An Award. . .for Me? Yay!

A giant "Thank You!" to Dominic de Mattos at Writes of Passage.  Dom awarded me with the Beautiful Blogger Award and wrote some very complimentary things on his blog to go with it. I'm proud to accept this award from such a talented writer, and in keeping with tradition will now pass the Beautiful Blogger award to three worthy recipients.


Lynn Obermoeller at Present Letters. Lynn writes in epistolary form---letters to her mother, chatting about all the things she wishes she could say were her mom still alive. I am always touched by the frankness, humor and poignancy with which she writes.  Also, congratulations are in order. Lynn just reached the 50,000 word count for NaNoWriMo! Way to go, Lynn!


Kathy Matthews at Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy.  Kathy is the Energizer Bunny of the blogosphere. She juggles more than one blog and her supply of outlets for her vast creativity is amazing. She is a writer, photographer, seamstress, and more.  Her blog is a safe nook to visit, always warm and inviting, like sharing a fragrant cup of tea with an old and dear friend. 


Tammy at Message in a Bloggle. Tammy's views on everything from motherhood to growing older and "Senior Sex(less) Dating in the City" (a series of posts that will have you laughing so hard your face will be stuck that way for an hour) are written with a healthy dose of blatant honesty tempered by high good humor. I always know I'll leave Tammy's blog with a smile.


One of the amazing things about blogging is the number of smart, witty and talented people I have "met" who live hundreds or even thousands of miles away. Particularly among writers, the atmosphere is one of community and generous encouragement. I'm proud to be part of it.

God bless! See you tomorrow for Microfiction Monday!
Lisa

Proof Positive - I Should Run for Office!

To the inimitable Cathy C. Hall I offer a heartfelt "thank you!" for bestowing upon me the above prestigious award.

As I understand it, this great honor is a license to be creative which, as all writers know, is akin to putting a Labrador Retriever in a room full of rawhide and commanding him to "Chew!"  

Rules of acceptance require me to list seven wild and wacky little known facts about myself, at least one of which must be true (all may be true if I decide to let you in on my deep, dark secrets).  You, buttercup, will have to decide for yourself which, if any, of the facts below are crazy truths or creative fiction:

1.  A man riding a bicycle knocked on my car window while I was stuck in traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard. It was Don Rickles and he blew me a kiss!

2.  Don Johnson (yes, Miami Vice, Sonny Crockett...that Don Johnson) asked me to join him for dinner (1985) and I declined the invitation because I'm married. (Boy, does my husband owe me big for that one!)

3.  While on a Caribbean cruise I was detained by the local police in St. Maarten in what turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. I proved my innocence by being unable to speak or understand a single word of Dutch.  I'm certain they pegged me as a total domoor (simpleton).

4.  One New Year's Eve I coaxed approximately 50 fifty people to join me in the bunny-hop around the front drive of the Union Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas just minutes before midnight.

5.  A television station once featured me on its news show for taking on the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the case of a deteriorating house in my neighborhood.  (I was mad as hell and wasn't going to take it any more...also, there were shingles blowing into my backyard and it annoyed me.)

6.  I have a snowflake tattoo that has been seen by only three people in the known universe: the tattoo artist, my husband, and me.  Can you guess where it is?

7.  I gave birth to all three of my kids without anesthetic of any kind.  I controlled the pain solely through the use of self-hypnosis.

Okay, now I'm going to offer the award rules.  Since I'm a lazy 'ol bum, I'm doing a cut and paste:

1. Thank the person who gave this to you. (Thanks, Cathy!)

2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.

3. Link the person who nominated you.

4. Tell up to 6 outrageous lies about yourself, and at least one outrageous truth. The key here is the "up to" and the "at least." This means I might tell 4 outrageous lies and 3 outrageous truths, or any combination that equals 7.

5. Nominate up to seven "Creative Writers" who might have fun coming up with outrageous lies.

6. Post links to the seven blogs you nominate.

7. Leave a comment on the seven blogs you nominate, letting them know you nominated them. 

The mantle is now upon me to bestow this delightful award upon some worthy blog buddies: Lisa, the Surreal Housewife of Amador County; Becky, a Writer Gal who thought she'd dodged this one; Linda who likes to Write from the Heart; and Anita who enjoys Laughing Through the Tears.

Okay ladies, my work here is done. Get thee hence and lie! I mean...er...create! Blog! Have fun!

Be back soon (and that's the truth) -

Lisa