Odds, Memes, and Ends

Happy New Year!

Please check out Robert Hruzek’s Blogapapalooza. He’s looking for your best posts of 2008, and he’ll publish links to all those posts on Middle Zone Musings. Talk about link love! You have until January 24 to send Bob your entry.

Joanna Young recently posted 38 posts bloggers considered their best post of all from 2008. Simply the Best Posts of 2008 is excellent reading.

Luke Gedeon blew through the 100 comment barrier on a post for the first time. Yippee! What a way to kick off 2009.

G.L. Hoffman’s Six Word Resume Contest is underway. Fun! There’s no deadline on this meme. Here are my entries -

Why did I want this job? – Barack Obama

Basically unemployed from 2000 to 2008. – George W. Bush

Detail management? Total waste of time. – SEC Chairman Christopher Cox

I’ll help you say it better. – Brad Shorr

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Joanna Young says:

January 3, 2009 at 8:21 am

Hi Brad and Happy New Year! Thanks for higlighting the ‘best’ round up – some interesting blogs to be discovered in amongst them all.

Joanna Youngs last blog post..Happy New Year!

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Jannie says:

January 4, 2009 at 11:53 am

Hi Brad. I’ve been noticing your Gravatar and comments on various sites and am stopping by to say you always seem to leave very wise comments on peoples’ blogs.

And I will certinaly check out the recommended Blogapalooza you link to here.

Nice to “meet” you!

Jannie

Jannies last blog post..And now that meme!

Robyn McMaster says:

January 4, 2009 at 4:44 pm

Brad, here’s hoping the New Year opens great new opportunities for you. Thanks for all you do and for the great insights you bring to me and all!

Robyn McMasters last blog post..10 Triggers to More Brainpower

Andrew says:

January 5, 2009 at 5:56 am

Happy new year to you too, Brad.

Robert’s contest sounds interesting and the entries which I have read so far from Joanna’s collection have been a very good read.

Congrats to Luke on breaking the big three figures barrier.

Andrews last blog post..Heads should not necessarily role – this time

Brad Shorr says:

January 5, 2009 at 7:56 am

Joanna, Sounds like your contest is attracting lots of attention, as well it should.

Jannie, Thank you so much for stopping by and for your kind words! Seems like the last few weeks have been full of interesting blog conversations all the way around.

Robyn, Let’s hope 2009 brings peace and prosperity for all. We’re overdue.

Andrew, Hope you had a joyful holiday despite being far from home. Good to hear from you, as always.

Brad Shorrs last blog post..Odds, Memes, and Ends

Karen Putz says:

January 5, 2009 at 8:35 am

Happy New Year, Brad! Now that I’ll be sitting at airports, I’ll have more time to catch up on blogs. Looking forward to reading more of yours in 2009!

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