Who knew?! Clearly not me. If it weren’t for a friendly note from someone who found out about Lesbian Dad from the voting page, I’d have never, ever known. Nominations opened January 1st, closed January 12th, and then randomly selected voters chose finalists from a list of the most-nominated weblogs.

[At right: recent sunset, as viewed from bedroom window.] As a slow-ramp entry back into posting actual content here, I offer a review of the last year at LD, featuring the most commented-upon posts for each month. I know, I know, the numbers of comments are quite puny by bloglular

How many people are thinking of the last stanza of T.S. Elliot’s “The Hollow Men” these days? This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang, but a whimper. I’m going to figure: a