More Awards
Posted by cotojo on October 29, 2007
Not one….not two….not three….not four….not five….not six….but SEVEN awards!! Wow, what can I say? This has left me somewhat speechless.
There is something very humbling when receiving awards, and it is nice to be recognised by others for what we do with our blogs and how we interact with others, regardless of who they are or where they are from.
As bloggers we have no barriers and we build wonderful communities around the globe.
Politicians and Google take note: WE are a presence to be reckoned with.
We accept people for who they are, read their blogs which cover a diversity of topics and forge great friendships. We also aren’t afraid to help others and in the long term we help each other, promote goodwill and take a very active role in the world of blogging.
Jesse from Jesse Blogs It All has given me three awards. Stunned is a word that comes to mind. Then I found out that young Winston from Eat Your Maths had also given me an award, Aryst from NimrodJo gave me an award and then Lisa from Life is Just Around the Corner had given me two awards!!
Thank you all so much for visiting my humble blog and for such wonderful awards.
Now my sidebar will be akin to a bottomless pit, so I am grateful that I created an Awards page to accomodate them all.
The first award from Jesse is the ‘Blogging That Hits the Mark’ award.
This is an awesome award for bloggers who are outstanding in their field and I am amazed and delighted to receive this award.
As always, I shall pass this award on with great delight to the following bloggers: Homeless Family - A Copywriters Blues - My Life - Antioxidants - Translator Power - It’s About Cash - Santa’s Elf’s Club - Santa Mail - Santa’s Wish Tree - Write to Santa - Everyday Should Be Christmas - Santa’s Link Love - Your Wisdom of Total Happiness - Zubli Zainordin - Hall of Fame - NoDirectOn (not:NoDirection) - Marketing•Review - OgenDicht/EyesClosed - The Blog Elf - PurpleFrogCat Blog - Polliwog’s Pond - Carnival of Good Stuff - April Decheine 2006 - I could write a book - April Decheine Wife and Mother - Santa’s Magical Golden Cat - Comedy Plus - Perkahwinan - Usahawan Maya - Catatan Sekilas - The Painted Veil - NDP The Poetress
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The second award from Jesse is the ‘BreakOut Blogger Award’. This award was created by Bob from Bobbarama for bloggers who are making some noise. This awesome graphic was designed by Mike of Ordinary Folk.
On his blog Bobbarama states, “This award casts a spotlight on bloggers who are just beginning to draw lotsa attention — the equivalent of a song with a bullet on Billboard’s Top 100 chart. Lotsa good posts. Lotsa good buzz. These bloggers are going places in a hurry.”
It is with great pleasure that I pass this award on to the following Bloggers who are making some noise:
My Blog brother Zubli author of the Book Project – Jos of NoDirectOn (NotNoDirection) - Eric of Speedcat Hollydale - Diane of Much of a Muchness - Dana of The Process of a Miracle and Morgan of The Process of a Miracle
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The third award from Jesse is the ’shibumi’ award which was originally created by Hawk and has a deep and profound meaning:
‘Shibumi is a Japanese term which used in the following context is a noun. Its meaning refers to a ‘particular aesthetic of simple, subtle, and unobtrusive beauty” which can be applied to almost anything.’
Wow….it is a beautiful award and very stylish. After careful consideration I pass it on to the following bloggers:
Deborah of Life in the Fast Lane - Kim of Laketrees - Pearl of Interesting Observations – Sue of Sueblimely Discovering Blogging and Tagging - Jackie of The Painted Veil - Sandy of Writing in Faith
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Winston, author of Eat Your Maths has awarded me the ‘Blogging Star’ Award. I pass this award on to the following awesome bloggers:
Jesse of Jesse Blogs It All – Ev of My Life is Murphy’s Law - Maartje of Disabled Not Mislabeled and Behind the Page - Marzie of Mariuca - Jan Pieter Marbun of Only God Keeps Me Going – Lisa of Life is Just around the Corner
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‘Your blog has been hatched’ award from Lisa, author of Life is Just Around the Corner. I pass this on to the following growing bloggers:
Rudy of Disability Resource Directory - Christina of The Beatles & Everyone That Loves Them - Norie of Life is Too Short - Chris of The Dog Log - Kim of PurpleFrogCat.
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The ‘Totally Fabulous’ award from Lisa author of Life is Just Around the Corner. Please also link your post back to the original post on Totally Fabulous, so that there’s an original point of reference.
