Michael Tobis of Planet3.0 has kindly handed me the Woody Guthrie Award for "thinking" earth science bloggers. In the process, he's said many nice things, all of which I wish were true.
On the spectrum of awards, the coveted Guthrie lies somewhere between Darwin "award" and the Nobel Prize. I will allow the reader to judge precisely where on that spectrum it lies.
Over the next twelve months, I will try my best to "think critically and hope for a better world through better education and an honest media", as former recipient John Nielsen-Gammon wrote.
With the award also comes the burden honour of choosing next year's recipient. Let the grovelling begin!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
The Guthrie: think critically and hope for a better world
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5 comments:
Congratulations. Very well deserved.
Congratulations Simon!! As I commented on Michael's post, thanks for adding quality and thoughtfulness to blogging.
Thanks for the kind words!
Congrats, Simon! Well deserved.
Best.
Eli had something to say a while ago about Woodie from which a reminder
"Woodie Guthrie was a fighter, a clear thinking fighter, but a fighter none the less. He used words to move mountains and he was always pushing past respectability. He didn't care much for that."
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