I've Won! I've Won! (Updated)

Winner of the Spanglemonkey OY! I Live How Far Away? Excellent Grandmothering Award, 2005! "The blogosphere's Bubbie," according to Grace Davis (thank you! thank you!)

Having often tasted the joys of hiding my charms under a bushel (a bushel of what? I always wonder), I am certainly ambivalent about celebrity, because of its concomitant responsibilities to The Adoring Public and the Loss of Privacy. Nevertheless, I find having won a Spanglemonkey award to be a truly gratifying experience (even without mentioning the financial benefits, and the television appearances). First of all, because of the deceptive inclusivity. Anyone who reads Spanglemonkey can win won one. The inclusivity is deceptive, because it excludes pretty much all the people who think they don't have time to read five or seven posts a day even though doing so would be a better use of their time than just about anything I can think of. As if that weren't enough, you only get one if you want it. And finally, you can specify what you want to be recognized for, so you essentially create your own award! This is almost too good to be true.

Here's how the Spanglemonkeys Award Pageant works, from the Pageant Director Herself:

"I will look at your site if you want, and I will grant you words of admiration. Or if you want something specific, just award it! Go ahead! It's all about hedonism!"

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UPDATE!!! UPDATE!!! UPDATE!!!

I just learned that Cousin Lucy's Spoon has also won the coveted Best Blog by Mother of Person Who Actually came to Brooklyn to Meet OTBKB Award! So much glory (fanning self)! Thank you one and all!