I pass this award on to the following fabulous bloggers: Bob of Money Blog - Kuanyin of Blog Blond - Brent of Ominous Comma - Christy of Christy’s Coffee Break - Polli of Polliwog’s Pond
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The ‘Sweet Treat’ Award from Aryst author of NimrodJo. This award originates from Anni, author of Hootin’ Anni’s, so to those who receive it please pay her a visit.
I pass this award to the following sweet bloggers: Lynda of Lynda’s Loft - NAFASG Team – Santa of Santa’s Community - Sandy of At Your Service – Lynn of Recipes - MaryAnn of Maryannaville
That’s it….I’m all worn out and my fingers are down to the bone
Congratulations all you deserve these awards and much more.
PS: It seems that I have now been given some more awards, so keep your eyes open for the next round



































cotojo said
Ev – Catch up time again LOL
No problem, time takes its toll doesn’t it? I’m not so sure about old age setting in and can’t remember things…..I think it’s overtaking me
Colin
Ev Nucci said
Colin, I’m going through old posts…and google alerts trying to figure out what I have to post about…and this one is one of them! LOL my friend…old age sets in and you can’t remember stuff!
cotojo said
Hawk – Thank you for your kind comment and for visiting my humble home
Have a great week
Colin
Hawk said
Congrats on receiving the Shibumi! I’ll be back to visit later on!
Enjoy!
cotojo said
Jesse – yes I did get a lot!! My first thought was OMG!!
It was nice to be able to pass them on to many other great bloggers, yourself included, and it took a bit of putting together but was well worth it
Colin
jesse said
My Good Heavens, what a lot you got! Lol, you sure made lots of people happy today as well.Some cool awards here and I am sure that you deserve them all.I want to thank you so much for the one you passed my way.I appreciate it totally,Colin!! Ta very much
cotojo said
Sue – Thank you so much for your comment
I’m not so sure about ‘Blogging elegance’ but it certainly took a bit of putting together!!
Backlinks aren’t always easy to check, even in WordPress they may take a few days to show but it is an easier platform to use. They all have good and bad points, the only downside is the inability to use some scripts and widgets that are java based, but that’s for safety reasons. I may in the near future consider hosting it on one of my domains, but I only started blogging for fun and never anticipated it taking off like it has
Have a great weekend
Colin
sueblimely said
Blogging elegance, how lovely. Thank you Colin. I am late getting here – I really must find a reliable way of checking backlinks, although moving to WordPress will probably be the answer – I should stop talking about it and just do it!
You deserve all your awards.
cotojo said
Lynda – Thank you for your lovely comment
You deserve your award along with many others.
Have a great day
God Bless
Colin
lynda said
Thank you Colin… I agree with most everyone, you deserve all these awards and more… you are a special person for sure… thanks so much for giving me the sweet treat, I am so happy and honored… bless you~~~
cotojo said
Lynda – Many thanks for your visit and comment.
I’m not so sure about a world record but it was certainly quite a few to amass at one time, both stunning and surprising.
Colin
Lynda Lehmann said
This must be the World Record for blogging awards. Congratulations on all of them!
Maartje said
Happy Halloween to you too!!!
cotojo said
Maartje – Hey it’s no problem lol, it was a slip of the finger hahahaha, but I corrected it anyway
Happy Halloween
Colin
Maartje said
I wasn’t going to be upset if you hadn’t changed it, really, Colin, no one knows how to pronounce my name in the first place.
cotojo said
Christy – You’re most welcome
Happy Halloween and have a great day
Colin
Christy said
Thank you very much, I appreciate it:) Happy Halloween!
cotojo said
NAFA – Thanks for your comment guys
You do a great job and many will agree. It’s a pleasure to be able to pass an award on to you, and I hope you got a sweet tooth too
Have a great day
Colin
NAFA said
Hey Colin…
Aww..u actually think we are sweet…Hehehe! ;p
But seriously, thanks a lot for the Sweet Treat award. This is the first time we got this award and we truly appreciate it. Thank u so so much!
Congrats to u too for your awards, and to the rest of the award recipients here. =)
cotojo said
Maartje – No thanks needed, it’s my pleasure
I apologise for my oversight in mis-spelling your name, but I have now corrected it …..guess I got carried away building the list of bloggers!!
At least it proves that I am just as fallible as anyone else
Colin
Maartje said
Wow, thank you
btw It’s Maartje
cotojo said
Christina – It is not ‘the same people giving out the same awards to the same people’ and if you care to look at the list of bloggers that I have passed them onto, you will notice that I include a mixture of blogs. Quite a few are relatively new and some are not. I support new bloggers and ALWAYS include them in any passing on of award, memes etc.
