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New Topic: The Business of Blogging?
Published on - January 3rd, 2007 (by J.D. Roth)
I get a lot of e-mail from readers who want advice on how to start a weblog. Here are some actual questions from recent e-mails:
- I was wondering if you had some time to let me pick your brain on starting a web site.
- As a very new personal finance blogger, I could really use some advice on increasing my traffic. Have you written a post on this somewhere?
- I wanted to see if you found any other strategies particularly helpful in building your site's audience? Was any of it from your existing personal blog? Anything that really didn't work for you?
- How do you make money from visitors? Do visitors actually click? Or are you using something that actually generates income based on impressions?
I don't mind these questions. In fact, I welcome them. I'm a blogging evangelist — I believe that everybody has something to say. However, I don't have time to provide detailed replies to each e-mail. Plus, I'm starting to get a lot of the same questions over-and-over.
I'd like to begin a series of articles offering advice on how to run a weblog. Topics would include inspiration, publicity, monetization, content, and so on. (A typical article would probably resemble the recent behind-the-scenes look at how I write an entry.) But I have two concerns:
- While Get Rich Slowly is certainly part of my entrepreneurial plan, and is an integral part of my personal finances, the operations aspect is somewhat off-topic.
- I'm comfortable discussing site traffic and revenue in public, but I know that some people find this uncouth.
These points don't bother me if they don't bother you. How would you like to see a monthly article on this topic? Would discussions about traffic and revenue offend you? Or would you find them interesting? (I'm assuming that those who have no strong preference one way or the other will simply skip the posts.)
I'm not a blogging master. I'm just a guy who likes to write. But I've been blogging for nearly six years now, with some modest success. And I have some strong opinions about what works and what does not. I'd love to help others do this, too.
(Also be sure to check out both Problogger and Copyblogger. Both of these sites offer a wealth of information. They do every day what I hope to do once a month.)
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I'd be very interested to read posts of this nature. I think it's absolutely on-topic for GRS, since you'd be discussing how your investment in this blog has been paying off, and lending valuable advice to those of us thinking about doing similar things.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on what works for blogging and what doesn't. I used to be involved in blogging research when I was working on my Ph.D in information science, so an insider's perspective would be fresh.
Also, why should sharing site traffic and revenue be uncouth? People seem to be comfortable talking about their own financial situations at this site, and talking about money is something traditionally "uncouth" anyway, so I think we've broken enough barriers for that to be appropriate. Just my two cents, though.
Consider this a strong yes vote. I have been blogging for two years at several different sitse and despite everything I have read and done I haven't been able to get the traffic or the revenue that I'd like. Reading Problogger and The Adsense Code haven't been enough. I love to write and I wish I could make some money doing what I love while helping others. Knowing that lots of people are reading your blog and benefitting from it, and getting a monetary reward for it, are strong incentives. Without them, many bloggers may eventually feel like they are wasting their time and quit. Like you said, everyone has something to say. The more people that are encouraged to write, the more we will learn from each other and the better off we will all be.
Ditto Ben and 2 Pennies. I'd be very interested in what you have to say about this, and don't think it's off topic at all.
I'd love to hear about your experiences, another metric I'd like to hear is how much time you invest in your blog. I write a few but have never really tried to do a focused blog. I was thinking about ditching my personal ones and getting serious about a two specific topics, maybe only one is reasonable?
The thing that amazes me is the concept that people can actually make money by blogging. As someone who has never once intentionally clicked on an online ad, I find it incredible that enough people would click on those things to even cover a site's hosting fees.
While I'm personally not intrigued about blogging in and of itself, I don't mind your posting articles about it here; if anyone doesn't want to read them they can just just skip them!
Since I was trying to figure out how much you make per post in the "how I write" entry, I'd be a strong vote for yes.
I think having a side business can be very helpful for people to enhance their lives (or retirement lives) as long as you're enjoying it and/or earn enough to make it worth your while. Something you can do in your pajamas with kids under foot seems better than other options.
I think that posting your blogging expertise would benefit all of your readers/bloggers. Especially since GetRichSlowly has developed into a high traffic site.
Please add another resounding YES vote to that list. I think such a series will be a very helpful resource and a source of encouragement for us new bloggers. Thanks!
Yes, please. This topic fascinates me and I hope to do it myself someday. I can likely understand the process better since I have been following this site since (or close to) the beginning.
yes please
+1 vote yes
I'd love to read what you have to say about blogging as well as personal finance. The traffic and revenue details would be interesting and I don't think uncouth at all.
Consider that a "yes" vote from me as well!
I wouldn't worry too much about it. I'd be interested in hearing what you have to say. And if you were truly concerned about sharing traffic details and such being uncouth, then you probably should't have the FeedBurner subscriber count featured so prominently on your site.
