And the winners are ...

The Crack Young Staff at The Hatemonger’s Quarterly recently noted with disappointment that they did not receive a nomination in the 2004 Weblog Awards. To assuage the grief caused by this and other injustices, I present the 2004 Mixolydian Mode Weblog Awards. My choices are based solidly upon prejudice and whimsey; if your weblog is not recognized, it’s not your fault. Life is unfair and so am I.

Best weblog by a married couple: Patum Peperium

Most pointedly eccentric: StephenEsque

Most pointlessly eccentric: Topic Drift

Best weblog by someone who’s read more than I have: The Charlock’s Shade

Most appealing name: The Hatemonger’s Quarterly (Runner-up: Otto-da-Fe)

Most civilized: The Bookish Gardener

Best illustrations: Irish Elk

Best weblog inexplicably overlooked by both the Weblog Awards and the St. Blog’s Awards: Eve Tushnet

Quirkiest: Dappled Things (Runner-up: The Fredösphere)

Best weblog by a bunch of strange guys: Catholic Ragemonkey

Most tasteful cheesecake: TexasBestGrok

If I have time (not likely), I might construct a little logo for the winners to post on their pages.

Addendum: Here are a few awards I gave back in February when I was dissatisfied with the results of the St. Blog's Awards.

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Thanks very much for the honor -- and for a couple of potential new bookmarks! Cheers, MCNS

Finally, some justice! Thanks, Mixolydian Mode. You may think you're unfair, but, as far as we are concerned, you are a paragon of fairness.

This is an unexpected and most lovely honor. Thank you!