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Friday, December 28, 2012
Answers to the Alphabet
These Blogging from A to Z subjects are brought to you by Nicole at The Madlab Post...
Today marks the day that the Alphabet Soup series is going on a hiatus, so I am offering up the following prompts that can be used as themes or topics during the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. It is my hope that these blog post subject ideas will help get those of you experiencing some writer’s block through the entire alphabet with little to no fuss.
Adolescent Art - Scan or photograph one of your favorite (or least favorite) pieces of artwork that you made during your childhood years. This can be a sculpture, collage, painting, drawing, sketch or some other type of art that you made in school, church, at summer camp, etc. you get the picture.
Bake or Broil - Compare different foods that you think are better when prepared one way compared to the other. Does fish come out better when broiled? Is chicken more moist when baked? Do an experiment or share with readers a point of view based on your previous cooking and/or tasting experiences.
Censorship Commentary - Answer the question: Does censorship make you feel like you’re being shortchanged in the context of your ability to enjoy and/or absorb a television show, movie or song that you know has been edited for broadcast purposes?
Doomsday - If the world was ending at the end of April 2013, how would you spend your time between now and then?
Embarrassment - Describe an embarrassing experience that you once had that would not embarrass you if it occurred today.
Fortune vs. Forbes - Read the current issues of both magazines and write a review on them, focusing on which one you would be more likely to want to read again and why.
Goodwill - Mention an act of goodwill that you received from another person within the last year; Or, mention an act of goodwill that you provided to someone else within the last year.
Hugh Hefner - Identify some things that one group of people (bloggers, parents, business owners, celebrities, seniors, etc.) can learn from the Playboy tycoon. Your post can be comical or serious or inspirational or whatever.
Illuminati - Describe the most absurd “discovery” that you read or hear from someone regarding the activities of this secret group.
Jumping Jacks - Conduct an exercise experiment by timing yourself doing 100 jumping jacks every day for one week and blog about your findings including how long it took you to do them, if you had to stop to take a break and how you felt before and after doing them. Did the exercise make you tired or did it boost your energy?
Killing with Kindness - Share your experiences with the “Kill them with Kindness” saying, focusing on whether or not you think it works in all circumstances; sharing tips, if any, that you may have for others who find it difficult to practice this in their lives.
Lapsed Laws - Blog about a particular law that you think is too old to be still on the books.
Muses - Do you have a muse? If so, what is it? If not, do you think there are benefits to having one or does it really matter?
Neverland - If you could build your own version of Neverland Ranch, what would it contain?
Offensive Oppositions - Blog about a gesture or behavior, etc. that usually offends most people, except you.
Prince and Princesses - Highlight a real-life prince or princess that is little known among the masses.
Qdoba - Compare the quality of two different restaurant locations that you visited, paying attention to customer service, state of the food (did it seem stale, was it hot, etc.) and atmosphere.
Rich Reflections - Define what makes your life rich.
Satirical Secrets to (Fill in the Blank) - List humorous “secrets” to parenting, completing the A to Z Challenge, finding the best parking spot, preventing wrinkles in clothes, aging well or whatever topic you are interested in poking fun at.
Timeless Toys - Highlight a few toys that you believe will never go out of style.
Utterly Unattractive - List some unattractive traits that you find in the opposite sex or in the general population.
Victory - Blog about a time in your life when you felt most accomplished and what it took for you to get there.
Mr. Winkle - Do you think this is a real dog or a marketing ploy? If the former applies, what do you think Mr. Winkle is mixed with? Do you think mixed breeds are a blessing or a curse? Does the Mr. Winkle phenomenon beneficial to the importance of bringing more awareness to animal welfare and animal shelters or does it exploit our western culture’s obsession with stardom, fandom and materialism?
X Games - Blog about a high profile X Games participant or some X Games controversy that might be of interest to sports fanatics.
Yokozuna - Offer some background information on the significance of this particular wrestling rank; Or, just highlight the name of the WWF guy who had this name. Your choice.
Zipcar - If you’ve used this car sharing service, blog about your experiences; If this does not apply, then compare the service to car pooling, focusing on which one you think would be more useful.
Have a Good Friday, Everybody!
