Green Flamingobecause I said so

These Vancouver Olympic Games have been great. The rush of adrenaline through extreme sports, athletes and fans come together to make something extraordinary. I followed many events of the Olympics, though I did not blog about all of them here. As we conclude the Olympics Games here in 2010 I have decided to share some of the outstanding moments that I watched.

Alexandre Bilodeau finally won the first gold medal for Canada at their home games, the cheers were wild! He won in the men’s moguls.

Lindsey Vonn got the gold she had been waiting for to complete  her achievements in women’s downhill. However, she did not come through for gold on the other alpine events.

Shaun White dominated the half pipe competition and had an amazing victory run showing off a new trick which scored a 48.4!

Sorry I have to skip over a week here, I saw many of the events and they were very exciting.

Just today, Canada beat the US for the gold medal in hockey, with Sidney Crosby scoring the winning goal in overtime. Both teams were spectacular and many people said it was the best game they had ever seen.

Tonight and at this moment the closing ceremony is being performed, and it’s much more casual than the opening ceremony was. Canada managed to laugh at their technical error with lighting the Olympic flame in the opening ceremony and this time it worked out for them. Canada says goodbye to everyone and hands the flag to Sochi, Russia, site of the 2014 Olympics. I hope to see everyone then!

Last night the Vancouver Olympics began with the opening ceremony which was quite spectacular. I watched the entire thing on tv, and though I wish I was there in person it was still very exciting to watch. After Beijing no one thought any other city would come close to that, but Vancouver did a very good job in their own form of presentation.

Vancouver introduced the athletes first, for in their eyes the cultural ceremony is for the athletes, welcoming them. Many bore a black armband in tribute to Nodar  Kumaritashvili who died in a tragic training run on the luge. The Georgia delegation still marched however in honor of their fallen comrade.

The digital effects of the cultural ceremony were quite spectacular. I have to say I was amazed when I first saw them, though it could be because I did not witness the entire Beijing ceremony. I have to say while using a lot less money Vancouver executed very well. It would have been great to be a part of it too. The journey of the ceremony took everyone across Canada and ended up in the cosmopolitan city Vancouver. It all seemed to go off perfectly until at the end a malfunction prevented a pillar from rising to support the cauldron. After a long pause, three of the four torchbearers lit the cauldron, and Wayne Gretzky headed to light the second one in the downtown area.

I wish I could be in Vancouver at the moment, for it would make coverage of the Olympics much easier and would be a wonderful experience. I will be covering more events of the Olympics later on tonight and in days to follow. Enjoy the 21st winter Olympic Games!

Yesterday I was reading up a little on the green auto industry, I came across what they call a Solar Roadway,  which now has been funded by the Department of Transport to create their first 12′ by 12′ slab or panel of road. When I first saw the title, I had a completely different idea in mind than what they are proposing, but either way this is a great project.

In the three different layers used to make this new road they have included power and datalines on the bottom, plus in the middle they would keep the actual solar cells, plus LED’s to light up the road as if it were painted. The top layer would be glass that would protect the electronics below and also provide traction for the cars as asplhalt does. All this is estimated to provide 3 times the power that was used in the US in 2003.

You can read up about it more in detail on Autoblog Green, or Solar Roadways.com. And here is a video with Scott Brusaw talking about his idea and how it was formed.

My idea was a bit different, I thought that they might collect the solar energy, then use it power cars, somehow make it so vehicles could absorb the power through their tires and use to run or at least partially power their cars. It might be easier if the cars also had solar panels on the roof, because if there was a lot of traffic blocking the sun from getting to the road, or  it might seem that the power is not distributed evenly along the road, then there would have to be some kind of back up plan.

Of course there is a catch to all of this: for the real idea, then rain and snow could take an effect, plus it was mentioned about hackers, and then they would access to the whole roadway across the country, but it still seems like a good idea. For my idea, going off road would not be an option, and I am not sure how the supercar owners would like it if power to their cars was maybe restricted and those V-12 engines could only do so much at that point. So both ideas have to be worked on.

But what I am most happy about here is that people are actual trying to do something, trying to find alternate ways of power and transportation, even if some things are a little far fetched. But again, just a few minutes ago I saw this sleek BMW hybrid that could do something too. I am just glad that people are keeping an open mind and coming up with different plans everyday.

Baseball today! I am not a huge fan of baseball but it is fun to watch once in a while in person. We were able to get free tickets to a Mets vs. Phillies game due to the APA union, plus for 4 people $40 worth food vouchers. The game was in Citi Field, the new Mets Stadium after Shea Stadium was closed.

From near Philadelphia PA it is not a bad drive to New York. It was a little sticky with parking getting there late  but still manageable. The main action was in the first inning, 3 home runs total were scored there. Phillies won the game, yeah!

Getting out of New York through Manhattan was a little more difficult because there was traffic backing up before entering Holland Tunnel. But overall it was a great experience to go to the New Stadium there, and see the World Series winners play.

