(Don't worry, regular readers, I did do my Friday list... just scroll down to find it after this entry...)

I wuz TAGGED~!

Stine from Mother's Home thoughtfully tagged One Old Green Bus with a "Thinking Blogger Award".

Egads!

Considering the amount of posts I do at 7am without benefit of coffee, I'm shocked that anyone thinks this blog has any intellectual value... let alone worthy of an award!

Part of the dealeeabob with accepting the award is for me to "tag" (or nominate) five other blogs... yup, a dreaded meme...

So, on that note, I'll brace for impact and post my five favourite "thinking blogs"... but I'm not tagging them. If the blogmasters wish to work with and accept the award and challenge, that's great... but I'll leave it to them to find this post and work from there...

Oh, and before you wonder, yes, I would "tag" Sue and I again (as Sue does the lion's share of the posting,) with the Paranormal Blog... but it's already been tagged... and also, I don't want to seem like nepotism is playing a roll... so without further adieu...

#1: The Reverend Anaglyph and Tethered Cow Ahead

A blog pursuant to the idea that most publicly funded art sucks, food science is frightening, and home to a very frightening kitten, The Good Rev. dishes up thoughts with a side of smirkish humour... a side of whackiness is extra though.

#2: Ultramantis Black (on MySpace... don't blame me...)

This man, through ONE lousy interview on the rather questionable an NON-Wiki worthy (unlike your's tuly) Dr. Keith Lipinski show renewed my love of whacky, whacky wrestling! Also, anyone who wishes to destroy his own field of "work" as well as strip malls has my vote! His blog entries are limited, but hey, he managed to "blog" about El Hijo del Santo and his environmental thrust! UMB rocks, Yeah~!

...oh, and I am buying one of his "Hoodies" when they become re-available! Too-freakin'-cool!

#3: Ms. Demmie at Life at the Edge

Those who know Ms. Demmie well know that her wisdom is well worth the visit and read of her blog... add to this, wonderful photos and it's a "slam dunk" for the award.

#4: Threecollie at Northview Diary

Marianne is a great writer... a wise person... and a genuinely fun and thought-provoking read. Another blog that seems to have great text and photos. She deserves the award!

#5: Apostata at Imaginary Magnitude

There's almost always something that stimulates my synapses with Matt's postings... some intellectual grist for the mill... amongst other things (again, not the least of which is some great photos.)

There we go, as always, meeting my "Tagged"/"Meme" duties... although, again, I'll leave it up to the people I nominated to decide whether or not they wish to participate further... Thanks for the award, Stine, and hope that my selections meet with general approval.

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