Excitement is Building; Bribes Are Not YET Being Accepted; Questions To Be Answered
January 12th, 2007 at 10:46 am by Dee O'Neil Andrews
I have to tell you the Finding Direction Judges are most excited about the quality of photos that are coming in already. Eight entries have been received from six contestants, two of whom are non-blogging readers, so far, with one contestant (one of the non-blogging readers) sending in three good ones.
Competition is going to be stiff, the Judges can tell. And, already, thinly disguised bribes have thrown out and abuses are in the making. No names will be named, YET, but warnings are given. The Finding Direction Judges are not up above a little corruption if and when the best offer comes in. So if you want to make a difference, consider your offer carefully realizing that only the best bribes (er, offers) will be accepted.
Ignore that last paragraph - that was all just said in jest as everyone of you knows good and well the Finding Direction Judges have impeccable credentials, as humble officers of the court, being old fashioned, hang your shingle out attorneys (peruse the "Resume" tab at the top of the page here), and such persons are far above the pits of corruption that bring some prideful politicians and pundits down.
Actually, the offers so far have been rather "cute" in the Finding Direction Judges' eyes, which appeals to the Finding Direction Judges' inner child and made the Finding Direction Judges have some good laughs, so all is well with the world AND the ongoing 2nd Annual FDWDPC.
Moving on.
A few questions have come up which need to be addressed. First, fellow blogger Patrick Mead is concerned that the size of the photo he sent in might not be big enough for the Finding Direction Judges to see very well to determine whether it might look good as desktop wallpaper or not. He assured the Finding Direction Judges that he was not attempting to offer a bribe by suggesting that he could send in a larger version the would look great as desktop wallpaper and the FD Judges didn't take his offer that way, so all is well there. In fact, the photo he sent in is plenty large and the FD Judges appreciate his concern. Patrick, being of the William Wallace Scottish tradition, would never stoop to inducing bribes and the Judges did not think that he did.
Then fellow blogger Greg England asked in comment last night whether or not he could send in multiple entries and somehow be entitled to a cash prize for, the FD Judges suppose, wearing them down with the number of entries so that they felt that the expenditure of some prize money was good riddance. Actually, that's not a bad idea. Winning money. The FD Judges would be all for that if they had extra around to dole out. However, due the the enormous expenses of the house building project in which the FD Judges are engaged (with one of the early entrants, by the way, who has just a "slight" inside edge in the contest, but these things can't be helped) no monetary awards will be given this time. Perhaps next time, if the planned TV ministry that the psycho-dog Chipper is considering comes through and donations are received by the FD Judges to use for "charity" purposes over here in blogland.
But that is a stretch, so don't count on it.
Finally, fellow blogger Brad Palmore, who lives in suburban Virginia and who couldn't find a drop of water this morning anywhere in his neigborhood (read his comment from this morning at the last post, it's hilarious) asked if he could be considered for a special "non-water category" due to his difficult circumstances. For this question, the FD Judges refer the readers back to the winners post (here) for last summer's 1st Annual Finding Direction Summer Desktop Photo Contest (when the subject was trees) wherein the esteemed fellow blogger, and editor of that heralded publication Christian Chronicle, Bobby Ross won the "Best Photo of a Tree Disguised as Kids" Award with the slightest hint of a tree off to one side of the photo of Bobby and his three kids in front of the Texas Rangers Baseball Stadium.
In other words, dispensations and special categories have been given before, so the FD Judges will honor that slight bend in the rules where circumstances make it necessary. The FD Judges have already stated that the term "winter" applies to the months, not the locations of the photos and that water is a relative term, including bird bath water, fountain water, bathtub water, whatever the contestant thinks might win. There could even be a special category of non-water photos. These situations will be determined on a case by case basis.
In other words, make your case a good one (and Brad has already done that in his comment this morning) and the FD Judges will accept it! So, Brad - not to worry - take your best shots (er, photo(s)) and you're in.
Okay, let's keep those entries coming. I know a lot of you read FD all the time without commenting, but you ALL take pictures, I'm confidant, so send me some good ones. I've received one already from a reader I'd never heard from before, so that's good! That's what it's all about. Christian camaraderie! Let the contest continue!
Cheers & Blessings to each of you today! Dee
Geez, Brad, give us a break! You can sling a dead cat and hit the White House from where you live … all you need to find water is take a picture of any Repbullican in DC. There’s got to be tears on those guys. What about pictures of the soggy carpet pulled from your offices after the flood?
As for the “No $$” rule … what’s a budding televangelist to think of that?? No money, no motive. What’s this world coming to?
If you ever have a “most mournful sound” contest, a tape recording of the psycho-pup on most any afternoon around 5 prior to being walked would be a sure winner!
While the “no money, no motive” rule may apply in some circles, Greg, and certainly among most, if not all televangelists, the 2nd Annual FDWDPC is above such a level and the contestants enter for the outstanding prestige offered, not the money.
There are just a few things in life more important than monetary gain and while the FD Judges can’t think of any specifically, other than winning in the 2nd Annual FDWDPC, the Judges are such there are some. The Judges are just too busy perusing the entries thus far received and fielding questions to be on a quest for non-monetary incentives.
As for the idea of holding a “most mournful sound” contest or the like - that’s not a bad idea and, in fact, the FD Judges have been considering podcasting as the next step in the growth of the FD blog. Thus, the FD Judges will see what they can do to perhaps initiate further sound recording contests, which idea presents excellent possibilities.
Cheers!
I’m working on the perfect picture to remove the crown from the queen of bottom feeders.
We have very little winter water in Las Vegas, but maybe I can get creative with a bathtub/bubbles shot of my little ones? Of course, as soon as I started thinking this, my husband calls to tell me that it’s SNOWING in the parking lot where he works, about two miles from home. I opened the blinds to see if we were getting any flakes (thinking, “wow, I can get a SNOW shot from Las Vegas of all places”), but alas, nothing. Maybe hubby can get a shot with his phone/camera - although I expect it won’t make for a great desktop picture.