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Okay, so now you’re learning some of my secrets.

1) I LOVE love LOVE starting projects! Finishing them… mmm… not so much. (Duh. I mean I’m writing this post during work hours time I surely could be putting to better use.)

2) I fear conflict and delivering bad news. How can I tell anyone they didn’t win?

3) Despite my snarky, grumpy, vitriolic side (grr), I genuinely do believe and see the good in everyone /everything. Awww. Really, I loved loved loved EVERY entry I got.

For these and other reasons, while the contest was FUN FUN FUN, I should have realized picking a winner would be… challenging, or as we say at my place of work, a Learning Opportunity.

Anywho, that coupled with travel and work demanding I do work has contributed to my delay in posting results. Also, I’m a giant slacker/ champion excuse-maker.

But I love you people, my loyal ‘logger friends, so…. I pushed past these Issues and am ready to announce The Winner of Washwords First Blogger Contest.

And the Winner is….

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**LAST CHANCE TO CLAIM YOUR ENTRY**

So, the moment you’ve all been waiting for is … almost here! The entries are piling in (email entrants if I emailed you back, you’re in! ) I wanted to give anyone who posted by the deadline, May 31, 11:59 p.m., one last shot to let me know. So let me know! By 11:59 p.m. tonight (and yes, I’ll know who’s cheating; I migggght let you in anyway, but bonus points will be awarded to those who played by the rules). Results will be posted while you sleep, prizes awarded in the a.m. Who can stand the excitement!!!???

Missed the deadline? Fear not. I like this contest thing and will definitely be having another one soon.

Entries I’ve got… are posted here. Tomorrow they turn into P R I Z E S!!!!!

from Arlington alerts:

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Arlington Alert
Date: Fri, May 16, 2008 at 1:15 PM
Subject: Rapid Fox
To: Arlington Alert Subscribers

A fox that bit a woman in south Arlington has tested positive for rabies, Arlington public health officials have confirmed today.

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No word yet on if this fox is THE quick brown fox that jumped over the lazy [edit 5/25, thanks to many, many, many smart cookie readers – ahem, “some guy named me” ] river DOG [/edit], but I’m guessing the folks at Arlington Alerts could use the typing as well as the spelling class. Also, word is this incident actually happened a week ago. BUT STILL!!!!

Special thanks to my Arlington bureau for this report!