Opinionated? Not me!

I used to think I was opinionated. Then in preparing this post, I checked its meaning:

Holding stubbornly and often unreasonably to ones own opinions

Doesn't sound like me at all....

However if, like me, you enjoy sharing your opinion and doing quick surveys, this is a fun and useful New Zealand-based site: Buzz The People

I enjoy it, it doesn't take a lot of my time, AND a charity benefits!

Here's what they say:

What is Buzz The People?

     Our buzzthepeople is a group of New Zealanders who simply tell us what they think by doing the occasional survey.
     In doing so our members go into draws to win prizes, donate their points to charity, raise money for their schools or sports clubs, or redeem their reward points for vouchers.
     We also regularly conduct our Buzz Live studies which are about highly topical events where you get the chance to have your say.

You can sign up here :-)

Where to find a good blog, these days...

Being a relative newbie to blogging, I initially found it difficult to find New Zealand blogs on subjects that interest me. In a rare instance, Google let me down.

So, to save you the effort, here are two links that I found really useful, with loads of links:
          Kiwiblog's blogroll
          Open Parachute's siteranking

The following links are for some of the more well-known blogs. They can be a bit incestuous, in that they often comment on each other, or post links to each other, or slag each other off, but they generally make for a good read.

          Whale Oil Beef Hooked
Currently New Zealand's number one blogger, serving up a potpourri of right-wing politics, union-bashing, quirky videos and anything that supports his views on same-sex marriage. He doesn't pull too many punches.

Some of these sites also have a blogroll - maybe I should have Googled that, might try it next...

          The Standard - and their blogroll
          Dim-Post
          Cactus Kate
          Red Alert
          No Minister

A wee warning to those who haven't browsed the comments sections before: Some of the commenters are pretty nasty, not really what I was used to after having followed political comment and readers' responses in the NZ Herald for the last few years.

I found this blog really interesting, so it's too bad he's stopped updating:
          This guy should have been a sub-editor

Enjoy :-)