Will you rate Zoodle? (hmm...how about WHAT will you rate Zoodle?) #49

When you browse through the pages of Zoodle, what number sticks in your mind (and no, I'm not referring to our special number nine)? In this confusing world of opinions, we wouldn't want to sway your vote by any means, so we'll not bother to mention our awesome Blogged.com score of 8.0. But of course, who knows? Maybe it was out of 50. Maybe even 100! Ooohh...let's hope not.

In any case, we encourage you to rate Zoodle for yourself. That would just be Hunky-dory. And no, the zoodles don't get to vote. Sorry guys, but wouldn't that be just a little biased? And I don't mean to be mean, but could they even pass as registered voters in the first place...?

Recently we presented our blog to BlogRaters.com. They're a group of blog raters (as the name states) who critque various blogs sent in by email. Once they are reviewed, they post the review on their site.

They have all of their rated blogs organized by category, so if you're trying to find that informative Peronsonal Finance blog to help resolve your financial needs, you've got a one-way trip to their front door with Blog Raters.

Pretty sweet deal.

So again (in case your forgot) feel free to rate Zoodle!

Happy New Year!!! #15

Happy 2009! Wait...it's the year two-thousand NINE? Hey! It's our number 9 again!

Best wishes for this new year and more to come!!

The Number Nine #2

Here are some fascinating facts about the number 9. I'm sure most of you don't think too much of it: it's not quite 10, therefore it falls short of expectations. I thought that way, anyway until I did some research on this item.

"Nine (九 pinyin jiǔ) is considered a good number in Chinese culture because it sounds the same as the word "longlasting" (久 pinyin jiǔ)."

However....

"The Japanese consider 9 to be unlucky because it sounds similar to the Japanese word for "pain" or "distress" (苦 kunrei ku)."

What a controversial number! For some reason, nine becomes interesting.

"The number 9 is revered in Hinduism and considered a complete, perfected and divine number because it represents the end of a cycle in the decimal system, which originated from the Indian subcontinent as early as 3000 BC."

Although I am not a Hindu myself, I'm going to use 9 as a linear number in this blog. I'll also put 9 posts per page...

Oh! I almost forgot to mention the most important nine fact of all: there were nine seasons in the TV series Seinfeld. When Jerry Seinfeld chose to end the show, it was at it's peak. He decided to end the show with a marvelous ending: good for him.

And it's all thanks to the number nine. ;)