I am interested as well!
Please count me as a yes vote. I am often curious on this topic.
I appear to be in the minority, but I am leaning towards a NO vote here.
As a thematic blog, I think a big part of your strength comes from your fairly narrow editorial focus. I wouldn't want to have an article about your dog (for instance) pop up in my feed reader, because it dilutes the value of your blog.
As a point of comparison, I subscribed to the feed for The Simple Dollar in November or December, based on a recommendation from some PF blog or another. But the signal-to-noise ratio from a recurring category of posts over there ("Building a Better Blog") totally overwhelmed the finance/money-related posts, and I ended up unsubscribing from the feed entirely right before Christmas.
It's not that I wouldn't want to read the posts necessarily. They could be very interesting. (And I enjoy your writing style more than TSD, plus you are a fellow MeFite) I just would encourage you to be careful — unanticipated side-effects and all that.
I'd be interested in seeing what goes on behind the scenes as well. While I don't think I could invest as much time as you seem to spend on your blog, I'm trying to increase the readership on my blog, so any tidbits of advice would be much appreciated, thanks!
Another thought – build readership first, worry about ads later.
Yes to all of the above!!!
I totally disagree with Josh B. and here's why:
A recurring theme of GRS is that the key to building wealth is by spending less than you earn. How do you do that? By spending less or earning more. Often, you talk about tne entreprenurial spirit and how side business are a way to increase your earnings so that you can build wealth. A discussion about your personal experiences with turning a hobby into a business is certainly on topic and absolutely would be valuable to the readers of GRS.
I'm interested, but I think Josh B. has a point. I would hate to see this weblog (which has become one of my daily must-reads, and a top-five favourite) turn into a 'how to blog blog'. Write a series if you like, but please do keep the focus on personal finance topics. I think where you can best differentiate yours from the zillion other pro-blogging posts is to go as deep as possible into the nitty-gritty of revenue, pageviews, ad strategies that work (and don't) and so on. I am sick of 'how to blog' articles that go no deeper than 'be passionate, post often, share the linky love and the adwords revenue will come' …
I think a single post on the topic would be best, for those of us who are contemplating starting a niche blog like this one (and tips for those who are unhappy with the performance of the blogs they've already launched). But if you have more to say, a weekly series with links back to the earlier entries would be good, to ensure your readers continue to get their fix of personal finance advice & inspiration.
yes yes yes
funny you should say this — I think putting the $ stuff out in the open is a great idea (as long as you're comfortable with it), and I've been considering it myself.
Just a note to say that my vote is for a "yes", as long as the posts are focused on GRS as your side business, rather than general posts about blogging as a business. The former is totally on-topic here, the latter isn't.
Further to Josh B's comment, I would be shocked if J.D.'s signal-to-noise ratio dropped very much, for any reason. He's put far too much effort into this site to let it deteriorate so easily.
If you're worried about JD losing focus, go back and read the post. He's talking about doing this once a month. I think that even those that are totally uninterested could tolerate skipping a single post per month.
Yes! Pull back the curtain Mr. Magic Man. Let us see behind the scenes of starting a blog. One of these days I'll get around to starting my own personal blog.
Here is a wonderful article about starting a finance blog:
I'm going to vote 'No'…there are likely tons of existing articles out there on how to make blogging profitable. While I think it would make for an interesting FAQ entry, I like the financial focus of your articles.
Yes, please! But please look over your user agreement with Google (and other advertisers) first. According to the Adsense Terms,
"Confidentiality. You agree not to disclose Google Confidential Information without Google's prior written consent. "Google Confidential Information" includes without limitation: (a) all Google software, technology, programming, specifications, materials, guidelines and documentation relating to the Program; (b) click-through rates or other statistics relating to Site performance in the Program provided to You by Google; and (c) any other information designated in writing by Google as "Confidential" or an equivalent designation. However, You may accurately disclose the amount of Google's gross payments to You pursuant to the Program. Google Confidential Information does not include information that has become publicly known through no breach by You or Google, or information that has been (i) independently developed without access to Google Confidential Information, as evidenced in writing; (ii) rightfully received by You from a third party; or (iii) required to be disclosed by law or by a governmental authority."
Oh yes, please share! Blogging is an interesting phenomenon and I'd love to hear about this business from those most experienced in it! An enthusiastic YES vote from me.
I vote yes!
I would like to see it. We can always skip it if we don't like it
I would love to hear about this topic with reguards to the topic of the site. Past that, I'm not sure I'd really like to hear about that. I would rather see a short series of articles rather than a recurring column.
