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“Custom Blog Award”
Invent a fictitious award, and give it to your own blog. Congratulations, you!
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The 2019 Normal Happenings BLOG AWARDS!
We’ve kept you waiting long enough…
It’s time!
The 2019 Normal Happenings
Blog Awards!
What a wild ride it’s been this year! We’ve met an amazing community of people we’ve met along the way! We’ve organized these blog awards as a way of saying thanks. If you’re reading this, you’re quite simply a wonderful person. Even if you didn’t get an “official” award, just by being a part of this community, know that we adore you. Anyway, we’ve delayed the awards for long enough, so let’s give the people what they came for!
Continue readingBlogs Done Quick | Daily Inkling
Write a blog post inspired by today’s Daily Inkling:
“Blogs Done Quick”
Grab a stopwatch (or app) and set it for seven minutes. That’s how long you have to write the best blog post possible. Publish your result. Ready, set, go!
Aftershow | Daily Inkling
Write a blog post inspired by today’s Daily Inkling:
“Aftershow”
Didn’t like the results of the popular movie, television, music, or video game awards this year? Now’s your chance to rewrite history! Give your pick for best ___ of the year, and explain why it deserves the nod.
The 2019 Normal Happenings Blog Awards: Now Accepting Nominations
Highlights:
- The 2019 NH Blog Awards will be taking place on February 26, 2019.
- Five categories exemplifying the best of blogging.
- Accepting nominations within!
Blogs are great!
Readers are great!
Here’s a great idea!
Announcing:
The 2019 Normal Happenings
Blog Awards!
We always want to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the people in our little corner of the blogosphere! That is what Nice Job Badges are for, after all. So many of you have spurred our desire for crafting excellent blog posts, and we couldn’t have done it without the constant support of our community. From commenters to contributors to Twitter aficionados, it has been a pleasure interacting with each and every one of you.
Continue readingBe Happy for the Success of Others
Human nature is that of competition, from the ancient plains of the savannas in the past, to the girders and steel of corporate metropolises on the present, and likely the far-flung future of asteroid mining and space colonization. Because of this drive for dominance, I’m about to say something that runs counter to culture and common sense. It’s an uncomfortable request – a plea completely unnatural when intersecting with the human condition:
You should be genuinely happy for the success of others.
Normal Happenings isn’t about telling you what to do – it’s more about the exploration of concepts that can lead to a bigger appreciation for life. However, in this particular case, I’m asking you: please try to be happy when good things happen to others. It will lead you to a better life. Continue reading
