I came across an interesting blog post this morning called “100 Blog Topics I Hope YOU Write“, wherein the author of one particular (apparently popular) blog challenges his readers to answer a list of topics that HE would like others to give him responses to. Not in comments. Not in emails. Write a blog post, he asks.

I thought that was a neat idea, but I’d take a slightly different spin on it…

I’m going to list ten topics. If you have a blog, I challenge you to (a) pick one, (b) claim it in the comments for this post, (c) write on your blog, and (d) comment again with the link. When I get an reply to all ten, I’ll repost this list with each article linked back to the “response” post.

The Rules:

Answer for yourself, NOT ME. (In other words: “my” or “I” refers to YOU.) Don’t just write a simple answer. Aim for a real response. Answer and explain yourself. And DON’T RESPOND IN THE COMMENTS. BLOG IT! IF you don’t have a blog, too bad. You can’t play.

And, by the way, feel free to copy the idea and challenge back.

The Ten Topics:

1. If I had to choose between being good or evil, I would pick…
2. Three vital components to a good story are…
3. If I could learn a new language it would be…
4. If I had one year to live, and could go anywhere on Earth, I would go…
5. Four flavours I could not live without, period, are…
6. My lucky number is…
7. How much money would be too much money?
8. If I could obliterate one piece of technology from society, it would be…
9. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
10. My five rules for naming a kid are…

Be as serious or silly as you wish. It’s an open field, but stay on topic. Go!