Can't think of a blog post: Here's 100 Suggestions
Often when I talk to people about blogging, regardless if they are in or not, they say it's hard to think about something to write about. I understand. And being the solutions oriented dude that I am, I decided to try something.
I'm going to type the first 100 blog posts I can think of, let's see what comes out:
- When's the last time you cried and why did you?
- How long has it been since you laughed and what does laughter mean to you?
- Whose your favorite figure skater of all time and why?
- (Related to that) Dick Button vs. Scott Hamilton, whose better?
- When was the first time you realized that your vote didn't make a difference and have you voted since then?
- What TV show do you remember most from your childhood and why?
- What character from any one of the Love Boat, Laverne & Shirley or Happy Days do you feel most closely matches who you are?
- If you could choose anyone in the world to be our president who would it be?
- Describe the last sunrise or sunset you watched and if you can't remember describe how that might feel.
- What's your favorite website and why?
- If you could ask George Bush 5 questions, what would they be?
- What does "best friend" mean to you and do you have one currently and who was your best friend from childhood?
- If you could change the date of Christmas, when would you change it to? (forget the birth of Jesus thing, everyone else does)
- What was your favorite book as a child and do you have a copy of it?
- Jesus or Gandhi, who would you rather meet?
- If you could take one picture out of all that you have to capture your essence, which would it be?
- Talk about another language that you know or if you don't know one talk about how that feels and what you would want to learn.
- Write about all 3 meals (or more) that you had today and whether there's any pattern to them.
- What does love mean to you?
- Is hate the opposite of love?
- Who is your favorite Simpsons character and why?
- David Letterman or Jay Leno whose better?
- What do you think of bloggers? (even me if you want!)
- What is your most memorable New Year's Eve?
- What is your religion and do you still practice it?
- Is there a God? (sorry, I'm on a vibe here....)
- What is the most beautiful thing you've ever seen?
- What one thing did you see or hear today that caught your attention?
- Who is the best stand up comic of all time?
- If you could ask Saddam Hussein any 5 questions what would they be?
- Do you remember your dreams?
- If you could do anything for the rest of your life, what would it be?
- What's the thing you fear most in life?
- If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for?
- Write about the last time you saw a group of children and how it made you feel.
- Dog or cat person?
- Best actor/actress. Worst actor/actress.
- What city is most interesting to you that you haven't visited?
- If you are single, write about your last date (no matter how long ago or weird it was!)
- If you are married, write about your first date!
- If you are gay, write about ANYTHING....there's not enough out there to tell the story of how discriminatory we are against gays!
- Whose your favorite sports teams?
- What tv shows have you watched in the past and regretted? (90210...Melrose Place....)
- Do you own a TV and if you do and you meet someone who doesn't, how arrogant are they?
- What album did you listen to most as a youngster and do you still have it?
- When's the last time you told someone special that you loved them? (make a list)
- Link to a story about anything that's important to you and share it and comment on it.
- Go public with a "fetish" like the History Channel or Behind the Music.
- Write about what reality shows you watch and what you think of them.
- Which reality show "star" would you like to meet most?
- Write about the first time your heart was broken.
- Write about the last time your heart was broken.
- Describe your first day of school that you remember and connect it to your child's first day if you have one.
- Write about anything, and i mean ANYTHING your child does.
- Why is I capitalized in English?
- What are your favorite words and why?
- Write about losing your parents.
- Write about how much you love your parents.
- Write about how you think your child saw an event that you both watched together.
- Why are people obsessed with the weather? And if you watch the Weather Channel, why?
- If you could choose any historical figure as a weather person, who would it be?
- If you could transport yourself back to any one moment in time of history when would it be?
- What's your favorite restaurant and why?
- Write a review of a book.
- What's the most embarrassing moment you've ever witnessed, live?
- Do you believe in reincarnation?
- What do you feel most guilty about?
- Is pride beneficial?
- If you could ask God to explain why any one musical group became popular that made no sense and God answered, what group would you ask about?
- Do you think God is male?
- If you eat sushi and love it, why?
- What do you remember about 9/11?
- If you could change anything right now, what would it be?
- If you are a woman, what one thing do you wish men would get?
- If you are a man, when's the last time you've thought that you were sensitive?
- Willie Wonka: Gene Wilder or Johnny Depp?
- What's the greatest sporting event you ever saw live?
- Bill Gates: Good or Bad?
- What's the worst movie you've ever seen?
- What does passion mean to you?
- Name your 10 favorite outfits of all time.
- If you're a man, have you ever gotten a manicure/pedicure?
- Keep a log of your wedding planning experience (it would be really interesting if a guy and a gal did this separately.)
- Do you think that the US is the greatest country in the world and why? Answer the same question from the point of view of a person from France.
- Who will be the first woman president?
- Do you think this country is racist?
- NASCAR: Do you love it and if so why?
- What 5 things would you take to a show and tell to a kindergarten class?
- Is parenting hard and if it is, was it hard today?
- Richard Pryor or Jerry Seinfeld: who was/is better?
- Do you play fantasy sports and if you did and don't anymore, does it change your interest level in sports?
- What gift have you received in life that is most precious?
- How do you deal with hurt?
- What is your favorite flower and when was the last time anyone gave you a bouquet including them?
- If you are a man, how do you think it would be to deal with menstruation? (sorry, getting a little tired....)
- Name your 5 favorite olympic moments.
- Do you sing/dance in the house when you're alone?
- Kenneth Cole or Ralph Lauren: whose better?
- Brad Pitt: as a guy, can you admit that he's hot?
- Write about a really silly post that this one dude did about 100 blog post topics.
Whew! I'll have to read this again later!

Nice list - thanks for the ideas.
Found you on Google.
Posted by: Rob | January 16, 2007 at 05:05 AM
Thanx, this list will prove useful for me.
Posted by: Hal | May 09, 2007 at 09:36 PM