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The WordPress Family Award

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CONGRATULATIONS

Natasha's avatarNatasha's Memory Garden

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I received my first award today and I feel honored.  (Can I put this on my resume? – lol) Because it is my first award, I’m not sure what to write. I’ve been blogging for three months and prior to that had not done any writing for many years – not counting historical research papers for college.

Smilngbug  http://smilingbug.wordpress.com/ nominated me for the WordPress Family Award. Please visit her blog here:   http://smilingbug.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/a-wordpress-family-thank-you/

Thank you, Smilingbug for nominating me for this award.

As a condition for accepting the nomination, I am presenting 15 awards to deserving bloggers.

This part is difficult.  I follow many more than 15 bloggers and I add new blogs to my reader every day who also deserve the award.  I am posting 15 blogs that I read regularly but want the rest of you to know that I enjoy your blogs as well.   Some of the blogs make…

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Whiskyreview #48 Bruichladdich Octomore 5_169 59.5%

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My “whisky buddies” at work chipped in and bought me a bottle of the Octomore 10, 2012 First Limited Release, PPM 80.5 as a gift for my new assignment. It’s good to have friends. 🙂

Daniel's Whisky Notes's avatarDaniel's Whisky Notes

Octomore is Bruichladdich’s contributionimage to the ‘peat-war’ going on on Islay right now. It all started back in 2009 when both Ardbeg and Bruichladdich started peating their whiskys to hell and back, and since then there’s been an ongoing rivalery  on which of the distilleries can bottle the peatiest whisky with the highest ppm. Looks like Bruichladdich is winning ppm-wise, but having tasted both I find the Supernova from Ardbeg to be a bit peatier on the nose and palate. But then again, what does it matter!? It’s not about phenol parts per million, but about enjoying what’s in the glass whether it’s peated or unpeated. So let’s get on with the review..

Nose: Fresh and citric, not as peaty as expected. More elegant in a way, but don’t worry, there is plenty of peat indeed. Heather, sweet licourice, salt and smoked cheddar cheese. Some earthyness as well and some…

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The Upcoming-Has-Been-Happened Zombie Apocalypse

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I liked this.
To paraphrase Monty Python, “I didn’t expect a kind of Zombie Apocalypse. NObody expects the Zombie Apocalypse”

K. Jean King's avatarThe Irrefutable Opinion

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For anyone who doesn’t follow the news, the world ended about six months ago.  At least it was scheduled to.  On the winter solstice of the year 2012 there was a large and unintelligible hubbub regarding the end of the Mayan calendar, some interpretations calling for the end of days (or something to that effect).

Of course everyone had a different way of coping with the coming of the implosion of the world as we know it.  Some prayed.  Some went on spending sprees and engaged in orgies.  Others outfitted themselves with Kevlar suits, strapped AR15s to their backs, and wrapped a belt of hand grenades and flash-bangs around their waists, preparing for the inevitable zombie apocalypse.

This, of course, was all in vain.  Not so much because the world didn’t end, but more so because, if I have learned anything from popular culture, you cannot prepare for a zombie…

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Arrrggghhhh …

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… to quote Charlie Brown.

Every time I reread my initial posts, I find more typos. Not misspelled words, just perfectly valid wrong words. I assure you that I have read and reread each of my posts for spelling and punctuation before posting. Incorrect spelling looks so amateurish. Unfortunately I seem to read what I expect to see and not what is really there.

Even worse there appears to be a disconnect between brain and fingers. I frequently wonder how what I wanted to type turned into what I actually typed. I blame autocorrect. Were these text messages or emails I might be less concerned (although I do strive for accuracy in my emails), but this is alleged to be a literary blog. Please accept my sincere apologies. I will strive to correct this.

One other point, after some deliberation I have decided to eliminate or at least reduce the number of external links. Chances are that since you are reading this, your Google, Bing, Yahoo or other search engine skills are probably pretty good. Feel free to leave a comment if you prefer me to add more external links.