I'm more interested in duplication of your success rather than updates on your business (I can't seem to make that not seem callous, but I think that's just a human sentiment).
Yep, I'd like to see it. The Simple Dollar has been doing a similar series, and I've found it interesting, as I'm toying with trying to take my site bigger. I don't think a series of periodic, short articles, would be obnoxious. I trust you.
Gee, I know this is a needle in a haystack and all, but *YES* please do!
I've read your site for awhile, pondered off and on about starting a blog [not a Get Rich Slowly rip off, but my own niche ] To see your input, venture, return, etc. would be really informative, inspirational, and many other big intelligent words.
I look forward to the future articles on teh topic! (Face it, you've got to do it now!)
It looks like an overwhelming yes, and I agree.
Learning about how others succeed is very inspirational, and I think very much in tune with the rest of your entries here.
Go for it! I can't wait to see what you have to say.
I'm of the Josh B. persuasion — I don't think a how-to on problogging fits with a personal finance site. What about writing the series as a guest blogger for a problogging site, and linking to it from GRS? Then you can still share the material, gain new readers, and maintain the editorial focus of GRS.
I'm on the fence about this one.
Not really GRS material, but I'm also interested in learning from your experience.
I'll put in for a yes.
I would have to vote "no" on this one.
There are many, many outlets dedicated to this exact question. Just as I wouldn't want to get my financial advice from a blogging site, I wouldn't want to get blogging advice from a financial site.
Stick with what you do best and let others do what they do best.
*votes no* Focus your time on the main topic of this blog.
[...] Last month I asked for opinions regarding a series of articles on the business of blogging. Though most of the responses were positive, I received some valuable constructive feedback on how to make the topic better fit with the theme of this site. [...]
Money is the enemy of most entrepreneurs and marketers. Actually, that's not true. The search for money, the need for money and the desire to spend the money you have are the enemy.
From movies (Superman vs. Syriana or WordPlay) to coffee (Maxwell House vs. Starbucks) to technology (Microsoft vs. a kid in a room in Germany) we see it over and over again.
First rule: great product development and marketing almost always comes from organizations that don't have enough money. Having less money keeps you from trying to buy your way out of trouble.
Second rule: learning to live with less money means you will develop skills and resources instead of buying them. And it means that when you have less money (again), you'll be prepared.
Third rule: When you need money for something specific, go get it. But just for that. With good terms. As soon as you spend money to protect your money or leverage your money or account for your money or send a message about your money, the money is not only wasted, it hurts you.
vote yes as you qualified that it was a monthly or FAQ experience. All of us benefiting from your experienc, have the right to ignore or vote with our feet by leaving. No censorship and full disclosure is preferable on any topic. I'm interested in your experience, including income from your work.


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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Grey, brown and white - my kind of place
Just right. {The one thing I will say is that I wish they had used larger art over the sofa}
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5 comments:
- Mary Jo from TrustYourStyle said...
Love this! When I painted my whole house gray 2 and a half years ago, everyone thought I was nuts because my floor is tan/brown travertine. Originally I was going to replace it, but the creamy tan with the pale gray and white grew on me. So glad the design world is embracing this mix!
- January 6, 2010 at 1:59 PM
- doug said...
beautiful...but yeah, that art is a tad small. still a gorgeous home!
- January 6, 2010 at 4:25 PM
- Splendid Willow said...
What is not to like! Anything Swedish gets a star in my book! And your blog name Greige is Fabulous and so are your posts. Monika.
- January 7, 2010 at 8:39 AM
So happy to find this post!!! My wishful color palette for my home is grey, brown and white and I have been looking all over for inspiration. Hope you post MORE!
- October 2, 2010 at 9:30 PM
- Erica Burt said...
I'd love to know the name/brand of the color used in the hallway. I love it!
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Does God Choose for Us?
January 16, 2013
Deidra Romero is a twenty-something blogger living in Nashville, Tennessee with her handsome husband, adorable son and two feral dogs. She loves good coffee, good books and good company. She blogs about all three here: www.deidrawrites.com.
I was at a bridal brunch recently where the hostess praised the bride for her patience in finding a husband and because she "allowed God to choose for her."
It's a recurring theme in Christian circles, a sweet sentiment, but is it true? If God chooses for us, then what role does obedience play in our faith? When we "let God choose," are we canceling out our independent ability to choose grace?
But this goes far beyond a default Christian catchphrase. It taps into the ongoing philosophical debate of free will versus determinism. Basically, this poses the question: Do you have the ability to make independent decisions to determine your future, or are you merely a pawn in the game of destiny that has already been decided by your birth, genetics and socioeconomic status? Can you decide your future, or has your future already been decided for you by lots of independent variables all strung together?
