MetroDad has been nominated for Best Daddy Blog in the Best of Blog Awards 2004!
I was originally going to be humble and declare how honored I was to be held in such esteemed company. After all, the other nominees have been around for awhile and I'm really just the new kid on the block. So I was just going to talk about how when I started this Daddy blog, I did so because I wanted to reach out and find a community of like-minded fathers who were embracing the responsibility of parenthood seriously but also with humor, grace and wit. And having accomplished that goal, I was going to mention how that was reward enough.
But then I noticed that the grand prize winner of Best Daddy Blog would receive a FREE blog design! Well...spank me on the ass and call me your Daddy!!! A FREE blog design? I'll definitely whore myself out for one of those! Besides, if you check out the other Daddy Blogs, you'll see that MetroDad may as well have been designed by either cavemen or a group of Luddites. The blog definitely needs its ride pimped! All the other dads clearly have better design skills than me. I therefore implore to your sense of aesthetics to cast a vote for me.
But if that's not good enough, I give you several other reasons to cast a vote for MetroDad:
1. I'm NEVER going to subject you to my original poetry, my recipe for "a killer homemade potato soup", or the boring minutae of my day. I'm NEVER going to give you cute little quizzes like "If you were a flower, which flower would you be?" And I promise NEVER to go for the cheap laugh and give you some second-rate Seinfeld observation on fatherhood (such as "Didja ever notice how a baby's poop looks just like mustard? What's the deal with that?")
2. Unlike the other nominees, I use proper grammar and correct spelling. Here at MetroDad, you'll never see any dangling participles, misplaced modifiers or split infinitives. If you do, I promise to give you your money back. I even know the proper use of colons, semi-colons and quotation marks. I don't think those other guys even know what a gerund is. Rumor has it that most of them never finished 3rd grade!
3. None other than the GURU of Daddy blogging himself, Jay of Zero Boss fame, has given me his Gold Star Seal of Approval (see here and here). Jay, I promise I'll finish cleaning out your basement by next weekend. And by the way, I'm almost done with your tax returns. You owed a little more to the IRS than expected. But don't worry. I covered it myself.
4. And finally, though many of you have asked, I would never trade on the Peanut's adorability or Q factor in pandering for your vote. To publish a photo of my beautiful daughter would be almost unfair. Or would it?
Anyway, my friends. Go cast a vote for Best Daddy Blog over at The Best of Blog Awards. And all joking aside, I really am honored to have been nominated with these great gentlemen. I read all of their blogs on a religious basis and not only do they reaffirm my faith in the future of fatherhood but they also provide a great community of support for men who are truly dedicated to being involved as fathers. None of these men have taken a back seat in fatherhood and their love for their children is wonderfully self-evident. There should only be more Dads like them.
(p.s. If you don't vote for MetroDad, please cast a vote for Laid-Off Dad. He's not technically a man. He's more like a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman (no wait...that's Victor Victoria.) Anyway, Laid-Off Dad IS a fellow New Yorker. And us New Yorker's gotta stick together.)
Finally! A picture! And ALWAYS use the adorability factor. You'll pick up more chicks that way. (Feel free to ignore me, BossLady!)
Posted by: Terri | January 02, 2005 at 10:36 PM
Your peanut is adorable - and cute baby pictures ALWAYS get the vote. My hubby and I both just went and voted for your blog. Good Luck!!
Posted by: Jen | January 02, 2005 at 11:23 PM
Ohhh no. That was bad. Peanut is just so scrumptiously sweet, and DUDE you need immediate blog REDESIGN. Or i should say one DESIGN as a whole cause RE is when u have had one. This blog is smashing, all you need to do is to work a lil bit for the design and to post some pictures. I am already in love with peanut. Kiss her from me.
Voting for you!
Posted by: kEma | January 03, 2005 at 03:34 AM
Oh how cute is Peanut?!! I voted(I'll keep voting)...not because Peanut is so cute, but because most of the time you make me pee myself laughing..hehe..okay, not really, but you are really funny sometimes..er, I mean all the time! :)
Posted by: Jenny | January 03, 2005 at 07:08 AM
I've put in my vote for the MetroDad as us Dads have to stick together! Can't believe it's been so long since your Peanut arrived. She is a cutie! New Year's sure is different with the Peanut, right?