After a couple of outtakes, I think I have found the right shot to fit Green-Flamingo. I will blog about travel, cars, transportation, opinions, experiences, and a few posts about my blogging (like this one). I want to include a bit more, like posts with pictures, lots of polls, and posts more or less live, or atleast they will be written same day as published and the event goes on.  Enjoy!

(Also, don’t forget to watch the season finale of Burn Notice at 9:00 on USA network tonight)

Well over these few weeks in April I guess I took a break from blogging, it was what I need really. Since last summer I have not been able to keep a multiple month stream up, though I did keep the site running alright from mid January until the beginning of April. Anyway, I have been busy offline, outside a lot in good weather, and also staying late with track, and when I’m online I just don’t have the time to be on the blog all the time.

Anyway, I was waiting to be inspired to start up again, knowing it would come, and I guess tonight listening to some beatles music I have not visited for a while sparked my mind to write here. About this blog, I think I may continue with a few posts once in a while, but as I stated a few weeks ago I want to work more on other niches like the interior design niche, for I have a good domain, and I just need to do some research, then I can start posting (I do have to find a good theme too).

I also want to keep up with the rest of the blogging world, so I will continue to read and comment on your blogs as much as I can for I enjoy helping everyone out and seeing what they’re up to.

For now, good luck everyone, I hope to be back soon!

I have some bad news guys. Yesterday I was saying I did not have time for the blog anymore, and I was going to move on to other websites. Well I have started that process, but I think I might get the best deal from green flamingo now, rather than wait until later.

I remeber a few months ago I was asked to sell it for $50, not because that was the value but because that was all they were spending. I hope I can make it higher, and get some good starting money off of it.

Why am I Selling?

Well, so many other bloggers that I knew have sold their blogs, and I just don’t think it is worth it anymore. I know there are a lot of nee blogs out there, but it is time to leave the niche.

And also, I still don’t have enough time, so I have to quit.

Anyway, I will see you guys around on any new sites I make, and I will try to stay in touch.

Also for those who might be interested in buying, here is the sale link.

A few weeks ago I was excited to develop this blog further, but I do not see much improvement in it. Basically I just maintain it but I have no revenue, but I do have networking with many others, and I guess that is what I hold on to. But I have also decided I have to move on a little and develop some new projects.

I am going to redo my interior design site, and see if I can get it well developed. Once I find a decent theme I can easily have a header and logo done and then get to content. I will also be conducting some research on materials and procedures of some newer and eco-friendly design styles.

I am also thinking about turning another domain I own into a forum, along with the main website. On the forum it will talk about different products, people can review them and chat about their experiences. I may have to add a little more, depends on how people join in. If that is not situated though within a month of starting time I may have to hold off and focus just on the design site.

As for green-flamingo, I will continue to maintain it as best I can, though now I am not aiming to post every day, but it might be 1-3 times a week, depending on content and how much time I have really. Guest posts will be excepted, for any of those who like to brand themselves, the site has PR2 and you would get good promotion from it. I can still try to get a little more going here, but the problem is content, it seems it has been washed out of blogging.

If you do spot any themes ok for interior design let me know, something sleek, and that everything works, or has good features etc. Color schemes could be green, red, orange, etc, preferrably green, or a lighter neutral, but anyway just be on the lookout.

That is pretty much all I have to say, and questions or comments I am still right here and I’ll be available if you need any help too.

Green Flamingo is still getting better, and is moving along in the direction I want it to. I promised a little update before we got into niche blogging, and this is it.

This month of March I have done better posting on a regular basis, though I only really have time on weekends I still hope to improve that.

If any one is an old visitor from the summer, you will notice I have my old RedWhite theme back. I still like the theme and think it fits the blog, though I may end up changing it again f I find one better. It is just good to use this one for now because it has already been tweaked and optimized for the blog, and at this stage I do not have time to optimize many new themes.

Apparently there was a pagerank update not too long ago, and I gained pagerank. Sadly last month I dropped to PR1, but now I am back at PR2 and I hope to continue on my way back to PR3.

More blogs seem to be going away, or at least of the ones I read. Big Ben Patton’s Place is not discontinued, but it is now Real Blogging Tips and Ben no longer posts there. It is run by Forest Parks, who actually did the design for Ben’s site, so because he is “local” it is not so bad. Ironblogger is going up for auction now, which is sad to me because it was doing really well with a killer title and  a great theme. Even though new blogs are starting up, these ones that I read are not going on. They seem to be the ones from Blog Premiere, and some old friends from The University Kid, when we all clanned together to make TUK big and start up Blog Premiere as one of the hottest blogging forums.

About Big Ben Patton’s or Real Blogging Tips, I put in a guest post there, it is not publiushed yet and will not be for a few days but you can stay tuned.

That is pretty much all I have for the update, I guess I’ll be back soon with something on niche blogging.

I am sure you have read up a little bit about the different niches, and what they, how hard they are etc, and here on Green Flamingo I think it is time that I write a little about that. Over the next few days I will be working on a few niche blogging posts, and some weekly updates.

Also I am doing a guest post, I’ll let you know when it’s published. Sorry I could not do more, kind of held up on othet things, but I’ll be back soon.