I have some business to do in San Jose today, so I will not be around most of the day. I have a 93 vote lead in Second Place in the Weblog Awards, and am only 177 votes out of first place. This is IT. It's the fourth quarter, and the final push will be up to you.

To some people, these awards mean nothing. To some, especially some of my bretheren on the Left, they are a Right Wing joke. Whatever the case, I would like to make a statement. For three years Babalu has dominated this competition. Babalu is a great blog, one worthy of respect. So are all of the blogs in this competition. I am proud to be ranked among them.

If I lose, I will have the pleasure of knowing that Great Left Wing Bloggers like Jesus General, supported me, and that in itself is a tremendous honor.

This has been a great year, with another million page views, and some great commentary. While ISOU does not have the audience of some of the larger blogs, we have maintained a TLB ranking between 500-750, and a consistent minimum 2000+ hits a day.

Being named as Best Latin American blog, will be icing on a very big cake, but whether we win or not, next year will be another great year. I have many plans for the blog next year, including more focus on local issues, more focus on trying to make a difference with the poor here in Costa Rica, and the usual political commentary, technology stuff and scandalously beautiful women.

Thanks for all of you for your support and love...

I will now retire to my hotel suite to await the results of the vote! Hehe...

Update: December 15th - Just two days to go. ISOU has moved into second place, don't know how long it will last, but I am thrilled to be in that position against such strong competition. Thanks to all who have voted and continue to support me. We may not win, but it would be great to finish in the top TWO!, please vote!

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