Thinking bloggers

Imagine my surprise when I discovered that I’ve been given a “Thinking Blogger’s Award” by Andrea over at Colouring Outside the Lines. I suspect that I got the award for the tongue-in-cheek nature of my posts rather than my ability to make people think. I am not choosy, so Ill take what I can get, thank you very much.
It is quite a task, I discovered, to choose 5 people I can pass the award on to. I have many favourite blogs, all of which leaves me with something to ponder about on a daily basis.
After giving it some thought, I decided to tag five special ladies on my blogroll, three of whom (Michelle, Beauty and Andrea) have already been nominated by other bloggers. (Do I know how to pick them or what?)

1. Moonflake. I have admired her razor sharp wit and dedication to debugging many of the myths, urban legends and unfounded claims, I come across in newspapers, magazines and the web. Call her my “go to” girl, if you like. Her “Midweek Cuckoo” is a joy to read and she pulls no punches and leaves no stone unturned in getting to the bottom of things. Intelligent content and well thought out arguments, guarantees her a spot on my list. (Did I mention she HATES memes?)
2. LiveWire at In the blink of an eye. From battling with re-location, new jobs, buying a new car, sticking it to the man and hilarious commentary, there is always something there that I can identify with or relate to.
   LiveWire, or Lucy as I call her, has been a regular visitor to my blog for as long as I can remember. Her no-nonsense attitude and sharp wit always puts a smile on my face. This is one lady who always speaks her mind.
3. Katt at The Katt Box. What do you get when you put take a city girl and leave her on a farm on the outskirts Port Elizabeth? You get Katt of course!
   From Flyboy and his flying antics, to knitting jerseys, outdoor camping or dealing with bugs and the many other animals that plague her life, her writing is open and honest and speaks volumes to the type of person she is.
4. Buddess at Oodles of Noodles of Fun. The only things bigger than heart and her love of people is her love of rugby and her positive outlook on life. She is the kind of woman you’d want to take home to meet your parents any day of the week.
   She plays a mean game of pool (gentleman beware!) and as they say in Afrikaans, “sy vat nie kak van kabouters nie”.
5. Terri at Terri’s Web Stuff. An aspirant writer. A salsa dancer. A traveler. A biker chick. A working mom. A Saffa in a strange land. Need I say more?
   It is impossible not to be drawn to her blog and be mesmerised by her writing. For a taste of what it is like living in the land of the leprechaun, hop on over to Terri’s site asap.

The Thinking Blogger Award Rules:
If you were named above and choose to carry this meme forward, remember to tag only those bloggers who stimulate your cortex … or something like that. Please make sure you pass the rules to the blogs you are tagging.
If, and only if, you have been tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think. Link to the original post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme.
Optional: Proudly display your ‘Thinking Blogger Award’ with a link to the post that you wrote (here is an alternative silver version if gold doesn’t fit your blog).