I’ve been running all of my sites on Movable Type for a few years now, but I have watched with interest as Matt has developed WordPress. Now at version 1.5, the software is maturing almost as fast as the boy himself! It only seems fitting that Runner-Up would give WordPress a go.

One drawback is that all your precious comments are, poof, gone! Please don’t let that deter you from tediously re-entering all your thoughts from the past year of Runner-Up entries. In fact, this might be a good opportunity to go back and read all those entries.

This July, the 6th World Masters Games will be held in Edmonton, Alberta. Now, “Masters” doesn’t mean you’re necessarily the best. It’s a term usually applied to athletes who are a little older than the average professional. In road races, for example, a master is usually anyone 40 or over (that’s me waving hello!). But in some events, such as aquatics, you can be a master at just 25.

The World Masters Games will bring together more than 20,000 spectators and participants (many are both) to compete in 27 sports over ten days. Billed as the largest multi-sport festival on Earth, these games truly are an Olympiad for the masses!