To the Lighthouse Excellent Award
Photo credit: Steven Turner
Colin has set sail for Godrevy Island Lighthouse, the famous inaccessible and illuminating Lighthouse of Virginia Woolf’s novel (1). From the Lantern Room, Colin has beamed his Excellent Blog Award over the seven digitally seas to 20 excellent Bloggers.
The light of Colin’s Beacon has reached my humble harbor to honor my Blog with his Excellent Blog Award. Thank you Colin, I deeply appreciate your unexpected thoughtful recognition!
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According to Cyberspace rules in the eUniverse of eAwards, acceptance of this Excellent Blog Award requires me to tag nominate 10 virtual victims excellent Bloggers to receive this award.
~ Linda sailing aboard the USS Cruise liner “Are we there yet?”
~ Captain Kim sailing aboard the HMS Gold Galleon “Laketress Portraits”
~ Johnny Ancich sailing aboard the HMS Schooner “Past Expiry Cartoon”
~ Mike sailing aboard the DMS Clipper “See Mike Draw” ship
~ Senator smurffidy Speedy at the helm of the ESH “Presidential atomic Submarine”
Will Speedy dive six feet, six degrees down bubble to navigate the Potomac River to win his secret race to the White House?
~ Hawkincrat Hawk at the helm of the USS Frigate “POTUS”
Will Hawk’s secret slogan soar over Senator smurffidy Speedy’s secret Submarine race to the White House?
~ Angie sailing aboard the HWC Comedy Clipper “Humor Writer Cartoonist: Angie Brennan” ship
~ Mimi sailing aboard the HMM Bottle Cruise Ship “Mimi Writes”
~ Brent D. sailing aboard the OCC Comedy Clipper “The Ominous Comma”
~ Don sailing aboard the HFT Windjammer “It’s a Funny Thing”
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Footnotes:
(1) “To the Lighthouse” by Virginia Woolf, published in 1927, was considered her greatest literary achievement. After the death of Mrs. Ramsay, the family finally lands at the Lighthouse which symbolizes the lens of time and death of the characters in her novel.
Godrevy Lighthouse was the inspiration of her novel based on her childhood memories of summer living at St. Ives in Cornwall. Godrevy Island is located 3½ miles offshore from the St. Ives Bay.
Lighthouse Background:
After the shipwreck of the steamer Nile and loss of all passengers on Nov 30, 1854, Godrevy Lighthouse was built on Godrevy Island in 1859 to mark hazardous “The Stones” offshore. On March 1, 1859, the 86-feet (26 m) high white octagonal rubble-stone Lighthouse exhibited a Flashing White Light evey 10-seconds with a Fixed Red Light below the main light visible over a 45-degree arc to mark the dangerous rock reef.
The Lighthouse was automated in 1939 and converted to a solar powered Second-order 700 mm optic with a red sector in 1995.
As in America, historic British Lighthouses are still vital to the safety of local mariners!
In 2005, Trinity House, the UK Lighthouse Authority, announced plans to extinguish the Light of Godrevy Lighthouse in 2010. After public pressure and numerous meetings with fisherman’s associations and harbour authorities, Trinity House was convinced that Godrevy Lighthouse is needed for the safety of mariners.
For small craft fisherman who cannot afford GPS navigational equipment, the Lighthouse is “securing the future of fishing in Hayle,” according to Mayor Terry Lello.
Currently, Godrevy Lighthouse exhibits 1 White and Red Flash every 10-seconds 122-feet (37 m) above sea level to a visible range of 10.4 nautical miles.
For a Map Location of the Lighthouse, please visit the Google Map of Godrevy Lighthouse
For nearby romantic lodging, the Porthminster hotel, located above the beach of St. Ives Bay overlooking Godrevy Lighthouse, is perfect for your Holiday Pleasures!
Vacation tip: Book a Sea View Room at The Porthminster!
