After a long, crazy year it’s time once again to continue a tradition started by Jon Swift/Al Weisel, the “Best Posts of the Year, Chosen by the Bloggers Themselves.” Jon/Al left behind some wonderful satire, but was also a nice guy and a strong supporter of small blogs.
If you’d like to participate, just reply to this e-mail or write to me (Batocchio9 AT yahoo DOT com) with your best post of the year before 12/25:
Blog Name
Title of Post
Link
Author of Post
Brief Description/Pitch of the Post (1–2 sentences)
(If it’s not a reply, adding “best post” in the subject line would also help.)
To modify Jon Swift’s 2008 solicitation:
I would be very honored if you would participate and send me a link to what you think was your best post of [2016], along with a short description of it. Please make the hard choice and send me only one link. I would like to post it before the end of the year, so if you could get it to me before Christmas, I would really appreciate it.
One submission per blog, please, otherwise things can get messy. Group bloggers can pick a piece among themselves, but are also welcome to submit their work via their individual blogs, if they have them.
As usual, I’m aiming to find the right balance between “inclusive” and “manageable.” If you know a few excellent blogs (preferably on the smaller side) that you suspect might not be on my radar, feel free to send me their website address (and contact info, if you have it).
Schlemazel
I think Dave’s healthcare series deserves recognition but would be hard pressed to pick one as best
Batocchio
Thanks for making a thread, Doug! Balloon Juice readers are welcome to submit their best post of the year from their own blogs in addition to helping pick a best Balloon Juice post.
PaulWartenberg
Already did, I hope you got my email.
PaulWartenberg
@Schlemazel:
If a link to the hashtags to the articles – I hope David created a unique tag to his ACA articles – exists they can create a link to that hashtag.
bystander
Could Juicers please use a jackal emoji so we all know the source?
David Anderson
@PaulWartenberg: https://balloon-juice.com/category/mayhew-on-insurance/
And thank you all for giving me a place to play
Tata
Batocchio is a marvel. I’ve participated for years and love these roundups. They introduce me to bloggers I should have known all along.