Like a phoenix from the ashes

Last week, after 363 days of silence, The Vigilant Consumer emerged like a phoenix from the ashes. This first posting, entitled What Happened to The Vigilant Consumer? left many of you scratching your heads.  Who is Yahoo Serious and why is he buying a blog? Where is Necker Island? Since you are now getting paid, are you going to be buying drinks the next time we hang out?

Alas, this was all an April Fool’s joke. Although I strongly feel that Yahoo! (or Yahoo Serious) should acquire The Vigilant Consumer, I doubt it will happen anytime soon. However, I was inspired that everyone seemed to fall for my innocent prank, and none of you disputed that I offer some value, whether for entertainment of practical purposes.

It’s ironic that my attention to The Vigilant Consumer dwindled as I settled into a new job for a innovative technology company that saves users both time and money- one that I’d likely write about and certainly one to which I’d give a big 3 Thumbs Up. However, the demanding hours have sucked up my time and energy. I’ve recently quenched my thirst to write by launching Carrying On, our unofficial corporate blog. Unofficial is the obligatory word in the previous sentence, because that affords a the freedom to impart a Vigilant Consumersque writing style in this blog, check it out.

The inspiration that resulted from last week’s tomfoolery will translate into more frequent posts on The Vigilant Consumer. I’m shooting for once a week, but If you want to keep up-to-date on all the latest and greatest, and you haven’t already subscribed, type in your email address in the upper right and click “Subscribe.”