Please join me in a big round of applause . . .

. . . for David McMahon, journalist, novelist, and author of the ever-delightful authorblog.

I marvel at his ability to keep producing the "verse and worse" feature, charm us with his photos, 

stories, and funny news snippets, and respond to e-mails.

But I especially appreciate how tirelessly he honors his tagline to be "Totally committed to encouraging excellence in others."

I have discovered an outrageous number of fine writers and photographers by checking out his "Post of the Day" feature, and if I don't stop adding to my blog roll soon, I'm going to turn into one giant belly roll!

In all seriousness, David is helping us build a lovely community, and I truly appreciate people who do that, whether in physical or cyber space. I suspect some fine friendships have emerged thanks to the connections he has made happen. I hope you'll take a moment and as he encourages the rest of us: Do pay him a visit and leave a comment if you have time.

Hats off to you, David!

(And thank you for today's POTD shout out!)

Image by smoorenburg