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February 28th, 2008 at 3:31 am
ha …and here I was hiding out in a rabbit hole…(feeling smug)….because I thought that after my last meme marathon….I would be safe ha..
thanks for this Excellent award…Debbie Smurfette….
I will put it on my excellent award shelf next week…as I still haven’t started my marathon 101 list yet eeek :0
I certainly would love to sail around this beautiful…beaut…beauty of a lighthouse in my Golden Galleon
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February 28th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Hi Meme Victim Kim (at laketrees),
After painting a excellent portrait of Laura with one shoulder in a Freeze Frame, you definitely deserve a Excellent Award!
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(”)_(”) Dolphins using sonar can find anyone hiding in Bugs Bunny holes!
February 28th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Captain D, WOW! You just stirred me tail feathers. The family members of Buteo thank you for the recognition. You honor my site with this award. I’ll be sure to pass it along when I have an opportunity on my next sortie somewhere in blogland.
My regrets for not being around. Just chillin’ and kickin’ back from blogging for awhile. I’ll see you soon!
Hawk’s last blog post..Just Chillin . . .
February 28th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Hi Hawk,
You are most welcome, my fine feathered friend!
My built-in sonar will spot you on my RSS radar the moment your next post soars into the Blogosphere!
February 28th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Cat winneth Awardeth?? Dost en giveth mine bloggy thine grandios!!!!!!!!
I willeth giveth mineth tooeth Kimberly “Arthouis” Barker as well! aHH WHAT A FINE DAY
Thanks Debbie!! I am going to make you proud at my acceptance speech podium, and you are invited to the after party in Hollywood…. er, Hollydale. Bring a bottle of Cat Abwa Juice.
Eric “Speedcat Hollydale”’s last blog post..Speedy’s Challange Golf Ultimate World Showdown
February 28th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
http://speedcathollydale2.blogspot.com/2008/02/check-out-my-new-to-lighthouse.html
Eric “Speedcat Hollydale”’s last blog post..Speedy’s Challange Golf Ultimate World Showdown
February 28th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Hi Senator Eric “Speedcat Hollydale,”
You are most welcome, my Senator Speedy friend!
Will your secret submarine whisk us to your acceptance speech party in Hollydale?
Do you mind if I bring my Blue Dolphin Martinis to your smurfing speech shindig?
Speedcat Bond 0007 secret mission to reward Kimberly “Arthouis” Barker of the HMSS will be the joy of Smurfette Kim ♫ La la la la la la la la la la la!
What did you and Al Gore do together to win this award?
P.S. more comment questions posted at the secret post of Speedcat Bond 0007 “http://speedcathollydale2.blogspot.com/2008/02/check-out-my-new-to-lighthouse.html.”
February 29th, 2008 at 3:54 am
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February 29th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Wow, I am actually quite honored by this honor and I mean that sincerely! Looks like I am sharing this illustrious award with quite the group of Bloggers, too!
I don’t think I’ll be able to equal Speedycat’s acceptance ceremony but I’ll see what I can do here in a day or two once my fingers get thawed out. It’s still way too darned cold here in Connecticut for my liking. I need to find a nice warm lighthouse to go spend some time at!
Linda’s last blog post..Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Joins Line of Duty Death Honor Roll
February 29th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Hi Linda,
You are most welcome, my friend!
Speaking of frozen fingers, we were in a arctic freeze frame of 10° with a wind chill of -1° last night!
A few Blue Dolphin Martinis and a warm pellet wood stove cured our penguin blues!
Maybe, Senator Speedy will share the podium with you?
March 1st, 2008 at 5:13 am
Colin and Linda found me in my secret MEMEECAT warehouse in the arctic circle. The location mirage has been breeched! Now I will set up shop in the Split Rock Towers - only you know the GPS coordinates. Please hold this knowledge with Dr. Blue Martini Dolphin Vermouth, and no one else.
I will be working under cover until Saturday night CST. Being a Senator gives me LOT’S of free time.
This comment will self destruct in 5 seconds.
