Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy

I’m going to wallow, waddle, or walk through some of the generous endorsements of my blog I’ve encountered recently while milking people for compliments during the final voting round of the Canadian Blog Awards. As I’m sure you know [because if you don't know, you're a poop head] I’m among the top 5 Progressive Blogs in Canada this year, and am going for at least 4th place (watch out Matthew Good!). There’s a tight race so far for both first and 3rd place, so assuming I’m not hovering in fifth, I’ve got a shot at a medal! I mean a top 3 finish prize, which is probably a fancy smanchy graphic I can wear proudly on my blog. It’s oh so Canadian to finish in fourth place (when thinking of the Olympics that is), but I’d be pleased as punch to be recognized by my peers as the third best something or other.

Not to leave out my other pride and joy (That I share with two other writers Conscious Earth, and 1337hax0r) – Off The Grid did quite well in the Science/Technology category and I think has a shot at a top place finish. I think Canadians are only just beginning to learn about off-grid technologies where they can save money, live with cool gadgets, and laugh smugly when power lines go down, as they continue like nothing happened (aside from their neighbours all freezing and being cranky that is).

Photo: Destined for 4th place.

So continuing what is known as a “wankfest” in crude blogger lingo, here are my ego inflating endorsements from some famous (and not yet famous) bloggers that know I exist, and even possibly stop by my blog to read or comment from time to time. Some have been exagerated, so I encourage you to read their blogs to find out if they were endorsing me, or mentioned me in passing and I jumped on their gossip like Homer on a donut.

• Saskboy – “Kate, would I be able to get an endorsement for the Best Progressive Blog?

  Kate – “Only if “progressive” is amended to “pinko”..”

• Sam Burns
• Easternblot – “you can throw your support behind Off The Grid. Its author, Saskboy, is a regular reader of Easternblot, and also an expert on tinfoil hats for pets.”
• Syncro – “I’ll vote for ya…..Just send me ten bucks.”
• Bow. James Bow. – “Newcomers The Next Agenda and Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy make impressive debuts.”
• Havril – “some misguided kid [...] drunk on Saskatoon-berry wine”
• Diane’s Stuff
• Miss Cellania
• Thoughtinterrupted – Best Sci/Tech blog – Off The Grid. This was another discovery from round 1, and it’s a topic I’m interested in but often find overly complex. Kudos to the Off the Grid writers for breaking it down into readable, manageable chunks.
• SUZANNE – “Saskboy, I am virtually certain that just about anything you have to say is more important than Raymi’s blog, as much as I disagree with some of your opinions. Why? Because you’re addressing issues that are more important.”
• Ottawonk – “full of bloggy goodness”
• Rick Mercer – said nothing. No link for him. Harper-valley on the other hand… SCOUT’S CHOICES:
  best progressive blog:
  abandoned stuff by saskboy
• The Screaming Pages – “Many political blogs are dull. Aside from a notable few (Dustmybroom, Abandoned Stuff, Small Dead Animals), most write about the same topics day after day.”
• Zaphod2016 – “ALL aspects of traditional media are dinosaurs. What makes the opinions of Lou Dobbs, Larry King or even Bill O’Reilly so important? I’d rather get Saskboy’s (et all) opinion.”
• Olaf – Prairie Wrangler – “Best Progressive Blog: Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy- He’s the underdog here, and who doesn’t like the underdog? He’s prolific and provides a diverse variety of information on countless topics. He puts a lot of work into keeping things interesting for the readers, he’s unpredictable and can be, on rare occasion, quite convincing, despite the fact that I’ve never once agreed with him.”
• Dave – The Galloping Beaver – “Best Progressive Blog is tough. I like all of them. Without adding much comment, I’m going with Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy. I like the style.” “Best Sci/Tech Blog is tough. They’re all great. I’m going with one which gathered my interest – Off The Grid.”

And as my long, yet incomplete list comes to a close tonight, I can only lament that I didn’t finish posting my self-promotion YouTube hype video, which would surely seal my place as the top wankin’ blog of 2006, if not Best Progressive. I instead spent a couple hours digging people’s cars out of the piles of snow we have clogging our parking lots and streets. Darn real life productivity is really cutting into my online life which is oh, so much more important…