FUN: Best blog posts of 2011 as determined by the Academy of Better “Life Facing” … aka me!

Sunday, January 1, 2012

2012 Winners

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While every blog post is brilliant, important, prescient, funny, pragmatic, and above all eternally valuable. Here, in the tradition of parades, dog shows, beauty contests everywhere, and self-serving music awards shows, are my “winners”.

The envelope please!

The Theme Trophy for establishing the blog’s “voice”

MEMORIES: I’ll never forget old what’s her name
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/11/04/memories-ill-never-forget-old-whats-her-name/

The Judge’s Special Trophy for the post I liked most

RANT: “Due to my parents poor financial planning …” 
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/01/29/rant-due-to-my-parents-poor-financial-planning/

The Fantasy Trophy for the best the way it SHOULD be

HARDWARE: IPAD and PROJECT GUTTENBURG 
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/10/27/hardware-ipad-and-project-guttenburg/

The President’s Trophy for Best Depiction of Life in the United States

TAGONIST: Wrong door raid in the Hudson Valley 
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/01/28/tagonist-wrong-door-raid-in-the-hudson-valley/

The Governor’s Trophy for best NJ issue

NEWJERSEY: Partially good; partially dumb
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/07/13/newjersey-partially-good-partially-dumb/

Time for a “profit center” time out. http://www.itstartedinchurch.com Now available on the Kindle and the kindle lending library

The Mayor’s Trophy for Most Outstanding Kendall Park Entry

NEWJERSEY: Kyleigh’s Law a big mistake
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2010/07/11/newjersey-kyleighs-law-a-big-mistake/

The International Trophy for an entry about Outside the United States

RANT: An Israeli Perspective on events in Egypt 
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/01/31/rant-an-israeli-perspective-on-events-in-egypt/

The Morris the Cat Trophy for best animal post

NEWJERSEY: Shulz’s Law 
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/03/07/newjersey-shulzs-law/

The Alan Greenspan Trophy for the best post about Money

MONEY: Gas for a dime a gallon 
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/09/11/money-gas-for-a-dime-a-gallon/

The Johnny Carson Trophy for the most comical and amusing finding

FUN: The Book 
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/11/17/fun-the-book/

Time for a “profit center” time out. http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/1N2ANF9RZT9E for this particular “poor” fat old white guy injineer; an endangered species!

The Albert Einstein Trophy for the best original idea

POLITICAL: Too big to fail?
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/07/12/political-too-big-to-fail/

The Jasper Lawyer’s Trophy for the most strident political entry

FUN: A Congress of … …
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/08/31/fun-a-congress-of/

The Big Turkey’s Trophy for the best Job Search Advice

JOBSEARCH: Official notice that the employment model has changed
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/07/04/jobsearch-official-notice-that-the-employment-model-has-changed/

The Massad Ayoob Trophy for the most read Gun post

GUNS: Protecting old women … a suitable gun! 
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/11/02/guns-protecting-old-women-a-suitable-gun/

The Luddite’s Trophy for the post that got him the most enraged imho

RANT: A smart guy is a liberal 
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/09/02/rant-a-smart-guy-is-a-liberal/

Time for a “profit center” time out. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0057YAC5C for a little fun

The Guttenberg Trophy for the best original writing

WRITING: “Joan d’Arc — Third Vermont Republic”   
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/10/09/writing-joan-darc-%E2%80%94-third-vermont-republic/

The George Carlin Trophy for the best original humor

FUN: “… now where’s the supermodel?”    
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/12/01/fun-now-wheres-the-supermodel/

The Princess’ Trophy for the Most Beautiful Entry mentioning Frau

MEMORIES: Frau Reinke loved Haloween 
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2011/10/31/memories-frau-reinke-loved-haloween/

And

The Best In Show for the prettiest horse in the glue factory

INSPIRATIONAL: My father’s sister has passed 
https://reinkefaceslife.com/2010/04/30/inspirational-my-fathers-sister-has-passed/

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