Nicole
Also @MadlabPost on Twitter
Today marks the day that the Alphabet Soup series is going on a hiatus, so I am offering up the following prompts that can be used as themes or topics during the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. It is my hope that these blog post subject ideas will help get those of you experiencing some writer’s block through the entire alphabet with little to no fuss.
Adolescent Art - Scan or photograph one of your favorite (or least favorite) pieces of artwork that you made during your childhood years. This can be a sculpture, collage, painting, drawing, sketch or some other type of art that you made in school, church, at summer camp, etc. you get the picture.
Bake or Broil - Compare different foods that you think are better when prepared one way compared to the other. Does fish come out better when broiled? Is chicken more moist when baked? Do an experiment or share with readers a point of view based on your previous cooking and/or tasting experiences.
Censorship Commentary - Answer the question: Does censorship make you feel like you’re being shortchanged in the context of your ability to enjoy and/or absorb a television show, movie or song that you know has been edited for broadcast purposes?
Doomsday - If the world was ending at the end of April 2013, how would you spend your time between now and then?
Embarrassment - Describe an embarrassing experience that you once had that would not embarrass you if it occurred today.
Fortune vs. Forbes - Read the current issues of both magazines and write a review on them, focusing on which one you would be more likely to want to read again and why.
Goodwill - Mention an act of goodwill that you received from another person within the last year; Or, mention an act of goodwill that you provided to someone else within the last year.
Hugh Hefner - Identify some things that one group of people (bloggers, parents, business owners, celebrities, seniors, etc.) can learn from the Playboy tycoon. Your post can be comical or serious or inspirational or whatever.
Illuminati - Describe the most absurd “discovery” that you read or hear from someone regarding the activities of this secret group.
Jumping Jacks - Conduct an exercise experiment by timing yourself doing 100 jumping jacks every day for one week and blog about your findings including how long it took you to do them, if you had to stop to take a break and how you felt before and after doing them. Did the exercise make you tired or did it boost your energy?
Killing with Kindness - Share your experiences with the “Kill them with Kindness” saying, focusing on whether or not you think it works in all circumstances; sharing tips, if any, that you may have for others who find it difficult to practice this in their lives.
Lapsed Laws - Blog about a particular law that you think is too old to be still on the books.
Muses - Do you have a muse? If so, what is it? If not, do you think there are benefits to having one or does it really matter?
Neverland - If you could build your own version of Neverland Ranch, what would it contain?
Offensive Oppositions - Blog about a gesture or behavior, etc. that usually offends most people, except you.
Prince and Princesses - Highlight a real-life prince or princess that is little known among the masses.
Qdoba - Compare the quality of two different restaurant locations that you visited, paying attention to customer service, state of the food (did it seem stale, was it hot, etc.) and atmosphere.
Rich Reflections - Define what makes your life rich.
Satirical Secrets to (Fill in the Blank) - List humorous “secrets” to parenting, completing the A to Z Challenge, finding the best parking spot, preventing wrinkles in clothes, aging well or whatever topic you are interested in poking fun at.
Timeless Toys - Highlight a few toys that you believe will never go out of style.
Utterly Unattractive - List some unattractive traits that you find in the opposite sex or in the general population.
Victory - Blog about a time in your life when you felt most accomplished and what it took for you to get there.
Mr. Winkle - Do you think this is a real dog or a marketing ploy? If the former applies, what do you think Mr. Winkle is mixed with? Do you think mixed breeds are a blessing or a curse? Does the Mr. Winkle phenomenon beneficial to the importance of bringing more awareness to animal welfare and animal shelters or does it exploit our western culture’s obsession with stardom, fandom and materialism?
X Games - Blog about a high profile X Games participant or some X Games controversy that might be of interest to sports fanatics.
Yokozuna - Offer some background information on the significance of this particular wrestling rank; Or, just highlight the name of the WWF guy who had this name. Your choice.
Zipcar - If you’ve used this car sharing service, blog about your experiences; If this does not apply, then compare the service to car pooling, focusing on which one you think would be more useful.
Have a Good Friday, Everybody!
Nicole
Also @MadlabPost on Twitter
Friday, December 21, 2012
Letter Play - Over and Out!
The following blog photos are brought to you by Nicole at The Madlab Post...
