The weekend is finally here! To celebrate yet another Friday, we have collected a series of eclectic posts for another edition of In The Sphere. Happy reading!

Yuwanda Black has an argument that goes against conventional wisdom, explaining to us why you shouldn’t write an e-book. Many Internet marketers will tell you that an e-book is a good way to make money and to expand your brand presence, but there are reasons why you may not want to self-publish too.

MoneyNing encourages us to consider the lifestyle choices that some of us make, describing the stress of having a supersized lifestyle. Do you always lust having the faster car, the bigger house, and the more expensive meal? Sometimes, we just need to consider a more modest approach to life and the choices that we make each day.

John Biehler has taken it upon himself to post a new picture to his Flickr account each and every day. This new photography project will go for an indefinite period of time, largely as an exercise of discipline and commitment on the part of John to experiment more with his photography, using any camera that he happens to have with him at the moment.

Enkay Blog has a very interesting question for us to think about: Does the economy affect blogging? The Internet knows no bounds, but it is still contained within the very real world. The blogosphere can clearly be influenced by what’s going on with the housing market, the automotive industry, and unemployment issues in our society.

Rebecca Bollwitt gives us yet another glimpse at Vancouver history by bringing up the famed McBarge. This was the floating McDonald’s restaurant that came about with Expo ’86, but the poor boat is now cast into oblivion somewhere on the Burrard Inlet, 400 feet offshore from an oil refinery. You can spot it through Google Maps.