If you are, in fact, walking down the one path God has laid out and no other path exists, you can easily derail His entire plan by making one small mistake.
For Christians, it's of course also a spiritual issue. Can we decide our own future, or has a rigid path already been laid for us to which we must adhere? Is there room for free will, creativity and choice, or are we robots who pursue a pre-determined path? Do we get to decide, or have these decisions already been made for us?
It's much easier to become deterministic—to believe that everything is out of our control and the end has already been decided. It's easier to believe that God is choosing for us and that anything that happens to us, happens for a reason. This is how we comfort ourselves when things turn south.
The only problem with thinking this way is that it creates intense pressure. If you are, in fact, walking down the one path God has laid out and no other path exists, you can easily derail God's entire plan by making one small mistake. God's provision suddenly depends on your ability to be good.
Doesn't that make God a dictator? Doesn't that mean He has taken away free will? Walking with God suddenly becomes a multiple-choice test, and one wrong answer will wound irreparable damage. There is no room for grace in this story. Future blessings depend on your ability to be good and do good. When you start believing your walk with God is like this—choosing the right answer and not screwing up—you become incredibly self-righteous.
The classic counter-argument to this mindset goes like this: In order for love to exist, free will must exist as well. The two must live side by side. If you have love without free will, it isn't really love at all but domination.
God has already given you everything you need to find His plan, decipher His will and follow Him.
In Deuteronomy 30, the Israelite children were wandering in the desert, and during this chapter, Moses stops to provide a timely dichotomy. If I may paraphrase, Moses is saying to them: "You need to be obedient because God is going to bless that. And finding God's path, dwelling in obedience is not that hard." Moses continues in verses 12-14, "It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, 'Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?' Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, 'Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?' No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it."
I think this is one of the most empowering verses in the Bible. Verse 19 states: "I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live." God gives us guidance on what to choose, but He will never force our hand—because without choice, love is impossible.
Think of it like this. In The Break Up, Jennifer Aniston's character tells Vince Vaughn's character in one telling scene that she wants him to want to do the dishes. It's like God is saying, "I want you to want to follow My will and listen to My guidance and pursue holiness, but I will never force you. I will never choose for you."
I've heard it preached before that once you become a Christian, you surrender all free will. Suddenly, you exist in a kingdom and you have no rights. But perhaps it is our very ability to choose that makes our faith all the more real.
If you choose something for your child, you can never take pride in his decision because he never owned it himself. This walk with God is not a multiple-choice test where the answers are already filled in. But perhaps it is an open-ended question, like Moses laying before the Israelites two different kinds of life. The end has not been penned.
So many times, trying to follow God seems like an insurmountable task and we find ourselves asking, "How can we be obedient? Where is this path? Is it up in heaven? Is it hidden out of reach? And who will go get it for us?" No, instead, it is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart. God has already given you everything you need to find His plan, decipher His will and follow Him. Now it is our job to choose life.
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I have always struggled with the question of free will vs.God's sovereignty. And I honestly think God offers both free will and is completely sovereign. Those two seemingly opposing stances actually offer two dimensions to a very complex, complicated, real God. He unifies the two in his Character.
The tension, for me, is resolved in one word: desire. He gives us what we really want! What ever path we choose, we choose because we were built with a desire for it! If in your deepest deep, you want love and goodness - then without realizing it, you want God, and you have him. We are built to choose what we choose. Not to choose what is natural to choose, is the equivalent of a bunny choosing to be a turtle. It goes against nature. It comes from not believing that God knows how to be God. Animals can't do that, but humans can. I think some humans are built to choose evil, so they do. But I think others are simply lost. They are so out of touch of what is natural, that they don't realize how unnatural they are living, so they haven't had the chance to personally choose what they are built to actually want.
As a mother, my son's will is my will. Nothing would make me happier than seeing my son happy. If building with blocks and eventually becoming an architect is what gives him the most satisfaction, than that is what he is built for and that is what I want him to do. But because he still doesn't know that about himself, he thinks that when I say no to him, its because I am mean and don't want him to be happy, but what I am really doing is protecting his future happiness. To please me by obeying me, is actually to do what is best on your own behalf, because my will is that he realizes a happy fulfilled life!
So while he is living in my house, he is perfectly free to do anything he wants so much as he doesn't break the rules that are meant to protect him from hurting his future! He is more free under my rules, living out my will, than he is living out in the streets with no rules! But if he is determined to live how he pleases, ignoring his natural tendencies, I can't force him to be happy...
"Blessed is the man whom you choose, and cause to approach unto you." Psalm 65:4
This is a very interesting debate, as some already mention. I dare to disagree with some parts of this article simply because it misses the fullness and completeness of the the question.
