The 2008 FCA's

Hello and welcome to the 2008 Farley Cup Awards!! I'm you're host, Dubya, and I am excited about what today has to offer for all of us out there in Bloggerville. This is the weekend we've all been waiting for, the weekend that sets apart the blogs from the Blogs, the day that the "foam rises to the top." That is, if you want to refer to yourselves as foam, I personally think it's kind of disgusting because foam can be so sticky and blobby feeling.... anyway, we're here to give out some awards so lets get started!

This year, we're going to start with none other than the Best Blog Layout Award. This award goes to a clean, attractive blog that is not real busy with unnecessary text or strange colors. This Blog caught Farley's eye with it's attractive paisley looking flowery things in the background and a contrasting black for a backing to each post. Not to mention the color coordinating of the Bloggers clothing in their profile pic. This year's Farley goes to none other than, The Isoms.

Next, we're gonna slide out to the east a bit to give the That Made Me REALLY LOL, Not Just the Acronym Award. This award is given to a person who has a habit of making both Farley and me laugh. This post kept me wishing I had been there for this one. This year's Farley goes to Bruce Goddard for his picture with a bride who didn't have a clue who he was.

The next award on our list was a hard one for Farley to decide upon. There are so many good pics out there on everyones blogs, but this one really stood out for it's originality, plus it's eye catching presentation. The Best Pic of the Year, winning a Farley, goes to Kaspri Photography for this pic in Starbucks.

The next award is for the Most Surprising News of the Year. This year, there were several events that turned Farley's head, which is hard to do, considering it's stuck in one position; but this news did that very thing. It shocked us all, but we knew it was God's Plan. The Farley for the Most Surprising News of the Year goes to Bro. & Sis. Elms.

The previous award flows right into our next award, which is the Most Memorable Post Award. This award is given to the person(s) who left an impression on the lives at Dubya. Farley thought it only be fitting to give his award to the ones of whom this post we still speak of and are still, I think, in shock that it actually happened. The Farley goes to the newly named Pastor and Mrs. Gene Holley, Jr.

On a lighter note, here's an award for the Blog Killer. This award goes out to a recipient this year who went above and beyond to "kill" his blog. He has since brought it back to life, but for several weeks it was in a "black-out." You can't see it now, if you go visit it but we'll go ahead and award him a Farley for his efforts. Dialogue of Joseph James, congratulations on killing your blog.

Next, we have the Most Random Comments Award. This year, we have a new commenter to add to our Bloggerville community. He's worked hard to accomplish this task in just SIX MONTHS! I'm always left with a smile or scratching my head at the comments left by him, but one thing, I always laugh. Farley wanted to, so we are - John Holman(aka: Port-a-John) , congratulations on your Farley Cup!

Next, we have the I Take A Lot Of Pics Of My Car And Post Them On My Blog Award. Now this one is a hard one to accomplish seeing as you have to spend a lot of time traveling or in or around your car in order to get all these pics, but there is one lady who has accomplished it. We've lost count on how many there are, but you can go to her blog and within seconds see at least one pic of that "little convertible." Sis. Elms, you win another Farley, and I'll not comment on the Farley hat and glasses:)!

Now, for the Best Idea That Has Seemed to Fizzle Award. This award goes to an individual who had a great idea, but it's kind of hard to make an egg look like so many different people, so it stopped a few weeks back. James Cain, you get a Farley for effort!

Next we have the Why Do I Still Have a Blog Award. Probably not a hard one to figure out, but this blog jumps from Zach and Amber's wedding, back to Lori's wedding, back to Heidi being born, all the way back to Kassie and Joseph laughing in his kitchen in 2007, all on the first page of her blog; proving her love for blogging with every gap. Priscilla Brunhilda, you win a Farley!

The next two awards are given for in-house accomplishments on Dubya, Inc.

The first one is for the Best GIBI. For those who don't know, GIBI stands for Good Idea/Bad Idea and is listed once a week on our blog as a service to the public just in case you should try some of these little things in life. As a priority, we want to keep our viewers well informed and safe, so it is our duty to post these every Monday morning. Some have happened and some are just good ideas.... and bad ideas. Anyway, here's this year's Best GIBI. It is one that happened to a good friend of mine who shall remain nameless, but lives in the DFW area and has his own blog. I happened to be on the phone with him when it happened and it became quite funny. Congrats to Jason.... OOPS, I mean my friend.

The next award is for the Most Comments Left To A 2008 Dubya Post Award. This award is pretty self explanatory so for time constraints, I will just give the award. Good Bye Moto, you win the Farley.

This next award goes for a pet of one of our viewers. Farley was concerned when he saw this pic and wanted to try and make the pet feel a bit better by giving it an award. This year's Best Pic of Pet Award goes to a dog that discovered what running across the big blue hole in the ground will do. Cookie, you win a Farley!

Next we have the I Keep People Reading Award. This award goes to a blog that, well... keeps people reading which is pretty important when you are a Blogger. This year's Farley goes to Holley Life and Times, which has probably 200,000 hits by now(we would know this though, because SOMEBODY took their counter off.)

