I take that as a compliment, Spitfire Boy! ;)

Nick and John:
There are four basic ways of depicting a moving object:
1) Subject sharp, background sharp.
2) Subject sharp, background blurred.
3) Subject blurred, background blurred.
4) Subject blurred, background sharp.
This is a "subject sharp, background blurred". I put a lot of blur on the background, to suggest motion, and only a little blur on the subject. That's why it's not, "blended". It isn't supposed to "blend". In "Layne Suhr", the subject is also sharp and the background blurred, although there it's most noticeable in the foreground. ;)
I can't help but notice that whenever I start to get too many compliments on images that those who have otherwise been silent tend to come out of the woodwork with critique. Just can't stand it, eh? ;D