Does God choose for us? Yes, if we ask Him we shall receive. He provides a variety of choices for us that would be pleasing in His sight.
I believe that God equips us to make better choices as we grow and become more mature in our faith. I also agree where the author mentions that this could sometimes translate into self righteousness for some people. However, if we go to God in humility and ask Him to guide us as we seek His leading on any situation, including the choosing a mate, He is gracious and is more than able to lead us by the hand to the person that He finds suitable for us.
There is nothing impossible for God and He wants to be included in every part of our lives and in every decision. Our view of God tends to determine our relationship with Him...if e see Him as only someone who set things in motion and now we get to choose everything for ourselves, then that is what we will do and experience the 'trial-and-error' in our lives. But on the flip side, although we have ideas and feelings about what we should do and what our hearts desires, if we surrender that to the Lord and ask Him to give us the Wisdom, Understanding and Discernment about the issue, He will give that to us. The thing is, we do not like to wait for His response...but the Scripture tells to wait on the Lord and that there will be seasons where we feel like the Lord is silent. Here is the thing we get to choose: are we going to take it into our own hands and end up with the 'impostor', or are we going to allow God to keep us in that dwelling place as He prepares us for what we truly desire and need?
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I am overjoyed when I hear someone say, "The more I give, the more I seem to receive." Does this always happen? Is there a direct correlation between giving and receiving? Can this become a motivation for giving? This is what we will discuss in this blog… How does giving affect us?
In the Old Testament Book of Malachi, God through the prophet Malachi admonishes the people of Israel for "robbing" Him that is, not giving their tithe (giving 10%) and offerings. If they return to this practice His promise is to open for them "the windows of heaven and pour out such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it." Certainly even God implies that the very act of giving back to Him will result in His blessings.
It seems that giving for many people (if they give at all) is the predicated on the reverse principle. That is, the more I receive, the more I will give." Arthur Brooks, the author of the book Gross National Happiness, took the challenge to investigate the dynamics of giving. He, like most of us, started with the assumption that people who make more money tend to give more money away. What surprised him in his studies is that he found the reverse to be true. That is, the more we give away, the more we seem to make. Sounds a bit like Malachi!
How does this work? Briefly, something like this… The more we give or volunteer, the happier we are. The happier we are, the harder and better we work. The harder and better we work, the more money we tend to make. To quote Brooks,
"Charitable giving and volunteering are tremendously pleasurable. They also empower givers, making them feel less like victims, and give people a lot of meaning in their lives. I have talked to clinical psychologists who actually prescribe volunteer work to their patients, with amazing results. Studies also show that givers are admired and elevated to positions of influence and authority. It is hardly surprising, given all the evidence, that givers enjoy (on average) higher happiness and prosperity than non-givers do. In fact, my research leads me to the belief that the single best self-help strategy is to serve others."
It seems that not only the Bible, but even modern scientific research leads us to this conclusion; God has wired us to give! Being created in His image and likeness among other things means that when we give we are and become more like Him! The act of giving and doing for others actually change our brain chemistry and give us joy. Then why do more people not give? Why do some people remain stingy, not giving anything away to help others? I have no answer. Everything I read would point to the opposite.
In the field of charitable fundraising, we often hear that for someone to offer a large gift it takes great time, cultivation, spiritual maturity, etc. At a recent Mayo seminar on charitable giving, the speaker (a major gift development officer, who has asked people literally for millions of dollars) said something very shocking yet consistent with what we are discussing. He found that the very act of giving is THE life changing event for most donors. The people who have offered major gifts to Mayo have started to live a life with more meaning and depth than before.
There are so many wonderful causes that we can choose to give to in this world, I hope that FOCUS North America is one that you choose. However, sometimes I think we should address the more basic issue - giving! Why do it and what are the results of it for me? How will giving change me…


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Basically, the process of decision-making is apart of the system as a whole and not an externality. Where is the clear distinction between a user and the computer program that they choose to run? Can't it all be viewed as one thing?
Amazing implications for governing and government relative to society.
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Valverde, who only returned to racing in January after serving a two-year doping ban, had started the race with high hopes of aiming for a top three finish in the race. But after hitting the tarmac several times early in the race, and seeing his team decimated by other crashes, the Spaniard's objective became a stage win.
Valverde held off Sky superstars Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome to take the stage. (Photo by James Startt)
Having held a lead of 2:35 on the yellow jersey's group with the final 15 km climb to negotiate, his relief was all the more pronounced at the finish where he knew he was under threat by Froome and Wiggins.
"I knew they were behind me, I tried to go faster and so when I saw there was only 1 km to go I was very happy," said Valverde after what was his fourth Tour stage win but first since 2008.
