“A certain measure of righteousness
A certain amount of force
A certain degree of determination
Daring on a different course.”
– Rush, “One Little Victory.”
Because I took the week off from blogging last week to apply for a grant, I had forgotten all about the Aid Bloggers’ Best Awards (ABBAs) until this afternoon, when I read Lawrence Haddad’s post on the topic. Lawrence’s Development Horizons blog came in fifth in the “Best Academic Blog” category.
What really — and I mean, really — surprised me was that this blog came in second in the “Best Academic Blog” category.
Make no mistake: with 59 percent of the votes, Chris Blattman is the clear winner in that category, and I came in a distant second with 14 percent of the votes. But given the sheer size of Chris’ readership (with almost one million page views per year, he also won in the “Best Aid Blog” category), this second place feels every bit like a victory. So I want to thank everyone for their vote. Thank you!