It’s election time again when hundreds of Americans go to a Web form to make their opinions known concerning matters of absolutely no importance. Yes, I’m talking about the 2004 Weblog Awards.

You should all vote in as many categories (and as many times per category) as you wish, but I’d like to see some rancorous debate concerning the Best Tech Blog category.

As I see it, it comes down to the question, “Are you an Engadgeteer or a Gizmodon?”

Yes, both pretty much have exactly the same damn content every day. Both blend sarcastic wit and geekery. Both are blogsploitating corporate money machines.

Gizmodo is a member of the overexposed, NYC-pretentious, Wonkette-slinging Gawker Media network.

Engadget is a member of Weblogs Inc., which has “Inc.” in its name and makes a point on its corporate site of saying they run on Microsoft server software.

Choose carefully. This is the most important Weblogs award of our lifetime.

Driving home last night this gentleman in a Ford SVT Mustang Cobra passed me on the freeway.

It may not be clear in the picture, but his license plate reads “VNMSSS” and that lump in the passenger seat is a larger than life stuffed cobra. Apparently he got the Taking The Metaphor Too Far option.

Are soooooo totally almost over. Gawker receives an e-mail from a production assistant on the forks-in-your-eyes bad Christmas at Rockefeller Center show.

Looks like Giambi and Bonds were juicing up. Shocker. I can’t think of any other athlete’s who got nearly twice as good at their craft after 35. He says ‘I thought it was arthritis creme!’ BS. I think he’s a worse defacer of the game than Rose. No records for him, no Hall of Fame. Banned for life. Your thoughts, baseball lovers? (Disclaimer – I’d rather watch football, hockey, college basketball, college baseball, soccer or golf over pro baseball – except in October. So, I’m no purist or historian.)

Here’s how it’ll go down, featuring not-at-all-heavy-handed narration.