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For those who noticed a lull in my blogging activity, my family and I had a nice brief getaway in Chicago. We got to enjoy the bitterly cold wind off Lake Michigan, as well as swimming, visiting some relatives and doing some shopping for those Eastern European products that are that little bit harder to find in Indianapolis. I was delighted to see that discussions which had begun before I left are continuing.<\/p>\n

While I was away, NT Wrong posted the Top 50 Bibliobloggers list for December 2008<\/a>. I still came in as third (Ben Witherington<\/a> came in first again). Jim West decided to create a Biblioblogger of the Year award<\/a>, and gave it to NT Wrong<\/a>, but apparently he considered me a finalist!<\/p>\n

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