February 26th, 2010
Super Fantastic Blog Contest 2010! Contest! Prizes!
Okay people. This is serious. I have painful, crippling and hopefully short-lived blog writer’s block. I have started no fewer than three blogs today only to do the virtual version of balling up the paper and tossing it into the trash.
Maybe it’s stress, maybe it’s excess houseguests, maybe it’s because I start school next week and my brain is atrophied from my two-month vacation.
I don’t know.
However, my disorder will work to your gain. I’m hosting my first ever contest. Here’s the skinny – and remember, I’m a teacher, and very serious about rules:
The objective is this: name my next blog topic, tell me what to write about and I will pick the best topic.
Here’s what you win: In addition to a hearty thank you and a shout out on the blog – I will send you one randomly chosen item from my house. It might be big, it might be small, it might have claws and need a litter box, it’s a surprise, like a virtual grab bag.
RULES:
I can’t think of any rules, it’s anarchy. Know this though, the winner will be chosen arbitrarily, and under the influence of box wine. Think accordingly.
Respond here or on Facebook or Twitter – I judge all entries equally.
Give me a challenge people!
Blog Topic:
The persistence of memory. Or of magic. (Or does that count as two? Either way.) Define as you will.
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Emily Holman Your comment is awaiting moderation.
February 27th, 2010 at 9:23 am
I’m not a blogger – maybe I should be, but I’d much rather hear your voice talking! I’ve got so many topics I’d like to hear about! I’ll try to include websites for info wherever possible. So here goes my list of wishes:
The Invisible Children and Joseph Kony – amazing how many people have no clue there is a genocide happening right now primarily performed by and against children. http://www.invisiblechildren.com/aboutic
What is the Qian Xuesen question? Maybe the U.S. has something their education doesn’t? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/world/asia/27iht-letter.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee because they give dignity to these gentle giants. http://www.elephants.com/
The carbon released when a whale is killed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8538033.stm
The story of how the Guggenheim Museum in Balboa, Spain was built and how it saved a city from poverty. http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/index.php?idioma=en
Just for fun, you could sponsor a dark matter treasure hunt! The winner receives accolades from the scientific community and years of grief trying to prove their discovery! http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/dark-matter-search-on-earth-100125.html
Would you take a commercial flight into space? http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/
Did anyone else cry when Daddy, Cesar Millan’s dog, died? http://www.cesarsway.com/
The story of Emmett Till – just because few of the students I meet have any clue who he is. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/till/
I hope this at least triggers something you’d like to talk about. I haven’t gone through your history of blogs – you may have covered one and all of these topics already.
Em
Oh – and if you send me a cat, I’ll send three back.
Excellent Topics! Keep ‘em comin’ I still have to figure out how to bubble wrap the ‘prize’ while accounting for claws fangs….
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