It’s time for Letter Play - Where DIY activities, cinema and life offline collide!
Marking the very last post for Letter Play 2012 and Letter O in this Friday Fun Time series, here are four O’s that I found on popular consumer goods. I wonder which among you devout Blogging from A-to-Zers can match the “O” to its accompanying grocery store item.
Marking the very last post for Letter Play 2012 and Letter O in this Friday Fun Time series, here are four O’s that I found on popular consumer goods. I wonder which among you devout Blogging from A-to-Zers can match the “O” to its accompanying grocery store item.
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NICOLE
Also @MadlabPost on Twitter
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Choose Your Own Apocalypse
Hello out there, A-to-Z'ers!
Assuming the world doesn't end until later in the day, it should be quite the party!
You see, while many people think the world really is going to end on Friday, the 21st, most of them can't agree on HOW. Will it be an alien invasion? Zombies? Collision with a mighty meteor? The super flu? Solar flares? Oh my, there are so many ways the world could conceivably end, but the question is, what do YOU think will happen?
Visit one of the following blogs to sign up:
Shannon: The Warrior Muse
Chuck: Apocalypse Now
Perhaps you've heard, or maybe not, but the world is ending Friday, December 21, 2012, or so say the Mayans (or at least the people who have decided this is what the Mayans had to say). What better way to ring in the end of the world than with a blog fest? Join Shannon, of The Warrior Muse, and Chuck, of Apocalypse Now, for the Choose Your Own Apocalypse Blog Fest, Friday, December 21, 2012.
Assuming the world doesn't end until later in the day, it should be quite the party!
You see, while many people think the world really is going to end on Friday, the 21st, most of them can't agree on HOW. Will it be an alien invasion? Zombies? Collision with a mighty meteor? The super flu? Solar flares? Oh my, there are so many ways the world could conceivably end, but the question is, what do YOU think will happen?
Visit one of the following blogs to sign up:
Shannon: The Warrior Muse
Chuck: Apocalypse Now
Friday, December 14, 2012
Alphabet Remix - Options for Oreos
These blogging prompts are brought to you by Nicole at The Madlab Post....
Today, Letter O is for one of the most popular snack items made by the Nabisco company -- Oreos! These classic chocolate cookies with a vanilla cream filling can be the focus of your Blogging from A to Z Challenge blog posts if you need a topic to write about. Here are some quick and easy ways to feature Oreo cookies for Letter O in April.
Odd Oreo Offerings
Review the oddest flavors of Oreos you’ve ever tasted or list varieties of these cookies that were only available for a limited amount of time -- such as Gingerbread Oreos.
Oreo Recipes
Share a recipe that uses Oreos as one of the main ingredients. You can also curate a listing of recipes that other people have created such as Cookies Stuffed with Oreos. If cooking isn’t your thing, you can also write a blog post that covers the history and/or significance of Deep Fried Oreos being served at Oktoberfest celebrations throughout the world.
Outrageously Outspoken on Oreos
Make a list of what you think is proper Oreo-eating etiquette. Go crazy and hold nothing back while writing your rules for eating Oreo cookies:
Is it best to open them and eat one side without the cream and then dunk the other side into milk? Do they taste better eaten dry or should they always be dipped in milk? What is the best flavor of milk to dip Oreos in before eating them -- regular, vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, almond or soy? Do they even need to be dipped in milk -- can they be dipped in other liquids such as Orange Juice? Should Oreos be dipped halfway or are they supposed to be completely covered in milk? What is the best time ratio between when an Oreo is dipped and when it is eaten that offers the less risk for it becoming soggy? Can Oreos be topped with condiments such as whipped cream? Should they be eaten for breakfast or remain as a dessert or snack?
Now onto other business, the winner of the Only One themed Alphabet Soup Game is...
Tina Downey at Life is Good. By correctly unscrambling all of the one-word movie titles that begin with Letter O, Tina reclaimed her title of Alphabet Wizard. Her prize package also includes the choice of a letter for the next Alphabet Soup game and the option to pick a theme for the Monday Movie Meme at my blog.
Congratulations Tina and, Have a Fun Friday, everybody!
NICOLE
Find Me @MadlabPost on Twitter
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