Take care, and see ya soon. CG!
Posted by: ChuckieG | January 03, 2005 at 08:55 AM
You've got my vote, photo or not. Although she is cute.
Posted by: cooper | January 03, 2005 at 10:13 AM
You got my vote, man! I love this blog and think it's the funniest, best-written Daddy Blog out there. Seriously, your sense of humor, your sensitivity and your love of your daughter all come shining through. Besides, you really do need a web re-design.
Posted by: L.A. Daddy | January 03, 2005 at 10:14 AM
The Peanut is BEAUTIFUL! No wonder you're so nuts about her!
If you're taking photo requests...I'd sorta like to see that death stare thing you told us about.
Posted by: Kristie | January 03, 2005 at 11:38 AM
I found your blog via the BOB awards and have just spent the last hour reading all your archived posts and laughing my ass off. I literally did a spit take a few times, I was laughing so hard. You truly are a gifted and hilarious writer. It's interesting to read your perspective on fatherhood. My wife is giving birth to our first child in a few weeks and your blog is giving me some much needed perspective on everything I've been going through. It's great. Keep it up! You've definitely got my vote.
Posted by: Christopher | January 03, 2005 at 12:29 PM
She is sooo cute! She can be friends with my daughter who was born Sept 20 :)
Little asian buddies. ha ha.
My friend just recently sent me the link to your blog and I must say I lurve you!
Also, I greatly appreciate your attention to grammar and spelling.
I am totally voting for you.
Posted by: LHB | January 03, 2005 at 01:09 PM
Congratulations! How had I not visited before?
Now, bend over so I can spank you silly.
Posted by: Very Mom | January 03, 2005 at 01:14 PM
"Slap me on the ass and call me your daddy"? Too funny! I don't know why but that phrase is cracking me up! I can't stop saying it to myself!
Congrats on the nomination. You and Laid-Off Dad definitely have my votes!
Posted by: Anonymous | January 03, 2005 at 02:29 PM
I'm making the rounds of the other nominees, and I'm laughing at how quickly the bar is being lowered in campaigning . . . I for one, would love to see some original poetry, or a good recipe from you. In fact that gives me an idea: I can post some recipes and attribute them to *you* . . . Good luck in the voting, and I'm glad to find your site.
Posted by: Philip | January 03, 2005 at 02:37 PM
Given my sexual ambiguity, I would prefer to be nominated in the category for Best Tranny Nanny.
Posted by: LOD | January 03, 2005 at 04:23 PM
My vote is for sale. Please send one case of Caffeine-Free Diet Coke and a box of ribbed Magnums to my attention. Vote will be cast upon receipt.
Posted by: Dr. Johnny fever | January 03, 2005 at 11:45 PM
Metrodad your wickedly funny rant has forced me to NOT eat or drink anything while reading your blog. It really makes too much mess. Also, maybe a little pat on the back is deserved at this point as this competition is clearly upping the ante on your blogging skills now that you've finally included hyperlinks and god forbid a picture. Right on!!! It really is time for a new site design now! (And, by the way a great picture of the Peanut... Finally, giving in to ZeroBoss, eh??) Reading your blatant attempt to influence the vote here reminds me of a line from the movie Bob Roberts where one of the young campaign well wishers says to Tim Robbins who plays Senate hopeful Bob Roberts - "I wish there was a way I could vote for you over and over again" who Bob slyly tells, "Oh, but there is." So with that thought in mind, MetroDad you've got my vote over and over again.
Posted by: da Godfather | January 03, 2005 at 11:58 PM
Oh you have my vote for certain! I've also added you to the list of Eclectic DinnerParty Guests on my site in the hopes you get more traffic. Bring TheBossLady along if you'd like, I'm guessing she is equally witty. ~Grins
Posted by: Grins | January 05, 2005 at 09:01 AM
MY BROTHER NEEDS A PIMP OUT RIDE LIKE AND HE HAS A PONTICE AND IT HAS A AMP AND SOME SUBS AND IS UR CAR NICE PEOPLE ANWSER ME OK KIDS AND GUYS MY BROTHER NEEDS A NEW CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Dillon | February 21, 2005 at 07:59 PM