We’re Number Ten! We’re Number Ten!
The preliminary results of the Weblog Awards place me among the top ten blogs in the category of Best Conservative Blog. Which is a nice way of saying that, as predicted, I came in last place.
But it’s a pretty respectable last place: within 100 votes of both Hugh Hewitt and Mary Katharine Ham, in a contest where the top vote-getter received 5780 votes. This way, I can console myself with the thought that, if I had annoyingly flogged the contest every day (as I did in some previous years), I might have scratched my way into 8th place. That’s a lot better than if I had campaigned hard, and still ended up in last place.
I have truly learned one of life’s great lessons, as articulated by Homer Simpson:
You tried your best and failed miserably. The lesson is: never try.
Thanks to all who voted.
So which is it, Patterico? I can’t tell if you wanted 8th place or 10th place. In the immortal words of Homer Simpson:
Comment by DRJ — 12/16/2006 @ 1:00 pm
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.” — Mark Twain.
Since you’re not ignorant, your problem must be lack of confidence.
Nah–that’s not it.
Comment by ManlyDad — 12/16/2006 @ 1:22 pm
If you had been on the side of justice in the Atlanta no-knock murder case, I would have voted for you. You still would have been in last place, but at least you’d sleep better.
[You mean on the side that jumped to conclusions? Nah, that's OK. And I sleep fine, thanks. -- P]
Comment by Frank N Stein — 12/16/2006 @ 1:44 pm
Maybe Mr Stein wouldn’t have voted for you, but I voted for you seven times — out of 564 total votes you received!
I still don’t have a PayPal set up for my site, so I’ll just await the delivery of my Patterico’s Pontifications coffee mug!
Comment by Dana — 12/16/2006 @ 5:11 pm