It’s always nice to wake up to a little surprise that isn’t an armed burglar hovering above your bed, whispering, “Wake up, nancy boy” and this morning was just that … sans the balaclava.

With your help we were nominated in the 2011 Pedestrian Blogster Awards in the Tech, Media & Culture category and their panel announced us as the winner, along with four other blogs and one power tweeter in their respective categories. We’d like to thank you for voting us into the top three, Pedestrian and the other nominees.

Once again, thank you for reading I Do Believe I Came with a Hat. It’s nice to receive a little recognition even though the real reason we continue doing this is you, our readers. Right then, let’s get back to it.

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