I’m putting this message under “linking strategies” as I hope it will benefit each site that I am mentioning here. Consider it my way of “paying it forward” or providing “link love” for visitors to this blog as well as for sites that I have visited over the past few weeks. This is a mixed bag of information, without categorization:

Lillie has shone the light on National Stroke Awareness Month by writing an account of her personal stroke experience and recovery.

Classic CarCade has shared his tips on how to find financial backing for your business. Maybe there is someone who is interested in your business?

I have been reading Lisa’s blog for some time now, but only discovered this past week that she has a web site touting her writing business too.

Alaska Airlines had a mother-daughter team graduate from a recent flight attendant class. This unusual event was shared by Bobbie via her Cabin Crew News blog.

WordPress 2.2 is out, but I am not doing this update for at least another week. I like to read everyone’s comments first before uploading the latest version.

Ray opines through his Top 5 Ways To Break Out Of A Boring Life article, listing some good tips for when you feel that you are stuck in a rut.

I learned from Mihaela how I can blog to fame and possibly come away with the grand prize of $25,000. Oh, I can dream!

Theda shares information that is good for work-at-home moms with her article discussing working with a toddler nearby.

One little girl in Illinois got a different kind of prize with her Happy Meal recently. Deborah reveals just how unamused Ronald McDonald was over this highly unauthorized surprise.

I learned on TechCrunch this past week that Yahoo! has purchased RightMedia. The deals being made by internet companies these days seem to be happening in rapid fire succession.

Monawea recently posted a two-part article titled, “Why It’s A Good Idea To Grow With A Startup.” Yes, I prefer a new company especially one where the shareholders are not dictating the bottom line.

I learned about yet another scam targeting freelance writer’s on Yvonne’s blog. This is especially noteworthy for those writers who have an Associated Content account.

Stephan reveals that some retailers are now blogging. One retailer was blogging for purely promotional reasons, but they have since abandoned that effort as well as their blog.

Have you held some rotten jobs over the years? I have and so has Angela who shares here “Top 5″ or maybe “Bottom 5″ jobs. I can relate to ice cream scooper position — not as fun of a job as it looks.

How to Split an Atom is SSpalding’s blog that instructs readers on how to accomplish various Web 2.0-related tasks including getting the most out of Digg, Google, Picasa, and more.

That’s it for today — I hope you come away with some fresh information, a laugh, or a link for later reference.