Current Blogoff

And here’s where we deliver the death blow

This is the 48th Blog Off topic we’ve introduced and it’s also the last. Painful though it may be, it’s time to just admit that this bloggery phenomenon has seen its day in the sun and at this point, it’s in the rear view mirror. Gerard and I have been carrying this thing and as [...]

Read More

If you can’t afford the tip, you can’t afford the meal

Posted by paul | Posted in Featured | Posted on 15-12-2011

2

Life’s full of hidden costs and one of the most common is the one alluded to in our headline.

Taking a second look

Posted by gerard | Posted in Featured | Posted on 01-12-2011

3

This LetsBlogOff theme is about taking a deeper second look at what appears to be an everyday common object or occurrence where something happens that makes you look at it in a different light. It could be an object, person or place. Or something entirely different.

It’s Thanksgiving, so let’s blog about food

Posted by paul | Posted in Featured | Posted on 18-11-2011

4

So what’s a good Thanksgiving food memory for you? Tell us story about memorable Thanksgivings past or pass along a recipe or two. What’s on your table every year that makes your Thanksgiving yours?

What did you want to be when you grew up?

Posted by gerard | Posted in Featured | Posted on 03-11-2011

9

Are you still working on the thing you wanted to be when you were a kid? Or maybe you are already all grown up? Still getting there? Did you start off with a plan? In short, the question of this Lets Blog Off is: what did you want to be when you grew up?

What is home?

Posted by paul | Posted in Featured | Posted on 17-10-2011

5

What makes home home to you? Is it your family? Your mailman? Your neighbors? Your stuff? Where’s home and what makes you feel like you fit?

What is a Blog Off?

Posted by paul | Posted in Featured | Posted on 03-10-2011

4

During one of our endless staff meetings last week, we were discussing new Blog Off topics. One of our interns suggested that we take a big step backward and ask our Blog Off community what they look for when we announce a topic. What motivates someone to participate in a given Blog Off? Our intern [...]

Privacy

Posted by gerard | Posted in Featured | Posted on 22-09-2011

7

What is this thing called privacy? A lot of people have ideas about what it is, but when you try to nail it down to one definition, it gets a bit slippery.

Thumbtacks

Posted by gerard | Posted in Featured | Posted on 05-09-2011

6

I’m betting we have a community that can take a theme as banal as thumbtacks and come up with a collection of blog posts that are witty, entertaining and pretty darn exciting to read. Heck, we may even learn a thing or two about thumbtacks. I’m dang sure we’ll see some confessions for which the statute of limitations has long expired.

What’s the best book you’ve ever read?

Posted by paul | Posted in Featured | Posted on 24-08-2011

8

Whether it’s Dean Koontz or James Joyce, everybody has a favorite book. What’s yours? More importantly, why? And if you want to dig a little deeper, is the book you love literature? What is literature anyway?

What will your life look like in 20 years?

Posted by paul | Posted in Featured | Posted on 11-08-2011

5

We’ve been celebrating at the Let’s Blog Off headquarters all week. It’s our one-year anniversary this week and we’ve pulled out all the stops. The lobby’s heavy with bunting and the flower arrangements are crowding out the receptionists at the front desk. In a year’s time we’ve had nearly 100 bloggers participate and we’ve had [...]