0007’s last blog post..Weekend Links from SpeedyCat …. Hi!
March 1st, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Hi 0007,
I will keep your Under-the-Cover Agent Blog secret safely locked in the DD Victoria Secret Blue Bra of Miss Moneypenny!
We need “Q” to develop a secret 0007 Slinky Linky Code Quantum Gadget for our secret comments!
And, our friend Inspector Gadget will be our double agent who sends Slinky Linky encrypted links and messages to Lighthouse Treasures from Split Rock Towers
P.S. After seeing Papa Smurf Paul Karason, Jim Phelps ate your comment in 4 seconds to destroy his acid reflux caused by the stress of secret IMF nocturnal emissions.
March 2nd, 2008 at 1:29 am
I keep looking at that BluBra …. AND IT’S STILL THERE! Wow, magic yes.
BTW: “Q” & I.G. are one and the same. Code name Quagett. Smart and cunning, you will be amazed at his / her quadroon ancestry - 1/4 purple, 1/4 blue, 1/4 orange (nothing rhymes with that), and 1/4 Irish “green”.
I think that DD Victoria Secret Blue Bra of Miss Moneypenny bra is alive and staring at me …. (GOOD CAT’S!!!)
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^ ^ <<<< That’s me 8~)
0007’s last blog post..Weekend Links from SpeedyCat …. Hi!
March 2nd, 2008 at 1:30 am
ohh shoot - somebody broke my stick legs off!!
0007’s last blog post..Weekend Links from SpeedyCat …. Hi!
March 2nd, 2008 at 3:20 am
Hi 007,
The magic is to focus only on the DD Blue Bra until the text message disappears!
Does Quagett have a blue tongue, Irish green eyes and hair, 3 purple legs, and a orange chest? If “Q” looks like this FBI (Fancy Blue Investigator) description than we knew where his Secret Blog Haven is!
P.S. Does this stick Speedcat help?
|\_/| =('o.o')= ---|--- _/\_Since each browser displays Ask-key Stick people differently,
the following image was created to keep the Sticky Stick Speedy SpeedCat looking his Bondcat 0007 best:
P.S. Check out the “Comment Link Love” under Categories in my Side Bar.
Speedy is listed as 0007!
This is a test of a new Plugin that should give you a backlink to your Blog when you comment using a similar secret concept of “Weekend Links from SpeedyCat…Hi” but set on automatic pilot!
March 2nd, 2008 at 5:36 pm
how for art thou the ghost of Debbie past…
I have just posted my 2nd Excellent Award and will doeth yours next
you and Speedy really…weally crack me up !!!
the worn out meme victim’s last blog post..Lucky Winner!!!!
March 2nd, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Hello Kimberly “Arthouis” Barker, the worn out meme victim!
My ghostly past is sealed with Time in a Bottle containing a Message to Myself to haunt future posts till eternity passes away!
Secret message to Mrs. Elmer Fudd:
Speedcat Bond 0007 and Miss Moneypenny, HMSS (Humor Ministry of Spirit Skills) are at the comical crown’s service!
March 2nd, 2008 at 6:36 pm
What a fun crowd we have here. But please tell me Speedy will not bring his chickens to the ceremony. Fowl, lighthouses, and ghosts just don’t go together. I am in fine company here.
Thank you so much for this excellence award. It will go in the Trophy Room at Bloggingham Palace. I am indeed honored!
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March 2nd, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Hi Mimi,
You are most welcome and you deserve this for your excellent creative writing!
Speedy may not bring his chickens to the ceremony yet, there is a reliable rumor that Speedy will be dressed as a bonded chicken (Speedcat Bond 0007) at the ceremony.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:14 am
As I was reading though your post. I can’t help but admire all these lighthouse! They are beautiful…
You have a great site!
Cheers!
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March 5th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Hi Astro Galaxy,
Thank you for sailing into my digital harbor on your Blog Trek through the Bang Bang Blogosphere and your thoughtful compliments!
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