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I like awards. It's good to be recognized for your work. I haven't received very many: a couple of horse show prizes, a plaque for an article I wrote, like, 10 years ago, and a yellow ribbon featuring a monkey unpeeling a banana. (It was a Good Eater Award.) Last year, when I was picking up the frames for our annual Vidy Awards, I bought myself an ice-skating trophy at the awards store. But I don't really consider that an award I received (although I insisted on having it engraved).
But unlike...