I’ve been accused by a resident of the Great White North (at the least, an institution geographically located somewhere up there) of being a Thinking Blogger. I take umbrage with this “label,” but this does not relieve me of my duty in identifying FIVE (although according to him, I must select six and then Update from there I’m back to five).
In the interest of privacy and not impugning the innocent I will only refer to the guttersnipe (the tagger) at One Old Green Bus Blog as Matthew Didier (note, please disregard Sue at this about page; not that she is not worthy of attention, just that she does not deserve your scorn. I’m pretty sure she does the thoughtful posts anyway).
What is a “Thinking blogger?” Good question. Based upon the Herculean efforts I put forth trying to find anything that may be considered of a thoughtful nature as posted by Matthew; I’m not so sure. I then spent the better part of the past week or so trying to discover, what if anything is of a thoughtful nature at my site; but to no avail so.....
Through no help whatsoever from Matthew I searched high and low on the internet; and had much difficulty cutting through the shroud of mystery that is the genesis of the “Thinking Blogger Award.” Following many sleepless nights deep in thought (thinking as well), a search at google provided the answer in the first result. Aha…..it’s a meme……
Participation in the "Thinking Blogger Awards;" the rules are simple:
1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,
3. Optional: Proudly display the 'Thinking Blogger Award' with a link to the post that you wrote
MY SELECTION OF THINKING BLOGGERS
My selection at this time consists of only three; with the other two to follow shortly in another post; seeing as Matthew selected DeMediacratic Nation it seemed only appropriate that I actually think through my selections.
They are (in no particular order other than numercules):
3.) One Cosmos
I certainly hope that they participate as they are the epitome of thinking bloggers (please disregard that this selection is coming from one that avoids thought at most costs).
TY.
ReplyDeletePlease note- this does not necessarily equate to a Dale Carnegie moment.
I am, I must confessed, pampered by the fact that my blog has had some impact on your thought processes, and am now obliged to say something deep:
ReplyDeleteLike money,Thinking Blogger is open to sheer circulation, wear and tear, the arbitrary assignments of unpredictable itinerary. This is where the competition kicks in. Once engaged, it functions as "an implacable determination and a total arbitrariness,...which inhabits words on the level of the play of the signifier, which undoes any narrative consistency of lines, and which undoes the reflexive and the dialectical model, both of which are, as you know, the basis of any narration."--Paul de Man
"As you know," coming from de Man, a demanding teacher, means: you had better know this: we have a contradiction here both in term and in adjective: "Thinking Blogger Award."
Thanks, BU.
I knew that I had made the appropriate selections.
ReplyDeleteHere's to the Thinker Blogger Award...or wait...Thinking Blogging...here's to that...
Congratulations on being tagged. Don't forget to put that logo on your side bar. I voted!
ReplyDeleteThanks fault...I gave that a try, but blogger was being a booger and I had to revert back to my previous template. I'll give it a try tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteTechnologically it has been a somewhat annoying day. I just returned from one One Cosmos and found that a comment I had painstakingly written (so as to sound semi-literate there) is not there anymore. Only the "you've been tagged" comment. Yeehaw.
Anyway...I'll get it up there...thanks for the vote.
I is ashamed. I din't know 'bout the hole deel. I is not a troo thinking bloggr. A loser is me.
ReplyDeleteI shall now assume the fetal position for several minutes weeping for my lost intellectual status and to properly display my shame.
Oh, and GREAT WHITE NORTH indeed! I keep telling you, it's The Soviet Republic of Canucklestan!
It's just a good thing that Sue is involved. Could you imagine how sorry you'd be otherwise?
ReplyDeleteSorry I took so long to get this started, but I really wanted to pick some goodies. Two more to go. Be sure to check out the ones I submitted....they're trez worthy.
Hey to Petey! ;-)