I won my first blogging award! Well, OK, it’s not really an actual award, but it has the word AWARD in it and a little graphic I can put on my web page so it looks like I won an award.

OK, so it’s really a meme, and it comes from the Thinking Blog (a very … thoughtful blog. You should check it out, I’ve linked to it before). And here is how it works….

Here are the rules which I must follow, and if you are on the list below, YOU must follow them as well. If you do not follow the rules, snakes will take up residence in your basement and you will get a flat tire. Or worse. Tires will take up residence in your basement and you will get a flat snake. So, ya, this is like a chain letter, but you get something out of it … I’m sure you know what I mean.

The Rules The original rules and the Template Meme exists here: Meme Index Case

1. If, and only if, you get tagged, win the prestigious award, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,
2. Link to the index meme post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,
3. Optional: Proudly display the ‘Thinking Blogger Award’ with a link to the post that you wrote.

The ‘5 Blogs That Make Me Think’ and are run by people that I don’t think will be too annoyed at getting this, in alphanumeric order, are:

A Blog Around The Clock (Serbian Jewish Liberal Guy)
Amused Muse (Kristine The Surreal Harley)
Behavioral Ecology Blog (Matt the Mouse Man of Berkeley)
Cognitive Daily (Greta Munger and Dave Munger)
Living the Scientific Life (Grrl Scientist)
Pharyngula (PZ “Mr. Squid” Myers)
Sandwalk (Larry “The Hoser” Moran)