Thumb-Twiddlin' Saturday

          I've been seeing a lot of talk lately about blogging on other blogs.  The same questions seem to repeatedly pop up about what makes a good blog and how much time should we devote to blogging.  I've been examining the topic for some time now in my Blog Boggled series and I will be looking at some more blog things that bug me this coming Monday.  I will be providing some links to some of the other bloggers' posts that I've found just in case you missed them--good stuff if you're interested in making your blog a better blog.

           For those of you who enjoy Bible studies, I post one each Sunday.  I usually neglect to mention this in my Saturday preview, but I thought I would offer this reminder since it's always my least visited post of the week. Even if you don't believe in the Bible or don't like it, I'll invite you anyway.  You're always encouraged to comment whether you agree or not.  Tomorrow I will be examining on how you can apply the Bible to your life and why it can be beneficial to do so.

          There were some interesting comments in reaction to my post this past Tuesday about being involved, specifically in relation to community associations, and if you have to deal with this where you live you might want to look back at this post if you missed it.  My upcoming Tuesday post will be looking at Michael Jackson.  Did you see his concert movie THIS IS IT yet?  I'll tell what I think about it.

          The past couple of Wednesdays I've reminisced about encounters with Rudy Vallee and old cowboy matinee heroes.   However, all of my encounters with famous, or somewhat famous, people have not been filled with so much regret as the ones I have related so far.  Next Wednesday I'm going to talk about some different types of encounters, this time with some Christian music artists.

         A whole bunch of people jumped in with their opinions about the Academy Awards this past Thursday.  You're always welcome to go back to any debate and put in your two cents.  This coming Thursday I'm going to pose a question about something that may on some of your minds:  Summer vacations.  Come back Thursday and tell me what your answer to my question is.

        Yesterday was kind of like your English Lit class when you studied poetry. I offered up one of my poems (a song actually) for readers to interpret and it was interesting to see what they came up with.  I will be giving my actual interpretation in those comments later today so if you missed it, check it out.  I thought it was really obvious, but maybe I was wrong.   Next Friday I'll be examining some of the mysterious creatures that may roam our Earth--myths or are they real?  Do you believe in Bigfoot?

And now for another award!

      The Prolific Blogger Award

          Okay, I already received this one from Carol Kilgore  but now Jamara Falconer has given it to me again and, well, not to brag or anything, I do feel like I am a pretty prolific blogger and who am I to refuse Jamara anyway.  Thank you Jamara the Nightwriter for this recognition.

         In keeping with all of the current blog controversy I will not be passing this one on again as I must allot my time to other pursuits. As always, if you haven’t received this award yet let me know and I will recognize you on my site and officially pass it on to you.

Suddenly Saturday--Again!

          Can somebody please slow time down!  Is it just me or do the days seem to be going by faster and faster?   There is so much that I try to get done but never seem to find the time to do all of it.  Well, at least I'm staying current with my blog.  In fact I've been deemed a prolific blogger.  But we'll get to that later.  First I'll look where this blog has been over the past week and where it is going in the week to come.

          Last Monday, in my installment of the Persnickety Penman , I talked about accuracy to make sure your writing is dealing with facts and truth.  This coming Monday I'll be talking about being a good liar (is that an oxymoron?).  The two topics are actually very similar I think.  Please check it out and tell me what you think.

        If you missed my Tuesday English Toffee tasting experiment, you might want to go back and take a look if you enjoy things that border on the absurd.  Did I say border?  It was totally absurd, but some readers got a kick out of it even though it did leave me with a tummy ache and sky high blood sugar levels.

This Tuesday I will continue on the topic of food as I present my own chili recipe using a Dolores Chili Brick.  And if you don't know what a chili brick is then you'll just have to stop back by on Tuesday to find out.

        My Father Who Art In Heaven was a post that had great meaning to me and I was pleased that others enjoyed it as well.   I will be reminiscing once again this coming Wednesday. 

           My last Thursday debate discussed the relevance of fiction versus nonfiction.  You are always welcome to go back to any previous debate and express your opinion.  This coming Thursday the debate will concern the jury system:  I'll tell what I think and I hope you'll tell me what you think.  By the way my daughter Emilee was the only one that wondered about the weird pictures on my Thursday post--did any one else wonder why they were there?

         Yesterday I present a poem on the topic of death  and received some nice comments.  Next Friday I'm going to talk about "spelunking" and how it relates to death.  If you don't know what spelunking is.... well stay tuned for next Friday and I hope to see you there.

          And now for the awards!

      I want to thank Carol Kilgore at Under the Tiki Hut for kindly bestowing a Prolific Blogger Award upon ol' me and my blog.  Thanks Carol-- I have been posting everyday (except one) since I started Tossing It Out back in September of 2009.  I have been trying to treat this writing mission like it is my job, which is part of my job plan I think, so to me it has been important to keep posting and make every attempt to put thought and quality into my posts.

       And I'm not the only prolific blogger out there.  Some of these bloggers may not post everyday, but they also have jobs or businesses to which they must give attention and doing the two is a feat which deserves admiration as well.   So in honor of the hard work and dedication they show to the blog world, I pass the award to the following:

Ernest Boston   at   My Worlds My Words My Worries --- I don't know if he'll know that I've passed this to him unless he reads this post because so far as I can tell his comments are turned off.  But this guy posts pretty regularly and he posts some pretty weird stuff that is quirky and thought provoking.  And according to his profile his "Primary Goal in Life: To be the nicest person in the Universe."  That is according to his definition of the word "nice".  

Judy Harper  at  Sixty Is Just the Beginning and A Creative Writer in Progress  -- Judy's actually got 3 blogs going, but I follow these two.  She was participating in the NaBloPoMo one post every day challenge for a while, so if nothing else she should be recognized for that.

Tamika  at The Write Worship   I don't think she ever posts on weekends and she has unplugged for a week at least once, but most of the time she's there almost every weekday.  After all, she does have a strong loyal following that counts on her posts.

B. Miller at B. Miller Fiction  -- Well, maybe potentially prolific.  I started following this writer with interest recently and curious to see where it will all go. Dark fiction?  Hmmm --the blog posts have been kind of thought-provoking so far.

          These are but a few of the really fine prolific blogs out there and many others are well deserving of this award.  Perhaps one of the above recipients will pass to one of you.

             Has time been going too fast for you?   What are you not getting done?   What slows your efforts down while time passes you by?