My congratulations to AZ Moderate for his induction into the Order of the Literary Olive Wreath! Wear it with pride, mi amigo!

Congratulations also to my esteemed colleague, Average American, for a strong showing.

A sincere thank you to all who cast their vote for me as well as to all who voted. I do believe the best writer won!

And a thank you to Voice of Arizona for providing this meaningful, free-for-all forum and a special note of gratitude to all the VoA contributors who make this a lively place.

Now, I have to admit that it was through AZ Moderate's recent article, I Can Hear Air America Phoenix Now, that I discovered my good fortune. My Favorites link takes me directly to VoA's Recent Articles and I confess I rarely take a look at the Home Page, Thus, I'm doubly grateful to AZ Moderate, both for his conversion to a yellow-dog Democrat and for the surprise of discovering that I'd finished in the money. Should I also confess, I've no idea what I've won!

But, following AZ Moderate's lead, I will be spending the winnings on as large a brick as it will finance at Air America's site in the name of rdrover @ Voice of Arizona, if that meets with the approval of VoA.

Thanks, again, Voice of Arizona. I await the arrival of the Brinks truck!