Froome's pace, however, did some more damage to Sky's yellow jersey rivals with Italian Vincenzo Nibali trailing home around 18 seconds further adrift. Defending champion Cadel Evans, who lost nearly five minutes to Wiggins on Wednesday's 16th stage to drop to seventh overall, lost more time after struggling to hold the pace inside the final few kilometers.
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Wiggins will go into Friday's 18th stage from Blagnac to Brive-La-Gaillarde with his 2:05 lead on Froome intact. Liquigas rider Nibali lost a handful of seconds to Jurgen Van den Broeck of Lotto; however the Italian remains third overall with a three-minute cushion on the Belgian, who is fourth.
Wiggins says he felt for the first time that overall victory is his.
"It's the first time I've felt maybe I've won the Tour today. That was an incredible feeling, to go over the last summit. All the way up the last climb it was like, tears in my eyes."
"Once we saw Nibali had cracked on the top of the Peyresourde, we knew we weren't going to have the danger of him attacking in the final.
"At that point I knew it was pretty much over."
Nibali's Liquigas team had tried in vain to turn the screw on Wiggins and Froome on the way up the Peyresourde, the penultimate of the day's five climbs.
But once a select group of riders began to tackle the climb to Peyragudes with a two-and-a-half-minute deficit to Valverde, they never appeared to be under threat.
Van den Broeck pulled away on two occasions, forcing a split that ultimately proved costly to defending champion Cadel Evans. Having dropped to 8:06 behind Wiggins on Wednesday, he is now 9:57 adrift.
The Belgian tried again with 3.5km to climb, but Froome confidently moved in front, a move which managed to leave Nibali behind.
With Valverde's advantage closing steadily, Froome was itching to go on the attack—both to win the stage and take more time from Sky's rivals.
After discussions between the pair, Froome pulled a few meters ahead of Wiggins on at least one occasion, leaving his team leader apparently in trouble.
Wiggins later explained: "Chris said he wanted to go for the stage and I said yes. We weren't too sure of the time gaps. All the way up that last climb, my concentration had gone, everything about performance had gone. Chris was egging me on to take more time and I was in another world, really."
It was arguably Wiggins's loss of concentration and perception of events that cost Froome a possible stage victory.
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But the 27-year-old Froome—born in Nairobi to British parents and raised in Nairobi until he was 14—did not make any complaints.
"The priority has always been to support Bradley, and to defend the yellow jersey," he said. "I've been watching the Tour since I was a teenager, just to be here and be in this position is already dream come true. To be on the podium, would be unbelievable for me."
Frenchman Thomas Voeckler, meanwhile, virtually secured the polka dot jersey for the King of the Mountains after an aggressive approach to Stage 17 that saw him upstage main rival Fredrik Kessiakoff of Sweden.
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"I started the stage calculating things in my head," said Voeckler, who now has an 11-point lead over the Astana rider.
"I had to stick on his wheel all day. It's not the way I like to race but I didn't have the choice."
The 19th and penultimate stage Saturday is a 53.5km time trial in which Wiggins and Froome, who were first and second on the Stage 9 time trial, are expected to excel. The race finishes in Paris on Sunday.


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Sometimes, during my time in Japan, I'd have a moment when the trees would part and the wood would become eminently visible. The details would somehow shift out of view into blurriness, and I'd get this overarching awareness of some higher level of where I was and what I was doing. I called these moments 'Holy Crap I Live in Japan' moments.
These moments could strike at any time. I walk down the main road at the end of my residential street, where large used-CD/DVD/Video Game stores sit next to intensely bright Pachinko Parlours with ear-splittingly loud music blaring out, all with massive neon signs flashing combinations of words in English, Kanji and katakana symbols. The metaphorical camera zooms in to my face: "Holy crap, I live in Japan".
Mrs Fuiru and I run in the rain to a nearby ramen noodle cafe. The entire place goes from bustling to silent as the two gaijin sit down and look over the menu. We ask for large bowls of pork ramen with gyoza on the side from the waitress, eagerly blowing on the hot tea she puts in front of us. The other customers go back to their meals, their curiosity sated. I shake my umbrella and try to dry off, and something hits me in the stomach: Holy crap, this is my home now.
I visit a friend in Tokyo, and step out of Shinjuku Station to see crowds and crowds of people swarming across pedestrian crossings like a massive concert or sporting event has just finished. I stand on the sidewalk and they politely file around me, an ocean of commutors and I, Canute-like, a tiny stationary rock in their way. A penny drops and I hear a gong: Holy crap, I live in Japan.
