Thinking Blogger Award

I haven’t a clue what this is about and I don’t have time at the moment to find out, but it seems like some kind of virtual chain-letter meets “had”, but in a nice, complimentary, back-slapping kind of way.

I got “tagged” (that’s the parlance I believe…) by Sarah Hague, an ex-pat living in France I believe, who is kind enough to read my blog from time to time. Thanks for tagging me Sarah.

Here are my five nominations for the “Thinking Blogger Award”, whatever that is, in no particular order then, as the blogs that make me think (and are updated reasonably regularly):

Famous for 15 Megapixels: Stef is prolific, punchy, witty, insightful, honest and profane. That makes him about the perfect writer in my book. I’ll be thinking about my first sentence and he will have blogged just about everything I thought about in two pages of brilliant prose, punctuated by his excellent photography.

Minority Report: David has always been a clever writer. He forces me to make lateral leaps on otherwise familiar subjects. If I was at university, I would want to go to his lectures. I have the unique privilege of enjoying his company on a fairly regular basis. I am delighted with every piece of writing he produces.

The Olive Ream: Omer is a true virtual friend and a Muslim brother. How does he make me think, given that his focus is deconstruction of politics through the mallet of wit? Well that’s just it. He makes me think that I don’t need to be too serious and that humour is often the greatest weapon against tyranny and oppression. Spitting Image knew what it was doing. I miss it. Thanks to Omer, I get it in modern, blog form.

Anything that Defies My Sense of Reason: The Antagonist is honest, courageous, insightful, cogent, wise and perceptive. He has an encyclopaedic grasp of current affairs, but is able to place modern hypocrisy in its correct, historical and geographical context. I know of few writers who can attack the political issues of today by removing the curtain that hides the short, weak wizard in quite the same way as The Antagonist. I learn something from each and every one of his posts.

xynphora: Tells Zionism like it is. No word mincing. No wincing. Just regular, slaps to the face of the biggest threats to world security today. What’s more, he blog-rolled me, one of the biggest honours in my blogging history. Haven’t a clue who he/she is or where he/she is based. Possibly Canada. Who knows.

If you got voted for here and want to take part, please link back to me. (You’re allowed to vote for me too, but don’t feel under any compulsion. In Islam, there is no compulsion in religion. There should be none in tagging either…)

BTW, at least three of the above are Londoners. And at least one is Muslim.