How do I make the first entry in a CFSELECT blank/empty?

What would I use for getQuery.value and getQuery.label in your example? I'm sorry I am a bit confused and should mention I am a beginner.

Thank you. So the value us what would get written to my master table? Would I then need to have additional code when viewing the record to say value 1 is widget A?

Ok, I basically have 1 master table where I am storing all details of my record. The drop down I started this thread about is a list of things that I am populating the drop down with. After a record is created, it can be viewed on a .cfm page and edited again.

This is the query I am using for the drop down:

In my CFC:
 <cffunction name="GetSources"
             returntype="query"
             hint="Get Sources">

  <cfquery datasource="#datasourcea#"
           name="sources">
  SELECT OrderID, Source
  FROM Rtbl_Source
  ORDER BY OrderID
  </cfquery>
  <cfreturn sources>

 </cffunction>

On the page with drop-down:
 <cfinvoke component="origdb"
           method="GetSources"
           returnvariable="sources">

Am I doing this in a way that is not preferred? I believe I am storing the "source" in my master DB as the real value and not the "ID" which I am calling OrderID so I could order them easier on my page.

Thanks again for the help everyone.