It took me quite a while to decide what to call this new blog of mine. I kind of felt like I was playing a game of “Blog Name Survivor.” Here are some of the loosers, and why they were voted off the island:

http://0.02dollars.com – This was suppose to be a reference to “my two cents” but it didn’t catch on with the people I asked about it.

Frenzied Fruit – A few people thought it was catchy, but in the end it was better as a name for a smoothie than for a blog.

Organic Words – This one didn’t catch on very well.

Better if used by – There were too many other variations of this phrase: best if used by, better when used by… I felt that this name would be better if used by someone else. It also just didn’t look very good typographically.

Ladder of Jacob – I don’t even own a ladder, why would I name my blog after one? In the end, it just didn’t feel like something I wanted to name my blog.

Solar Blueberry – I loved this name, but it didn’t stick with other people.

Questions are Welcome – Too long!

Feet ahead of me – This one escaped from me.

Black Hole Escape – I really liked this one, but it escaped from the island before it could win. I personally didn’t like the two e characters in a row. I also think it was too nerdy for a lot of people.

Smashed Sunshine – It sounded too morbid, drug related, or otherwise kind of weird to be used. Although it was a cool name, it didn’t have any special significance to me.

See Reverse Side – This would have been good for a political blog, but it didn’t have enough jazz to win.

Green Paper Pad – I really liked the reference to a green pad of engineering paper, but in the end, it sounded too environmental.

Most of these names are avaailable as a .COM domain name. If you want to use one of these names for your own blog name or website name, feel free. I would appreciate a note so I can feel good about being inspirational.