Friday Favorites 12/30/2011

Last night, sitting in front of the TV half watching a Bowl Game that I could care less about, I meandered through my posts for 2011, looking for a few favorites for Friday Favorites 12/30/2011.   There were some titles I hardly recognized, while others were like forgotten friends.  Thirteen made the list of possible favorites … maybe it’s time to update the Bud’s Favorites page in my sidebar.  It would seem narcissistic to list that many posts here so I’ll just highlight a few. As always, it’s interesting to note that the posts I like aren’t always the most viewed or most commented.   A good example was Creativity and Amy Winehouse, a rumination on art and addiction brought on by the death of the singer.   Often, I like my Spirituality posts because in writing about what I believe, I crystallize that belief … and sometimes, that resonates with others, as in Pragmatic Spirituality, my most recent thoughts on why I choose to believe.   Bud’s Blog wouldn’t be Bud’s Blog without romantic posts like May I Have This Dance, a remembrance of the joys of slow dancing, or Date Drivin, a description of how Muri and I turn the long drive home from Phoenix into a date.   I really liked my curmudgeonly rant on computer customer service in Peggy and Payton V even though it annoyed my sister-in-law, George Ann.  The Jesus Follies, my thoughts on a Broadway musical (The Book of Mormon) that made fun of a religion’s sacred text, was probably my most commented and controversial post of the  year.  My favorite, though, was Dumb Guy Chic, a rant about the portrayal of dumbness as a quintessential male quality in the media.

But enough about me.  As I said on Wednesday, today I’m going to reveal my favorite post of the year from among the Blogs I Read.   This is an entirely unscientific choice.  I didn’t go back and look through any of the 24 blogs I try to read.   I just thought about it for a while and one post stood out.   Now, movies have the Oscars and television has the Emmys and theater has the Tonys.   Older Eyes – Bud’s Blog has the Oldster.  I’d say this is the First Annual Oldster, but at my age, I may forget all about it by next year.   Anyway, the envelope, please.  The winner of the Oldster is singlecell‘s All Skate!  Now Reverse!, her hilarious description of a 70s style skate party given for her sister.   singlecell’s posts move seamlessly from snide to sentimental and humorous to serious with an eye for detail that I love.  She can engage me in topics … like political debates … that I’d ordinarily pass by, even when it’s clear that we are from different sides of the political spectrum.  She’s also been a loyal reader and fan of my Inner Curmudgeon.

That’s about it for 2011’s Friday Favorites.  What were you favorite posts of the year … on your blog and others?

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