It's been six years to the month since I moved out of Japan, and it goes without saying that I haven't had the Holy Crap I Live in Japan moment in that time. But now I've discovered that I have a new Holy Crap moment, one that's no less shocking when it happens.
Yesterday while watching the Olympic closing ceremony, I had Audrey in my arms and was rocking her to the music. She was smiling and cooing and pulling faces at me. At one point, I stopped, and turned my attention to the television. "She's staring at you," my wife said, and I looked down to see my daughter looking up at me. I pulled my tongue out at her. After a few times, she did the same to me.
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"AH.... AH.... CHOOOOO!" he sneezed with so much effort. All the germs where spreading around the room, making Alice to get all paranoid about it. Well, it was disgusting how Edward didn't bother to cover his mouth and let all his germs out and about. Ew! But Alice was taking it to another level.
"GERMS!" she shouted, spraying the FreBreeze around the living room. "Edward, you should really cover you mouth when you sneeze! I'm not trying to get sick here!"
Edward sniffed, wrapping himself tightly with his navy blue blanket. "It's not so bad to get sick every now and then." You could here the difference of his voice that his nose was stuffy behind his grin.
"Not right now! Maybe some other day, but not today!" Alice crossed her arms. "I have an important competition coming up and I have to be well and healthy."
He rolled his eyes. "Cheerleading isn't a sport, sis."
"Yes it is!" Alice shouted. Oh boy. Here we go again,
You'd think after spending so much time with them for like, I don't know, 10 years, to get used of their bickering. Well, it just comes to show you that it is impossibleto get used to it. To the point even their own parents had enough of their childish ways.It was even worst when they drag me into it and I suddenly have to decided who's right. Well, not today. I was just going to be the audiance. I hope.
I couldn't believe that I knew Edward and Alice for 10 years! Actually, I should say that I knew Edwardfor 10 years, when we were young, I wasn't at the whole cute-guy type. i cared more about books and studying (Yes, Im a nerd. Sue me!). As we grew older, Edward also got more attractive and popular and more noticable than I was. He didn't mind the center attention as I did. He and his amazing, sparking eyes with the perfect honey-bronze hair. Girls tried to hook up with him or wished to have at least one kiss from him. And that always never happen. Hey, a girl can dream! But I tried not to have so much feelings towards him. I mean, he's my best friend. He's that one person I can never doubt on. He's always there for me just like I was always there for him!
I was still able to remember the first time I met Edward. It only took a few days after to meet his sister Alice, along with their parents, Carlisle and Esme Cullen. They were very nice people and so kind to me, after a situation I had just been through. I had tons of fun with Alice when we were like twelve, baking cookies and brownies at her house and Edward putting out the fire when we almost had burned their house down.
Ah, good times.
But now, we are all grown up! Junior year already and summer vacation is just around the corner. Edward and Alice are excited for summer. Well, they didn't have to worry about anything. Their grades were perfect with B+ and A+. Unlike me. Uh, let's just say I had a difficult time understanding ALgebra 2,,,, And Poetry class isn't my best subject.... Along with English....
I just hoped everything would turn out okay before school ended. Right now, I just wanted to relax and watch what happens with Ms. Alice and her brother Mr. Edward turn out to be. I doubt any fists would come up. Edward had a cold. A really bad one, unfortunately.
"Look, do you see any cheerleaders in the Olympics?" Edward said. "Noooooo. The only ones who do twirling and spinning and some-what flying are called gymnastics."
"It doesn't matter! We win medals and trophies and compete around the states as much as your team does!" Alice was highly pissed off. She scared me sometimes.
Alice had her girly-girl moments which I wasn't so used to. She loved to party and orginize so many events. Her freshman year, she decorated Senior prom and nobody wouldn't believe that a freshmandid all the amazing things. She was deffinitely a cheerleader and had a red and gold outfit that suit her right. She was around the same height as I am and she had a bit of a temper when she doesnt have it her way. I blamed her parents that spoiled her a lot.
"Well, my team is an actual sport. Sure we win medals and trophies, but we're also in the Olympics! Track is considered a sport. We're not just running around in circles. Right Bella?"
Crap. "Heck no! I'm not getting involved in this! Besides, you should be restingnot bickering with your sister over here. You're mom said to take it easy today."
Edward decided to go with his track team and compete across town in a massive wind and rain storm outside the field. Thier coach wanted to cancle it, but, as always, Edward was determined to go just like his teammates were. Yay, wahoo they won! And then they came back home with a cold and flu! Yay! Go team! Smart desicion you guys made!
He's been on the track team since he went to middle school. I think he got it from his father side. His dad almost made it to the olympics when he passed Division, if you know what I mean. He liked to run, but he decided to become a doctor, and let me tell you, it was well paid off. I mean, he owns a mansion!Edward enjoys running and he's really good at it. Better than his team, but he doesn't like to brag.
