"Sigh"

Once again yours truly's "Golden Pond" has not made it into the select group of blogs aptly entitled "blogs of note." It bears asking why the injustice? G.P. has scintillating writing, not read since the days of Hemmingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Lewis Grizzard.

*side note before "moving forward." [ one of my non-favorite sayings of the new millineum, ergo, "it is what it is." ] I dined at Sprawberry's Barbecue today in Newnan, Ga. Not the original location but the second one on Bullsboro. A "Lewis Grizzard" was featured on the menu. Pork sandwich, brunswick stew, and onion rings. Yum yum, eh? Instead of the high-cholesterol treat, I opted for the "Houston." Which is a pork sandwich-outer portions read the menu-smothered in brunswick stew. It came with two slices of sweet pickles.

Now yours truly is a big fan of brunswick stew. Sprayberry's isn't that good, unfortunately. It's like the kind you get out of a can. ( the sentence doesn't smack of Hemmingway ) I always liked "Old Hickory House" brunswick stew. The best I've ever had. Needless to say, there ain't no more O.H.H.'s around anymore, unless there's some up near hoots' area. I remember, too, buying a salad at O.H.H. once and had to opt for slaw, when the server brought it out and it was nothing but brown pieces of lettuce. Not just the tips and ends but all of it.

"Oh, no, you didn't," ( another popular phrase ) I should have told my server. Evidently, the old girl had never eaten a salad. And evidently, this may be why they are no longer in business.

Back to G.P. Where else can you find a blog that has a different main heading photograph every day? Where else can you find a blog that doesn't overuse the word "I." Oh, it drives me batty reading some of these other blogger forays. And where else can you get a dose of original writing, sports, and movie trivia?

If I could only get my readers in Pakistan, Nova Scotia, Iceland, Brasilia, Istanbul, and the Fiji Islands to write to the google gods or whoever's in charge of making the distinction, then perhaps my blog can become one of the elite.

Here's keeping my fingers crossed, v.c.

P.S. The ones that did make the list and their descriptions:

1) "Hootnanny Hoot:" Recaptures hoedowns of yesteryear.

2) "I Hear You Knocking, But You Can't Come In:" Creditors a problem? This blog chronicles ploys to thwart them.

3) "Dog Day Afternoon:" A scathing foray into the Atlanta Falcons season, 2007.

4) "Whole in the Roof:" Chronicles the drenched spectators at a Cowboys-Giants match. From the humidity, no less.

5) "BBQ for Us Two:" Grammar snafus taken from the different medias.

6) "Slippery:" Tales of a trombonist from a high school named "Rowdy High."

7) "Root 66:" Recipes from around the world.

8) "Hootsbuddy's Baste:" Recipes from an old hippie white guy, who is now misunderstood by his diverse charges."

9) "Who'd A'Thunk It?" Zany antics abound in ribald hilarity.

10) "Golden Ponder:" An alum from back in the daze sends plaudits to the proprietor. Who thanks him for the kind words.