I’m amazed and honored at the great discussion my recent political post generated. It’s so nice to see a group, even with diverse opinions about candidates and priorities – including those who posted anonymously – all be able to discuss this stuff so civilly and thoughtfully.

(Okay, so there were a few anonymous exceptions that I had to delete. It’s so awesome when people say the most offensive things about women, minorities, liberals, diverse families, and then go wait a minute, why did you delete me? What did I say? Ignorance isn’t bliss. It sucks. And I’m not going to allow it here.)

It’s not easy to be level-headed when we all take this so personally. As we should. And so the fact that this awesome little exchange took place right here, under this stupid little off-center masthead of mine, well that’s just cool.

This is why I’m especially honored that Liz Thompson, aka The Hardest Working Blogger in Blogdom, saw fit to take a break from her 87 writing assignments and family of like, 72, and honor the post with a Perfect Post award.

Click over to Petroville and Suburban Turmoil for other winning posts that are definitely more worthy of your time than most of what’s on TV this weekend.

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Congrats Julie, my dear friend, and now mama of three. Feel free to hit her blog and wish her a big “whoo!” on the birth of Oliver Sebastian and the end of cankles forever. No, this time for real. No really. Seriously. This is the last one.

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Overheard from Thalia to Nate this afternoon: That’s not a booger. That’s mommy.

I suppose it’s good she knows the difference?