriorated.

Countries that improved include Bhutan, China, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Sudan (North), Zanzibar Islands, Cuba, Turkey, and Colombia.

7. When gangster rap and high-fructose corn syrup meet

I know it is easy to pick on the fat kid, but come on…this is funny.