Next we have the Best Pic of the Week, which automatically goes to Sis. Kassie because she's the one who does this whole Pic of the Week thing. So, Sis. Kassie, here's your Farley for this pic.

And last, but not least, we have our #1 Farley Fan Award. This award usually goes to an individual who is caught in the act of wearing a Farley Hat and sunglasses, BUT this year, Farley decided to give an award to a person who is always looking out for Dubya, Inc. looking for ways to improve our sight and sightings. This person, recently reported a Farley Fan sighting but simply didn't have her camera ready. He would have made a great award recipient, but we'll give the Farley to Julie K. Shahan instead. Thank you for all you do to help us out at Dubya, Inc.

Well, we hope you've enjoyed this 2008 edition of the FCA's and we hope you'll join us next year at this same time for the 2009 FCA's. Until then, keep blogging!

-approved by Farley Wells, CMDI who sure does like the look of his Farley Cup.

IT'S COMING!!!!!

The Second Annual: Farley Wells, Farley Cup Awards!
Will there be previous winners awarded a second year in a row??
Will your blog be one of the chosen few??
Will there be a dog awarded a Farley Cup??
Probably, considering Farley hasn't ventured too far outside of our blogging community.

So join us, this weekend for the Second Annual: Farley Cup Awards

-approved by an extremely excited Farley Wells, CMDI.

Farley Awards

Yes, it's that time of year. Time for Farley to hand out a trophy to all those who have put in long, hard, hours to show the world just what your blog is made of. This year, we have many new award winners taking home the silver cup. In fact, ALL of our winners are new, considering this is the first of such awards given. So, to all, congratulations this year on a job well done. Remember, these results are based on what Farley Wells thinks and does not necessarily reflect the views of the author or his affiliates. Dubya, Inc. holds no responsibility for the outcome, other than minor persuasions here and there......huhmm... Anyway, lets get started:

Best Blog Layout Award - Farley has done extensive research and has viewed each blog considered and has based his results on a tidy, eye catching, original looking blog. There were many to choose from out there, but only one could win the Farley Cup. The 2007 Best Blog Layout Award goes to The Holley Life and Times. Congratulations!!

I Forgot I Had A Blog Award - This award was a difficult one to choose. There seems to be many people who have seemed to forget they even have a blog. They create one and then just walk away. Why? We don't know. This year's award for the most forgotten blog goes to someone who went above and beyond and seemed to have left her blog in San Francisco. Congratulations Priscilla!!!

I Change My Profile Photo More Than Anyone Award - This award goes to a young lady who seems to change her profile pic more than she changes her posts!! Again, why? We don't know. I wonder if she's a close friend to the previous award winner?? Congratulations to none other than Sis. Kassie and your "Bog."

Best Poll Analyst Award - This award goes to a close friend who made a tremendous move and created a much broader viewing audience by hiring an employee. We know this because his new employee told us so. Congratulations to Aprelle Coleman, Poll Analyst for the Dialogue of Joseph James

Most Cheerful Blog Award - This award goes to a highly respected lady whom we all love dearly. Her blog always seems to put a smile on your face and just make you feel good just by reading it on a daily basis. She recently topped 50,000 hits and still counting. The blog is called Echoes from the Elms. Congratulations Sis. Elms! See, there's another reason to smile!

Most Slideshows Award - We can probably all figure this one out pretty quick. She's all ready won one award tonight. She probably has more slideshows on her blog than Rockyou.com could ever produce and we all sit, watch, and enjoy no matter if there's two pictures on it or 200!! Once again, the winner is Sis. Elms!!

Most Memorable Post Award - This award humbled me. Farley looked way back in the archives to find this one from a blog my wife and I started a year ago. It's a post most all of you will remember of the ill fated day the black purse went on to it's reward. My dog made it possible and tonight the Most Memorable Post Award is Jorgie's Criminal Offense. Thank you Farley for your thoughtfulness.

Most Random Picture Award - This award is an "in-house" award given to the most random picture displayed on "Dubya, Inc." or it's affiliate "Kim and Lynn." We had a tie and decided to let it stand. This pic of Kassie and this one of.... well, Jorgie and I mixed topped the list at number 1.

Best "My Celebrity Look Alikes" Award - This award came as a shock to me, but yet it didn't. A very deserving winner of the Farley Cup, Don't you think?

Most Humorous Blog Award - The winner of this award keeps Farley and I in stitches most of the time. I think its because I share a similar sense of humor with him. I visit his blog on a consistent basis and always seem to actually "LOL" when I read it. Congratulations Bruce! Keep the Humorousness.... or Humorocity flowin'!

And last but not least, we have The #1 Farley Fan Award - This award goes to a person who goes above and beyond the call of duty to show that they are a true "Farley Fan." They don't have a Farley Fan logo on their blog(which I'm working on.) They actually live their "Fan-hood." This year's Farley Cup for the #1 Farley Fan goes to...... oh my goodness!!! A THIRD award winner of the night!!! Sis. Elms!!! Congratulations and thank you for all you do to show what a true Farley Fan is.

Join us this time next year for another edition of the Farley Cup Awards.

-approved by Farley Wells, CMDI