Looks like the Houston Press has expanded its Best of Houston awards to cover a wider variety of blogs. That was probably overdue by at least a year, but better late than never. My hearty congratulations to Slampo (who won the new Best Local City Life Blog award), to HoustonSoReal (who ended my two-year run as Best Local Blog; the readers' choice was HouStoned), and to a couple of blogs that are probably not safe to read at work.

And as long as I'm handing out the kudos, props to 'stina's sister Claudia for her award. I think my fave so far this year among the other awards is the Best Use of Taxpayer Dollars, which is sure to get a hot reaction in certain quarters. Enjoy!