Yanked directly from a friend’s Facebook comment thread today:

Ambulance Driver: “Maybe not all liberalism is radical. But there seems to be a fundamental tenet of liberalism in that its adherents seem to see mankind as they wish it to be, not as it is, and they think the government is the way to shape reality to fit their ideal.”

JB On the Rocks: “Certainly. And there’s a large group of Conservatives that have the same fundamental belief, if one simply changes “Government” to “church.”"

AD: “Um… touché.”

JB: “Or, as I heard it so neatly put: ‘Government should stay away from my wallet and my bedroom.’ Can’t remember who said it, though… ”

If memory serves, I’m the one who said it, but I doubt I was the first.

The people have spoken, and A Day In The Life Of An Ambulance Driver is your Black Diamond Boots 2010 EMS Blog of the Year!

As a wise man once said, be humble in victory, and gracious in defeat.

But since humility does not become me, maybe the wisdom of Conan is more appropriate:

“What is best in life? To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!”

That’s like, the second best Ahnuld quote evah, right behind, “Get to da choppa!”

Seriously though, I’m honored. There were many wonderful EMS blogs to choose from, and if you don’t follow them all, you should.

I promise to all those who voted for me – including the 576 in Chicago, living and dead – I’ll get right on striving for whirled peas, and feeding the hungry. And the Slurpee machines are on the way people. I’ve got the unicorns delivering them.

… as your 2010 EMS Blog of The Year, I promise to feed the hungry, and strive for whirled peas.

And I’ll see to it that everyone gets their own Slurpee machine, and a pet unicorn that poops a rainbow of pure Skittles! I promise!

Sadly, for my female readers, I was unable to find a picture of a scantily clad, buff male paramedic anywhere on the internet. Plenty of pics of firefighters, but apparently paramedics are unwilling to debase themselves like that.

Either that, or we’re too busy saving lives and stamping out disease to work out enough to get a calendar-worthy body.

So instead, I will break out the Ultimate Weapon: baby pics!

Vote for my Daddy! Am I not adorable?

If my daddy doesn't win the contest, I may never get to go to Disneyland again!

You must pheer teh kewtness.

Vote now, and vote often!