I confess, I don't see any ads.  AdBlock must have nuked them.

If you post text links every once in awhile, I'll click on 'em, if that helps.

What about the Amazon books. Does AdBlock nuke them too?
I dunno, but I don't see them.
So the only thing you see down the left had side is the "BlogRoll"?

Sounds great!  Where do I get it?

AdBlock is a free extension for the free Firefox browser, available at their web site.  It should be on the "most popular" list.  I also use AdBlock Filterset, which automatically blocks the most common ad sources. You can also block ads individually, by right-clicking on them.  

AdBlock is useful for things other than ads.  For example, I find animated images distracting, so I usually block animated avatars at sites like PeakOil.com.  I also block images that are so large they stretch the screen and force me to scroll.