There is nothing that enforces you to accept an award, that is your choice and your right. By giving an award of any sort is giving the recipient proper recognition for their work and in turn their blog will receive more traffic by simply creating backlinks and forward links. Now I know from my blogs stats that people do click on your link as well as others which are either in my posts or BlogRoll.
I pass through many blogs in the blogosphere and comment accordingly along the way. I have also made many friends along the way and like you and many others, I work hard on my blogs too.
It’s nice to recognise bloggers for their participation in the blogosphere on a wide range of topics.
Colin
harleyblues said
ps I just think the same people are giving out the same awards to the same people like they are candy or something? the same people over and over not that brillant for us newer
bloggers
hb~
harleyblues said
what the ? what is “your blog has just been hatched?” I find myself more of a breakout blogger cuz I always have somethin exciting to say~ I dunno what to think of this?
cotojo said
Chris – Many thanks for your kind comment, and I must confess that I was somewhat stunned at receiving so many
The nicest part is being able to pass awards on to others who deserve recognition in the blogosphere of which you are one
Colin
Chris said
Hi Colin,
First congratulations on your awards-that is truly amazing to get so many all at once. And second, thank you so much for passing the “your blog has been hatched” award on to me. I’m stunned, but very grateful. I will display it proudly on my site.
Chris
cotojo said
Jess – Many thanks for your kind comment
It’s a real pleasure to pass the award on and you deserve it, you have a great blog.
My fingers are still tingling lol
Have a great day
Colin
Jess said
Thanks for passing the award ‘Blogging That Hits the Mark’ to me. I’m so honored to receive this from a man who is obviously loved by many.
Congratulations and may your fingers regain strength soon;-)
cotojo said
MaryAnn – Thanks for dropping by
If I’m a bomb does that mean I’m explosive now hahaha
Have a great day
Colin
saboma said
Thank you, Colin. You’re the bomb!
cotojo said
Kim – You’re most welcome
Hope that your pinched nerve soon clears up…I have an idea what it’s like as I have major problems with my right shoulder and arm, but had it x-rayed today so hopefully something will be done in the not too distant future
Yes, I see the Elf got some too lol, maybe we should create a ‘Hippo’ award for him hahaha
Take care
Colin
cotojo said
Bob – Thanks for dropping by
You’re most welcome and deserving of the award. It’s a pleasure to be able to include many other bloggers, including yourself, with a diverse range of blogs and recognise their valuable input to the world of blogging
Have a great day
Colin
cotojo said
Morgan – Thank you so much for your comment
It sure was a lot and I have no idea why but they just sort of poured in
Hope you are well, take care my friend.
*Hugs* to you too
Colin
purplefrog said
Hey Colin! Thanks for the 2 awards.. I was very surprised.. i have been writing very slowly lately. I somehow pinched the nerve in my right elbow,and i am right handed.. i have been without the internet for more than 24 hours-problems.. congrats on 7 awards..the elf got alot too i think..he didn`t choke on that hippo sandwich-hes still around.. nothing about frog sandwiches this time….
Bob said
Thanks Cotjo for faming my Blog….under ‘Totally Fabulous’ award & listing here on your precious site…Cheers!
Bob M.
morgan said
Yowzers…that’s A LOT of awards Colin
But much deserved awards on your part…Congrats and thank of thinking of me as always. Hope all is well in your neck of the world!
*Hugs*
morgan
cotojo said
Lisa – Thank you so much
Seven in a row was kind of….OMG!! There are so many wonderful bloggers like yourself, that all make contributions to each others communities which makes blogging so much fun
God Bless you my friend, hope you have had a good day
Colin
Sophiagurl said
Weeehee! You made it, seven awards in a row! that’s awesome! And you deserve each one my friend for all your contribution in the blogosphere. And thank you for always keeping me in mind=)
Keep it up my friend and I believe a lot will still pour in=) haha. God bless you and congratulations! Cheers!
cotojo said
Deborah – It really is a pleasure to give you such a wonderful award and you truly deserve it

It was a wonderful post to write and an honor to be able to reward so many superb bloggers, just like you
I have set up an Awards page below my header so that I can move them all there rather than the sidebar which would stretch way down lower and lower lol
Have a great day
Colin
cotojo said
Marzie – Thank you for you comment
7 awards is very humbling and when they came in I was just stunned!! And now you have one for me lol, thank you so much
Have a great day
Hugs to you
Colin
cotojo said
Marzie – Thank you for you comment
7 awards is very humbling and when they came in I was just stunned!! And now you have one for me lol, thank you so much
Have a great day
Hugs to you
Colin
cotojo said
Pearl – Hey thank you for your very kind comment
It’s certainly a very colorful page and very rewarding to pass awards on to many other wonderful bloggers
I have some memes to catch up on too….it’s all a question of time lol.
