Friday, October 14, 2011

The Pay It Forward Blog Hop

First off, the winner of the signed copy of Monarch by amazing author Michelle Davidson Argyle is Jen Burke from Jen's Bookshelf!  I shall contact you a.s.a.p. to get your shipping details. In the event that she declines the book I shall choose another winner.

Today I'm participating in the "Pay It Forward" blog hop organized by super bloggers Alex J. Cavanaugh and Matthew MacNish.

Here are the rules:
  1. List, describe, and link to three blogs that you enjoy reading.
  2. Visit and follow blogs that you see people pointing to that are on the blog list.
  3. Visit all of them if you can, but if you can't then that's okay too.
And that's it.

Here are my three blogs that I enjoy reading:
  1. The Grumpy Bulldog Blog by Rogue Mutt. Mutt's blog approaches writing with brutal honesty.
  2. The Non-Sequitur Ramblings of a Steph Schmidt. Steph's blog is full of squishy non-sequiturs that include tales of school, nerd love, and giraffe earrings of good luck ju-ju.
  3. Thinking The Lions by Briane Pagel. Mr. Pagel's blog has a lot to do with his autistic children, named Mr. F and Mr. Bunches as well as experiments in devouring  nasty Twinkies. He can ramble on and on and knows little of the word brevity, but I suppose that has to do with his lawyer-ness. Perhaps he will learn someday that it is not quantity of words that count but quality ;).
Please visit and follow all three. I shall include the blog hop code for you if you wish to join along (oh and have a great weekend):

35 comments:

  1. Great. Thanks! Oh, I'm so sad that I missed this great blog hop :(

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  2. I've been really surprised to find so many blogs I haven't visited before. Thanks for the list!

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  3. Thanks for these links! Glad to 'meet' you through the Pay it Forward!:)

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  4. Good choices. Looks like I have a new one to check out.

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  5. I never find out about these blog hops until the last minute.

    Thanks again for the plug!

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  6. You are the man, Mike. Thanks for taking part in our little fest!

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  7. You damn me with faint praises... or praise me with faint damns. Thanks for the plug. I now and then think of using fewer words, but there are so many words out there, jostling for their time in the limelight...

    I may write another poem.

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  8. Someone else recommended Thinking the Lions, so I'm following now. Thanks for participating in the blogfest!

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  9. *hug & slip $50 bill in your pocket*

    P.S. I hate you for making me tear up this early in the morning!

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  10. Wow, quite a list of participants. Thanks for sharing your picks.

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  11. Nice to see all these new bloggers I've not met before today. Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Wow, that is a lot of blogs! My reader is full of this blog hop image, it must be really popular!

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  13. Have a great weekend, Michael! Gonna check out those blogs.

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  14. Yay - I found you at Sarah's place and followed - nice to meet you!
    (will pop back in a mo to follow your links)
    Lx

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  15. Hi, Michael! Just stopped by to say hello for the blogfest!! :-)

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  16. Hi! New follower from the blog hop. :)

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  17. Sweet. I'll check these blogs out over the weekend. As long as the Titans don't get me first, that is.

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  18. Hello Michael, thank you for your visit and lovely comment. Your blog, or more you, offers a mystical almost Potter-like feel but with so much good facts, and wonderful community building.

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  19. Great blog, as I blog hopped your way, will check out your picks too and I can relate to rambling on a bit, with each rhyming fit..haha

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  20. Cool, will go visit. Happy blog hopping!

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  21. Enjoyed the Non Sequitar Ramblings blog and of course already follow Briane Pagel. Also followed Rogue's new blog. Lots to look over with all the participants!

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  22. Thanx for visiting my wee bloggy and commenting. The Blogfest has been and continues to be, quite brilliant.

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  23. Yay! New blogs - and congratulations to Jen, too :-)

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  24. I missed out on this bloghop and so many blogs to view too! Thanks for the suggestions. I'll pop over and visit them now.

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  25. Congrats on having lots of followers. Looks like a lot of work. Have a great day!

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  26. Hi Michael. I have nothing more to say today.

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  27. Hi Michael! Great to 'rediscover' you through this blogfest! Going to check out your recommendations!

    J.C.

    Join me in the Trick or Treat Spooktacular! Could you help make the Grand Prize a brand new Kindle Touch?

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  28. Congrats Jen.

    Thanks for the site... I really like Rogue Mutt...

    You have a great weekend too.

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  29. i missed the pay it forward hop, so coming fashionably late to say hello! nice to meet you michael :)

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  30. It's a great blog hop with lots of new blogs to discover

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  31. Thanks for introducing me to new blogs. I'll check them out.

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