Sites we love, part 18

Jim Beatty spent the Thanksgiving holiday engaging in what his personal trainer calls “self hate behavior” by indulging in a balanced holiday diet of sweet potato casserole and Lifetime movies. He still found time to sop up some sweet internet marketing goodness, though!
His fave:
I’m a man, sure, but that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy thepioneerwoman.com! This site is perhaps the highest expression of the commercial blog concept. A semi-magazine in format, it seamlessly blends elegant design, great writing and knock-out photography with tasteful — even interesting! —advertising and promotion. For as long as it’s been out there, I don’t think anyone has equalled it for its sophistication. It’s a gem and clearly takes a lot of hard work.