And the Next Zizzle-Zot Reader of the Month Is…

Named in 8 BC in honor of the Roman Emperor (because several of the most significant events in his rise to power, including the fall of Alexandria, occurred during its days), August is at times begrudgingly referred to as the “dog days of summer.” True, it can be oppressively hot and overwhelmingly humid, the mosquitoes gnaw at our ankles and youngsters are filled with angst as the upcoming school year looms over them. But think of the good that August brings. It’s National Immunization Awareness Month, National Psoriasis (a skin disease which cases scaly red patches to form) Awareness Month, and Women’s Small Business Month.

More importantly, August means that it is time to announce a new Zizzle-Zot Reader of the Month!

I gotta admit, this month was a tough one. Several qualified candidates came strong out of the gate, posting early, often, and with vigor. Interesting, insightful conversations were initiated, ideas and world views were challenged, and I think it’s safe to say that we all did some intense ruminating on our beliefs.

Werd (Drew backwards. Very clever. Good work Joe and Pat on cracking that riddle) presented a compelling case in the beginning and was an early favorite. I enjoy writing about sports and he enjoys reading about sports, so seemingly we are a match made in heaven. But Werd’s performance in recent weeks has been lacking (he claims he was on a missions trip to Minneapolis. Sounds kind of sketchy (no one tried to missionize me. I say missions trip smissions trip)). Sorry about the parentheses overkill. Anyways, glad to see you’re back, Werd, but I would be remiss to award you Reader of the Month. There’s always September.

Socrates08 presents some intriguing views and thought-provoking counterpoints, but his posting has been sporadic at best. And I like paragraphs.

Many, many paragraphs.

So, to put an end to the suspense, Augusts’ Zizzle-Zot Reader of the Month is Christopher “I log on while I get my log on” Casselman (AKA Late Night Cassel).

Christopher has proven himself to be a loyal reader and poster, and we can always count on some interesting perspectives from him (especially on posts dealing with theology). Plus they call him the Hiphopopotamus, his lyrics are bottomless.

August looks to be an exciting month for Log On. His band, Limit, is set to release a new album and a CD release party is scheduled for Thursday, August 9 at O’Gara’s in St. Paul (check Facebook for details, or go to this link for info about O’Gara’s Garage: http://www.ogaras.com/garagecalendar.html). I expect to see you all there. August is also Chris’s last month in Minnesota. He is set to take a cross country road trip at the beginning of September before he relocates to the West Coast to attend Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California.

Congratulations Late Night on being named Augusts’ Zizzle-Zot Reader of the Month.

Thanks for reading.


P.S. You smell like pee.