SWINGIN' ON A SATURDAY

I should be swingin' after my surprise commendation from the lovely and talented (and rich) Taylor Swift recently.

She was the surprise presenter of commendations at the annual Laughing Horse Blog Awards gathering on an island that shall not be named in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

And lo and behold, after the overall winner was named, Ms. Janice Cooke for her blog "Jabblog", there were four other commendations.

Ms. Swift swiftly announced MY name as one of the four bloggers present.

The official parchment reads:

FOR GOOD HUMOUR & BRIGHTNESS

Bruce Taylor for "Oddball Observations"

His "Friday Funnies" posts are now legendary - reminding

us all that it is good to chuckle and lighten up sometimes. He

also reveals his passion for baking and his wife Judy - sometimes

referred to as SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed).

Well, I must say I was stunned, not so much by the misspelling of "humor", as by receiving this recognition from the highly vaunted Laughing Horse Awards Committee.

In my acceptance speech I advised my fellow attendees to "keep laughing", then joined the conga line for a quick turn around the dance floor before a fruitless search for my exclusive helicopter flight off the island.

(Taylor, I mean Ms. Swift, dropped me off via her personal jet, laughing between gulps of champagne at the fact that we share a name.)

Here's today's photograph of the still somewhat stunned awardee, thinking back over the experience.

(You'll notice his trimmed beard and neat appearance for the Main Event.)

(Special thanks to Neil of Yorkshire Pudding for putting this all together.)