My long time friend and fellow blogger Chris has awarded me the "Thinking Blogger Award" which means the stuff I write kind of makes him think - either that or he has nothing better to do. Here's the nifty little picture thingy I get to display:
Here's the awards origin. The award is a meme, which I don't exactly know what that is, but apparently it means I need to pass it along to 5 other people who make me think.
The only thing is, I don't follow that many blogs. I've tried to avoid information overload and have cut my time online and try to keep the minutiae to a minimum.
That being said there are a couple three that deserve the award.
Igneous Quill by Adam. Like me he struggles and sometimes rages to reconcile his beliefs with a world and a church gone insane.
The Dorchester Times by Village Dweller (and others?) This is the would-be newspaper of my childhood home town. Besides providing me with a great sense of nostalgia by posting some fantastic pictures, the author(s) are on a mission to fix the town and thus have many great comments about community involvement and citizen responsibility that all of us should listen to, no matter where we live.
These Thoughts Remain by Deanna. She hasn't posted in a while (where did you go, D?) but she writes very emotionally about taking care of your fellow man. Whether it's "Blogging for Boobs" (breast cancer awareness) or problems with nursing home care, she keeps me thinking that there should be more we can do to help our fellow man in his health needs.
Well, I'm supposed to do 5. The rules say nothing about tag-backs, so I'll put Chris on here, his blog is The Radloff's Random Midnight Thoughts. He blogs very passionately about politics and the need of us all to get involved and try to fix some of the insanity. He also speaks, often sadly, about life in a small midwestern city and his longing for people to care about one another again.
The last one is kind of a blog, but more of a history thought of the day. The American Minute shoots out thoughts about historical figures such as George Washington and Ben Franklin and their points of view on God and religion at various times in their life.
So, thanks Chris. Happy Blogging everyone.