Despite ongoing controversy, polls opened for the Best Current Events, Opinions or Politics Blog yesterday in the wee hours of the morning. Principled Discovery was pleasantly surprised to see her blog in the top of the category, with a clear 75% of the vote.
I understand only four people had voted, but I think this quick start clearly shows one thing: I am not the only one on this blog after midnight.
The opening of the polls shared the day with Consent of the Governed’s Blogiversary. Allegations of offering cyber cake in exchange for votes were waved off.
The cake is there for everyone, regardless of how they are voting.*
Also opening her blog with shared food is Welcome to Granny’s House. The large tray of Brussels sprouts is not arousing any suspicions of campaign fraud, however.
I just want my readers and everyone participating in the Homeschool Blog Awards to eat more healthily.*
Causa Nostrae Laetitiae began campaigning early, appealing to her readers in a slick, thirty second advertisement. Its effectiveness proved itself. Within minutes, she had taken the lead and held it throughout most of the day.
Why Homeschool has gotten off to a slightly slower start, but shows confidence. Securing nominations in four categories, Henry Cate noted,
I was surprised that we were in the Best Curriculum or Business Blog category.
Enjoy the Journey has also experienced evidence of broad support through nominations in multiple categories.
…if I had to pick one of the categories to win, it would be the Best Variety. Why? Because that is what I truly try to do here at ETJ. I try to have a varied and diverse set of topics, from homeschool to eating better….it is all fair game around here!
Hoping that celebrity sells among homeschool voters, The Rebelution secured an endorsement from Chuck Norris which aired last week. It remains to be seen how this strategy will influence voters this year.
Gena Suarez of Home Where They Belong was not available for comment. The reason weighs 5lbs 14 oz.
Not everyone was pleased with the voting process, however. One group of bloggers, disgruntled with the family-friendly policy instituted this year, has renamed the blog awards: Homeschool Blog Awards for Fundies United to Criticize and Kondemn Most Everyone. In protest, a call was made to tamper with the election process.
After an exhaustive analysis that took almost 15 seconds, I have determined that most deserving blog in each category is the blog listed last. The people on the bottom of the list never win, so let’s help them out. [sic]
This violated the ethical standards of a number of respondents who publicly refused to participate, so it remains unclear how this new development will influence this year’s race.
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*Starred quotes were completely made up.
Congratulations to all the nominees. I hope you enjoy my little tribute to you and I am honored to stand alongside such a great group of bloggers!
[tags]blogging, homeschooling, HSBA, Homeschool Blog Awards[/tags]
Ha! You are funny. I loved this. Totally…
Have a great week!
blessings~j
I think you are missing the point. If it’s ok to claim to represent all homeschoolers while excluding a large swath of the homeschooling population, then it’s certainly ok for somebody to make endorsements in a goofy way such as the last blog in each list.
Oh, and that would be “Kondemn” not condemn. Not sure why they spell it with a K. I guess to make it look stupid. Ha.
Good Morning, Dana! I was one of those early voters..LOL.. I couldn’t sleep Sunday night and that happens to be “early Monday morning” for the east coast so I voted. I even got one (at least) in there for you!!
God bless,
Sallie
Ha! Made my day. Funny, funny, funny!
Thanks, I am equally honored to be among such a group!
Thank you, everyone! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Carrie, of course you are right. Let me fix that!
COD, who said you couldn’t make endorsements any way you wish? I’d seriously be more inclined to agree with y’all if the argumentation took place on a different level than “Heather is a ***.”
And to be clear, this whole thing is supposed to be amusing…there isn’t anything serious in it.
Atta girl, Dana.
By the way, I think I’m tied for fourth or fifth (in a different category).
Chocolate Chip Cookies, anyone?
Dana: I have no doubt that Heather and friends find discrimination and exclusion amusing. They can have whatever silly awards they want. What I and many others object to is their claiming to represent the best of homeschooling when in fact the rules were designed specifically to exclude many of the best hoomeschool blogs.
Carrie: It’s kondemn. I’ll leave it up to you to figure out why.
COD, you are taking this entirely too seriously. I am not so willing to assume I know anyone’s motivations to be anything other than what they say they are. I’m sorry you feel excluded. You see the rules as arbitrary; you recommend voting arbitrarily. I can see the humor. I didn’t take offense in my comment on your entry nor here.
Again, no where in this post did I criticize you or anyone else.
Mmmm…chocolate chip cookies? Life On the Planet, what category are you in again? I have only voted in three categories so far…I haven’t looked at the blogs in all of them yet.
I’m still laughing. Very cute, Dana.
Ha! I knew Chocolate Chip Cookies would do the trick! They’re the ace up my sleeve!
I’m in Best New Homeschool Blog. I’ve moved down to 6th. Only 33% of my six faithful readers have reported in, though. I have hopes of an eleventh hour rally when the other four show up to vote!
You probably don’t want to figure out why it’s spelled with a K.
COD.
So what is fundamentalist behavior; acting in a way that abides to the rules or acting in a way that condemns the use of said rules?
I guess in your world it is all relative!
Unfortunately truth is absolute. One day you will discover this fact. Hope it is not too late when you do.
Dana, you are a NUT! I love it.
And, I think YOU deserve to win. Honestly.
Will you share your prizes with me????
Hush, Lindsey. You go saying things like that, people will find out. I know the prize you are dying for…I’ll have to think about it. ; )
That post was a hoot! Some people have no sense of humor.
Thanks, Linda! It is nice that most of you got it. And while I may disagree with COD on a number of things, I certainly meant no disrespect in the inclusion of his protest. : )
Hello, ladies–
Just popping in for a moment. The reason it’s spelled with a “k” is to make an acronym. Doc, who had a run-in with Sprittibee during last year’s contest, titled a post with the non-acronymic version of those two words when she learned about the new rules. I coined the new name for the HSB Awards in her honor.
No– the name was not aimed at the nominees. It was aimed solely at the organizers who seemed to go out of their way to exclude a lot of blogs written by homeschoolers (at least in the first three or four iterations of the rules).
Yes, Daryl, I think we got it the first time.
And now that you mention it, I think I remember that post.
But it is a little difficult to bring myself to discussing the whole thing when most of the arguments center on “Heather is a @@@” and passing off my beliefs as fundie nonsense which necessitates the cleansing of one’s mouse and monitor.
Dawn came the closest to a genuine discussion rather than just a reaction…and this may be a personal thing, but I can’t stand reactionary anything…and yes, I know Christians can be just as guilty of it. They drive me more batty.