Have a wonderful week
Colin
cotojo said
Eric – It’s my pleasure
That was a post an a half lol, but well worth it to be able to also reward so many superb bloggers, including yourself
I still have 7 months to go before this blog reaches its first blog birthday hahahaha but time soon passes
Have a good week and take care.
All the best
Colin
Genie Princess said
Hi Colin, I have an award for u too!
http://mariuca.blogspot.com/2007/10/time-for-more-awards.html
Deborah said
Overwhelming to be sure, but it just goes to show how many people realize what a gem you are Colin
I was thinking that myself as I was reading through the list of awards … wow, what a lot of work!
Thanks so much for the award Colin! It’s an honor coming from you
I need to set up a page of its own for awards, which would also make it easier for everything all around.
Genie Princess said
Wowie!! 7 awards Colin!! Congrats and thanks so much for thinking of me, have a great day!
Genie Princess
pearl said
Oh my, this is the most beautiful of blog pages I have seen in the entire day today Colin, Congratulations and thank you so much for the award again… this is like the 4th or 5th award from you?
and my posts from Kim, Mig and Deborah, and Sue – all are stacking up now!! I’ll be making a similar post one of these days and I know its going to take some serious amount of time to put it all together
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Speedcat Hollydale said
Yes sir, that was a mighty awards post. Kudos to you, Colin! Seeing my name in the mix sure is a nice way to start out my 2nd year blogging – your the best
I am on the road this week for work and using a hotel computer right now… I will proudly display this on my blog soon.
All the best – Eric “Speedcat Hollydale”
cotojo said
Diane – Thank you so much for your comment and you are most welcome
Yes it was a bit of work putting it all together lol, and I hope I sleep well as I have early appt. to see consultant so I better think about dragging myself away from here…..I think I’m glued to the chair hahahaha
Colin
Diane said
Thank you so much! You are a very thoughtful blogger and deserve all these awards. What a lot of work you have put into this.
You will sleep well tonight!
Thanks again
Diane
cotojo said
Sandee It sure was some major awards….I think there was a snowstorm of them
Congratulations on your award and have a great day, it’s time for me to hit the sack
Colin
cotojo said
Kim – You are most welcome
It sure took some putting together though lol and I managed an update on missing Maddie before that so been quite a battle with the fingers hahahaha….Congratulations on your award and have a great day
Colin
comedyplus said
Now that’s some major awards. Thanks for the Blogging that hits the mark award. Too cool. Have a great day.
laketrees said
thanks so much Colin…
I really appreciate the thoughtfulness that you have put into handing on such a wonderful array of awards…..
cotojo said
Polli – Thank you so much for your comment.
You and your blogs deserve recognition and it’s a pleasure to be able to reward others for their contribution
Colin
cotojo said
Ev – It was a lot of work lol, but well worth it to be able to acknowledge and thank many bloggers, including yourself, who have made wonderful contributions to blogging
Colin
Polliwog said
You deserve all those awards and more Colin!! Thank you for honoring me by passing on two awards to me and my blog as well. I am really touched by that!
Ev Nucci said
NO wonder you hands hurt! This post was alot of work! Thanks a million you wonderful friend…you rock.
cotojo said
Taflas – You’re most welcome and deserving my friend
Keep up the great work.
Colin
translatorpower said
Congratulations and thanks a lot Colin, you’re awesome
cotojo said
Jos – Stunned is the ONLY word
Congratulations on your awards, you deserve them as you are a great blogger and it’s always nice to include so many wonderful bloggers
Have a great week
Colin
Jos said
Oh Boy… Stunned IS the right word. Thanks, Colin. I really appreciate you giving me with these awards. It’s nice to be one of your blog buddies
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cotojo said
Mihaela – Thank you so much for your kind words
I never for one moment anticipated this blog being as successful as it has become. It started as my secondary blog and has fast overtaken my primary blog
Safeguard the Web for Children” project I do agree with strongly and will post on both of my blogs about it to raise more awareness.
Have a great week
Colin
miguelstil said
Nice feeling to be loved and appreciated by so many people.
Congratulations Colin, from all my heart.