Fare Thee Well, Uncle Dev

I learned yesterday that our friend, blogging colleague, and dedicated spanko, Devlin O'Neill, has moved to the next plane of existence. Audrey's post is here. My sympathy goes out to all who loved him.

Dev was the blogger I wished I could be. He seemed to produce a steady stream of quality content. Comments on his posts often became miniature discussion forums. And Dev's calm, sensible nature influenced many of us for the better.

May the road ahead be smooth, straight, and clear, dear friend.

Friends Award

“These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers.”

The rules to accepting this award: “Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.”

Thank you, Bethie, Tracy, and Lil Sam for this award. You're the best!

Now, I am supposed to identify eight blogger friends who are also deserving (and who haven't already awarded).

Janeen
Erica
Mike
Dr. Ken
Sandy
Spanky and Kallisto
Dave
Daisy

Even eliminating those already selected, I came up with twelve right off the bat. But, by rule, I had to trim the list to eight. I'm sure some of these folks will pick up the rest.