"I will as soon as I prove my point," Edward said, facing Alice again. And he tells me Imthe stubborn one.
I frowned.
"No, Bella's right. You've already missed two days of school. We'll go for round two when you feel better," Alice said. Yes, round two will continue momentarily! I hope I'm not there to watch!
"Fine," Edward gave. I got up from the comfy couch ready to leave with Alice, but before I had a chance to walk away from Edward, he was able to tell me something. "Bella, I'm really sorry we couldn't go to the movies tonight. I really wanted to go, but, as you can see..."
He was a jerk. My buddy named Jerk. Hell, Edward's middle name was Jerk! But he was my jerk and all he wanted to do was win the game and come back home and go to the movies with me and Alice. We were planning to watch The Avangers, since Edward beat Alice over "Rock, Paper, Scissors..." (Yep. You just read my mind), Alice wanted to seeDark Shadowswhere Johnny Depp is the hilarious Vampire (it actually looks pretty good). But now that Edward wasn't going with us, we're mostly likely to watch what Alice wanted to see. I didn't mind at all. But I wished Edward was able to come with us.
"Yeah, I know," I understood. "We'll go some other day. Right now, you need to rest. Just do that for me, okay?"
"Alright. I will," Edward smiled. He turned around, turning on the huge flat screen TV his family owned. He was so damn rich. His parents bought me an Apple Laptop for my birthday! Talk about rich people.
"Later Dork," Alice called out as she left the house. It was funny how she acted she didn't care much about her brother.
"Have fun," Edward said, not turning back.
"Get well!" I said, before closing the door. I ran towards Alice's beautiful sports car, her yellow Porsche. She was already inside, waiting for me. I climbed in quickly and wrapped the seatbelt around me and did a mini prayer in my head about Alice not driving too fast at the highway. She was very dangerous when she drives around her car. She got it from her brother.
We exited out and surprisingly Alice drove around the neighborhood at the correct speed limit. That's when I knew something was on her mind. I knew Alice too well.
"Bella, how come you won't do cheerleading with me?" She sounded so sad and hurt. Clearly she was trying to make me feel guilty for not joining her.
I sighed. "Alice, I already told you. I'm not good with flips and stunts. Besides, Im too clumbsy! I'll probably break someone's neck from the pyramid."
Alice snorted. "That's no excuse! You've never tried it before! You might actually like it if you tried."
"Uh, no thank you. I don't want to screw things up around your team. Especially with Jessica and Rosaline."
Them two girls were like Thing 1 and Thing 2. You tell them what to do and they'll do the opposte just so they can piss you off. Rosaline was like the girl-version of Edward. She was beautiful, gorgous, amazing to look at. She wasn't too fat and too skinny. WHen she wore spring dresses, you were able to see her nice figure of her body with perfect curves. He hair was extremely blond which shinned from the sunlight. She was a little pail, but that didn't ruin her beauty. She wasn't as rich as Edward, but she was close to being there. Rosaline had an annoying Yorkie terrior that wouldn't shut up, too. She reminded me or the Legally Blond girl. Only, she wasn't so nice to people.
Jessica was just her follower. She was always chasing her tail. She always asked Rosaline if she liked her clothes. Jess would put A LOT of make up which was scary sometimes. One time, she put too mych eye shadow and everyone thought she was that clown from the movie IT. She wasn't the prettiest at our school, but was decent. Her golden brown locks and her sense of style wasn't too off.
Alice sighed. "Bella, they're not going to make fun of you if you do something wrong. Is that why you don't want to join the cheerleading squad?"
"It's not them that I'm worried about. It's the part where I mess up and break a leg."
Believe me, I had no problem with Thing 1 and Thing 2. I was able to put up with them I have a difficutl time walking on a flat surface!
"We'll see about that," Alice smiled. "I bet you $20 that you will be a cheerleader this year!"
"Yeah, thanks Alice. You are the fortune teller either way."
"I am!" Alice laughed. "I'm telling you Bella, you are going to be one. I don't know why, but I know you are and Edward's going to cheer you on!"
I shook my head and faced the window. She was usually right about the whole future thing (which was wierd). I hoped she didn't jenks on me about this one. Alice was all into the whole suspicious thing, like black cats and all. She told me that if she'd ever apply to a different state at a university, she would never go to Louisiana. Too many voodoo majic, she had told me. I thought it was hysterical.
"Just drive Alice."
"Okay then! Hold on to something because crazy A is about to go over 100mph!" ALice shouted.
Well, so much for a safe drive.
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