October’s Zizzle-Zot Reader of the month

October is one of my favorite months of the year, if not my absolute favorite. The celebration of Oktoberfest with steins of German beer. The cascade of candy and costumes that is Halloween. The flaming horizon, exploding with reds, yellows and oranges as the leaves, refusing to die without a final blaze of glory, emanate an artists palette on their death beds.

When I awarded the first Zizzle-Zot Reader of the Month, it was easy. Only a handful of people were reading Zizzle-Zot, etc., and P Corcs was the only one commenting. The choice was clear, and as the first recipient of the award P Corcs served the position well. His ongoing, consistent and insightful contributions to the blog are never overlooked.

As the months have progressed, the selection process has become more difficult, the competition increasingly fierce. Joey, Late Night and Werd (the 2nd, 3rd and 4th winners, respectively) have not relented in their pursuit of the prize, and the reality is that any one of these first four recipients would be deserving ROTM’s a second time.

In addition, we have some newcomers. Mr. Antagonist has been weighing in regularly and his thoughtful contributions have provided us with interesting new perspectives as well as some convincing counterpoints. Rumor is, he’s thinking about starting up a blog focusing on faith/agnosticism issues as a forum for discussion. I know there are several Zizzle-Zotians, myself included, that would be interested in such discussions and I look forward to his blog.

We’ve also had comments from Anonymous Brother in Law, Noah, K Han, Guess Who, and even the infamous Ryan Gallagher. We always like to hear from these readers, so I urge them to keep it up.

But there can be only one October Zizzle-Zot Reader of the Month.

This month I’m giving the title of Zizzle-Zot Reader of the Month to someone who, since breaking onto the Zizzle-Zot scene in mid-September, has been a devoted reader and commentator. Whether it be his rhyming couplet in response to Oscar the Ostrich, or his reference to P Corcs as Pazzle-toots (which made me laugh), he has exhibited a great deal of creativity in his responses, which is always appreciated. In addition, he’s won bonus for his harsh criticism of Nicholas Cage (who sucks big time), his advocacy of Halo 1 (even though he’ll never be as good as Maverick) and his fondness for Epic Duels.

Congratulations, Swajac, on being named October’s Zizzle-Zot Reader of the Month!

Swajac is a substitute teacher, a bartender at the Green Mill, and all around a kick ass guy. In his free time he enjoys frolf, hockey, ice fishing, softball, midnight swimming and singing country songs with Glen in Nashville.

Thanks for reading.