Woody Allen once said, "Eighty percent of success is showing up."

Now that VIX and More has been showing up for four years, this formerly whimsical [1] electronic playpen that is dedicated to tilting at statistical windmills now has all the earmarks of a veteran mainstream investment blog. I like to think I continue to straddle the fence between both worlds, but it is nice to occasionally be lumped in with some luminaries who tread down a more traditional path.

Today, for instance, Zack Miller of New Rules of Investing [2] is out with his Super Bowl Team: Online Finance's Best [3]. The list includes some excellent bloggers, categorized according to their appropriate football position (including coaches, special teams players, a statistician, a referee and even a cheerleader), along with a brief descriptions of some of the blogging/football characteristics they bring to the game. VIX and More is delighted to be picked as part of the Super Bowl group, teamed up with Meb Faber (of World Beta [4]) and James Altucher (of Stockpickr [5] and seemingly many other places) as defensive backs.

Miller describes the trio as follows:

"These guys are quick, some of the best athletes on the field. Most importantly, they need to be able to cover the offense deep over the air while being strong/aggressive enough to step up and make a play on the ground."

There are some excellent blogs on this group and I am honored to be mentioned in their company.

For the record, VIX and More has been mentioned on several all-star blogging teams in the past. Five awards [6] that spring quickly to mind are:

• Super Bowl Team: Online Finance's Best [7] (Zack Miller, New Rules of Investing [8] - 2/8/10)
• The Periodic Table of Finance Bloggers [9] (Joshua Brown, The Reformed Broker [10] - 11/2/09)
• Top Finance Blogs of 2008 [11] (Jared Woodard, Condor Options [12] - 12/20/08)
• Top 100 Day Trading Blogs [13] (CurrencyTrading.net [14] - 8/7/07)
• Top 30 Financial Blogs [15] (The dk Report [16] - 5/22/07)

For related posts on these subjects, readers are encouraged to check out:

• Converging Milestones [17]
• Recognition for VIX and More [18]

Disclosures: I am probably a better free safety than cover corner