Yesterday, I participated in the Tuesday4 that was about reflections on blogging. One of the questions was how did you come up with the name. My very first blog post ten years ago was about the name, so I'm rerunning here to better answer the question. BTW, I had no idea what my first post was about until I looked it up.
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What's in a name?
I've been toying with writing a blog for a while now and decided it was time to put thoughts into actions. It all seemed so simple. Use one of the free blog sites and start writing. But wait, what was it going to be about and what would I call it? My kids advised me that I needed a subject or it would be nothing more than an online journal. Well, since I'm not that knowledgeable or passionate about any one subject, I decided that it would be personal reflections. My idea was to make comments about things I experience or see around me that other people may be able to relate to. Now what to name it. Not as easy as it would seem. With the millions of blogs out there, there's not much left to choose from.
My first idea was Observations of an everyday boring life. However, it was suggested that I don't need to tell people ahead of time that my life is often boring. Next I played with, Run of the mill, Matter of fact, and So on and so forth. All taken. Next was Watching paint Dry, but that was taken also with actual web cams set up to watch paint dry. How about Dull as Dishwater? Maybe that was giving too much away ahead of time again. (BTW, the original phrase was supposedly, "Dull as Ditch Water.")
I was going to have to get creative. The family started brainstorming. Running with safety scissors and Your guess is as good as mine. Taken. My personal favorite was one I thought up- Lend me your nose. A play on Lend me your ear but using nose indicating that you should Take time to stop and smell the roses.
After several more hours of deep thought, I settled on Live and Learn-Toss and Turn. This title is supposed to indicate that no matter what happens to us, we can always learn from it and the unknown can still be a little scary and cause us to toss and turn. Or maybe the title just means, that I was really tired and the rhyming of the words seemed good enough. This morning my son asked me what name I came up with and after I told him, he replied, "Well, it's not as bad as I thought it would be." I don't think I will ever be able to live down, "Lend me your nose."
My first idea was Observations of an everyday boring life. However, it was suggested that I don't need to tell people ahead of time that my life is often boring. Next I played with, Run of the mill, Matter of fact, and So on and so forth. All taken. Next was Watching paint Dry, but that was taken also with actual web cams set up to watch paint dry. How about Dull as Dishwater? Maybe that was giving too much away ahead of time again. (BTW, the original phrase was supposedly, "Dull as Ditch Water.")
I was going to have to get creative. The family started brainstorming. Running with safety scissors and Your guess is as good as mine. Taken. My personal favorite was one I thought up- Lend me your nose. A play on Lend me your ear but using nose indicating that you should Take time to stop and smell the roses.
After several more hours of deep thought, I settled on Live and Learn-Toss and Turn. This title is supposed to indicate that no matter what happens to us, we can always learn from it and the unknown can still be a little scary and cause us to toss and turn. Or maybe the title just means, that I was really tired and the rhyming of the words seemed good enough. This morning my son asked me what name I came up with and after I told him, he replied, "Well, it's not as bad as I thought it would be." I don't think I will ever be able to live down, "Lend me your nose."
I like the name you finally decided on the best of all. :)
ReplyDeleteIt seems to work, although it would be easier to type if it were shorter. Maybe I'll consider that for the naming of my next blog. Which I have no plans for. I can barely keep up with this one.
DeleteI love reading your first post!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading again and remembering the conversations I had with my sons at that time.
DeleteI think you chose just the right name for your blog! I enjoyed reading the first post and how you came up with the name. :)
ReplyDeleteI guess if you don't have anything better to do when you're trying to beat the heat, go ahead and read from the beginning. I reread parts of my blog from time to time, but I don't think I've read the whole thing all the way through. I do know that it has evolved over time and I have less time to spend on it than I used to.
DeleteWho knew naming a blog could be so challenging? It's probably best you didn't use Lend Me Your Nose. Not sure I would have started reading a blog with that name ....
ReplyDeleteI wonder what kind of readers I would have gotten if I had gone with "Lend Me Your Nose"?
DeleteI like the name of your blog. Mine's name at first was Shadow Walker. I had a stalker then, who was after me and pumped the blog with bizarre, hateful comments then would do the same to anyone who commented. So I tried to hide it awhile, with a new name.
ReplyDeleteA stalker is really scary. I hope that they were only virtual and it didn't last long. You have a very appropriate name for you blog now.
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