The MFF Awards
Published December 20, 2002
Lately there have been a spate of "blog awards" here and there, to cite and honor those weblogs that lots and lots of people have really, really liked.
I salute these award blogs, and I salute the winners of their awards. In no instance did I see someone getting an award for anything but AAA+++ work.
On the other hand, he said bitterly, the awards are mainly a popularity contest, because you can't get votes unless you first get hits. (Not that there's anything wrong with that!)
The rich, as they say, just get richer.
In that spirit, I have created an award series of my own, The Mff Awards. There's no voting, cuz I can't do the java.
I'll just tell you upfront, that these awards are for blogs that I like that don't get a whole lot of attention. They only get a few hits a day, and they aren't part of the regular round of reindeer games.
But they are great even if I vanish into a crevasse before finishing this sentence. Because great is great, regardless of awards.
These, then, are the blogs that this year had the most Mff:
The Thad Gripley Award for consistent high quality goes to ...
Ann Salisbury of Tea Tears in a Bucket.
The Nordhoof Medal for Astute Political Commentary Mixed with Apropos Sidelong Glances is awarded this year to ...
Lisa English of Ruminate This!
The Harry S. Wildmon Prize for best blog bridging issues of the workplace with enterprising public policy goes to
Mark Gisleson, hosted by Mark Gisleson.
The gleaming "Stallworth" statuette for peripatetic commentator is awarded to ...
Tireless Traveler, Don Henson, proprietor.
Also, matched male and female kudus have been shipped via rail to the following worthies:
Rob Humenick at "Get Donkey"
Gandalf (a/ka "Tom") at "The Funny Farm"
Phil Leggiere at "Noosphere Blues"
That's this year's Mff Awards. How, you ask, can you qualify for next year's round of exciting prizes?
It's easy. Be small. Be interesting. And be nice. Because the moment you get too popular, you are likely to become exclusionary — Darwin's magic at work in our lives.
Drive carefully, and see you next year!
- The MFF Awards
- Published: December 20, 2002
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- Writer: Michael Finley
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But seriously, I certainly know Ann think she has more than a few readers, but she DOES do a great job. (Hi Ann!)
The judges have huddled and decided that despite the act that people actually visit Ann's site, her award will not be revoked.
I must tell you that having read the recent MFF decision, I am one very, very relieved woman. Like Ann, I've a few more than five people visiting the site weekdays, and I sure as hell didn't want to lose out on this opportunity because of some technicality. You follow me?
In closing, I'd just like to express my sincere appreciation by saying, "Thank you very much, Mike."
Lisa English
PS - Hey, does this recognition come with a cash prize, gift certificate or maybe a fruit/nut basket? I mean, you're not about to tell me that all of this kissing of ass and massaging of ego is for naught? Let me know (and if you're sending the fruit basket, lose the freakin' Brazil nuts, alright?).
PSS - Mike Finley, you are a stitch.
That will save us a lot of postage. It was mostly Brazil nuts.
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