Thanks to Vibina from Books
for Me for awarding me this blogging
accolade. I must confess to being a
little embarrassed when presented with these honors.
For those who choose to pass the
award on the rules are as follows:
1.
Include the
blog award logo in your post and repost the rules.
2.
Thank the
person you nominated.
3.
Nominate 15
other bloggers and let them know about it.
4.
Post seven
random facts about yourself.
Seven facts about me:
1 – I have been married to my beautiful
wife for sixteen years.
2 – I have a Bachelor of Arts in History
from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
3 – Since 1988 I have only purchased
cars that have manual transmissions.
4 –My first rock concert was a Ronnie James
Dio show in 1985.
5 – I love to walk in the forest.
6– I currently watch no fictional
television shows.
7 – Despite number 6, I have seen every
single episode of every Star Trek Series (plus the movies) ever made.
As always, winners should under no circumstances
feel obligated to post or pass along. Only do so if you really want to. These
awards are just meant to have fun with. I just want to acknowledge Blogs that I
enjoy
Recognizing fifteen blogs are a lot for
many of us. I imagine lots of folks do not regularly read that many blogs! My
advice for those who do want to pass this on is to take the rules with a grain
of salt!
The winners are:
Andrew Blackman Andrew is a writer who with a healthy
does of smarts and wisdom, He covers literature, politics, social issues and
life in general.
Angels are Kids and Furkids – Angie covers a voracious number of books with insightful but often fun reviews.
At Home in the Kitchen – Cat talks and cooks food. This blog
will make you hungry!
Book
Belle - Belle is a fun and lively
writer who comments on a wide variety of books from the classics to
contemporary fiction.
Book
Dilettante – Harvee writes terrific commentary a vast
variety of fiction ranging from historical fiction to mysteries.
An
Enduring Romantic – Gautam
covers an amazing choice of works from Shakespeare to Hindi Epics.
Joyce’s
Choices – Joyce and her guest bloggers
provide reviews on books and literary news. Her smart commentary covers
literature, history, current events and more.
The
Parish Lantern – Gary provides smart and
insightful commentary on wide variety of literary subjects. His style and
approach is refreshingly different.
Postcards from
Asia – Delia is a fantastic writer
who covers classic and popular literature, movies and commentary on life in
general.
The
Relentless Reader –
Jennifer’s manages to write such fun posts
while providing smart commentary on literature, history, current events and
more!
Resistance
is Futile –Rachel
covers a wide variety of books as well as topics. I really like her non –
stereotypical thinking and approach.
Rivers I Have
Known – Amritorupa
provides sharp and to the point commentary on a host of different styles of
books.
Seraillon – Scott writes brilliantly about the
most interesting and thought provoking books.
The
True Book Addict – Michelle
provides great commentary on books along with amazingly cute pictures of cats.
What else can one ask for in a blog!
Winston'
s Dad – Stu covers a great variety of
books. His commentary is fresh,
surprising and very original.
Wuthering
Expectations – Tom’s
commentary is amazingly intelligent. He is one of the smartest bloggers out
there! He covers literature including a fair amount of poetry.
Congratulations to all the winners I
urge my readers to explore all of the above blogs as well as Vibina’s superb
site, Books for Me.
Happy blogging and reading everyone!
