The Thrill of Acknowledgement, The Agony of Shout-Outs2 min read

Ok.  I wasn’t going to post about this, because quite frankly I’m starting to feel like I am treading a very fine line between self-serving, ego-stroking promotion of this blog and giving legitimate props to folks who are helping to make 1WineDude.com successful.

This kind of tears me up because I’ve been blessed with some great shout-outs for the blog. Naturally, one wants to kind of celebrate that but also, and more importantly, give some attention, thanks and promotion to the people who have been kind to you.

But I think it makes for some potentially terrible reading.  At best, it comes off as (hopefully short and) heartfelt; at worst… “Weeeeee! Lookatme!” boring.  Of course, not acknowledging a shout-out has the potential of leaving the other party feeling scorned.

What’s a blogger to do?

Scylla, meet Charybdis…

Like Odysseus, I’ve opted to pass by the monster that (in my estimation anyway) would likely leave the fewest casualties, and – as you’ve probably figured out several paragraphs ago – just acknowledge the props and move on.  Here goes…

THANK YOU to Imbibe Magazine, who last week listed 1WineDude.com among their 10 wine blogs worth a click.

Imbibe called me ‘Quick-witted and charming” which is the kind of flattery that goes a long way with me since it’s how I imagine myself in my dreams.  Of course, in my dreams I also have the snarl of Clint Eastwood, the ass-kicking ability of Chuck Norris, and the stare of Charles Bronson, only the stare can actually inflict physical pain on my enemies and creates beams of energy that can not only make things explode but can also be used to change an overly cold glass of wine so that it is at perfect serving temperature (this is a precision Charles Bronson devastating eye-beam, obviously). Imbibe said nothing about eye-beams.

Anyway…

I am in some amazing company when it comes to their other nine choices, by the way:

• Bigger Than Your Head
• Brooklyn Guy Loves Wine
• Dr. Vino
• The Good Grape
• Good Wine Under $20
• The Pour
• Swirl Smell Slurp
• Veritas in Vino
• Vinography

Fantastic writers in that list, all of whom I’ve been following for quite some time with the exception of Swirl Smell Slurp, who until now I wasn’t aware of but since checking them out have been blown away and who I now consider just as awesome as the rest of the Imbibe picks.

I really cannot recommend the above list of blogs and their authors highly enough – I hope all of those picks make it into your RSS readers!

Cheers!

(images: deusexeverriculum.wordpress.com, imbibe.com)