I think, therefore I blog. I think.

I’m not exactly sure what L.A. Daddy was thinking, but he nominated me for a Thinking Blogger award.  That’s cool, since I didn’t even know what a meme was until today.  Thank you Tim, you’re a great guy, and I appreciate the acknowledgement of a little ol’ blogger like me.  But enough of that gushy stuff.  In order to keep the chain going, and have good blog etiquette (bletiquette?) I would like to nominate five other bloggers who jumpstart my brain (it takes a lot these days.)  Drumroll…

1) Elizabeth at Career and Kids.  Besides liking her as a person, I like her matter of fact posts on working parent stuff. She’s no BS, doesn’t get involved in the “Mommy Wars” and is funny, to boot.  Here’s my favorite post of late.

2) BusinessWeek Working Parents blog.  It’s a group of moms and dads blogging about being working parents who happen to also be big-time journalists.  It takes guts for BusinessWeek and these folks to put themselves out there, so kudos.  Plus, I hear Lauren Young makes a mean brisket.  I could tell you what her secret ingredient is, but then I’d have to kill you.

3) My friend and colleague, Dan, who is the best writer ever. His new blog gives weekly tips on how to improve your writing skills.  We all could use a dose of Dan, couldn’t we?  Plus he is a very stylish dude.  That helps with the writing, you know.

4) Kristen at Motherhood Uncensored. Whoa, nellie. That’s all I gotta say.  I don’t know her well, but she makes my mind spin with her more-than-you-ever-wanted-to-know-but-can-totally-relate-to posts.  I can’t believe she thinks of the things she writes about.  But I can’t stop reading.  For a sampling of what I mean, check out this post.

5) Charlene of Job-Mom. Charlene’s been a good blog friend of mine, and I’m very interested in her new series: The Mom Ramp: From Working Mom to Stay-at-Home Mom. It’s the taboo topic we all think about… what if we didn’t work? Can’t wait to read more.

So there you have it. My Thinking Blogger nominees. Now, just one last question.  Because I was nominated, I get to put this neat little graphic on my site. But I can’t decide which one goes better with my site’s palette. Silver or Gold? Vote and tell me what you think! (Thanks Tamara for this kitschy, yet fun online poll tool.)

 

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