Steal My Ideas, Please

Either Something can be created from Nothing, or Everything always was. Even throw God into the mix: Either He was created himself, or He always was. (Or, as I suspect, we’re so stuck on this “time” illusion, we’re totally off the track, because there is only “is,” never was a ”was.”) Here’s my point: Begin at the true […]

Here’s a wild, catchy idea: Start a blog by dead people. Blog of the Living Dead. Not talking zombies, but people who lived in the past. They wrote like crazy … letters, journals, essays. Even old song lyrics. The idea would be to excerpt any writings that sound the most like blogs. Personal confessions. Like the […]

Why is gum only a snack or candy substitute? Why can’t it replace an entire meal? You have your chips-and-dip gum for an appetizer. Or, if you prefer, your soup or salad gum. Want bread and butter gum with that? Next it’s steak and potatoes gum, broccoli with cheese sauce gum, and favorite beverage gum. Cap it all […]

That name’s a bit grandiose, I know. But that’s my dream, my hope, my goal. Newspapers are supposed to be dying, heading for obsolescence instigated by the Web. Doesn’t have to be that way. And to make my case, I’ve been working for months on a parallel blog. Finally, it’s time for an unveiling. Take a look. The address is […]

Do the cross-eyed “stereovision” trick! Remember those Magic Eye puzzles? You kind of looked “through” two pictures till they combined to make a 3-D image? Well, if you do the same with the Picture Puzzles found in the back of Life magazine, the “differences” will pop right out at you!
Obligatory warning: Always check with your eye doctor […]

Why should a watch only tell the time? We’d probably have watch-phones by now, if Dick Tracy’s wrist radio hadn’t overdone the idea to the point of hokey jokiness. How a digital screen, however? Movies seem obvious. But how about the picture-album watch? You push a button, see an image of your wife …your kids … your dog … your […]

One surefire way to come up with a good invention: Make life simpler. Make things easier, more convenient. But wouldn’t life be poorer without … peanuts in the shell? Leaves to rake? Snow to shovel? Novels and TV shows and sporting events that lead you on to the very end? Sudoku puzzles and Rubik’s Cubes? Sometimes […]

Why did paper lunch bags get smaller? These days, you’re more likely to have some kind of container to stick in the microwave. And even if its fits, good luck getting more than an apple and yogurt cup in there, too. Product idea: Bigger lunch bags.

We are. Believe the wrong thing, it controls, shapes, colors, ruins your whole life. Even the lives of others. The question is: Are any beliefs good? Maybe the ones that keep us going. Even if untrue, or, better word, uncertain. Testament to faith. ? But ultimately beliefs are dangerous. At least more dangerous than we […]

An assignment to write: Air Guitar for Dummies.
Aha, you think it’d be a challenge! What could anybody say? But, hey, doesn’t matter! Anybody who’d buy the book gotta be too dim to tell it makes sense or not.

Always open to taking new directions. So I’m looking for feedback and suggestions. For starters, here’s a poll. It’d be great if you’d spell out your wishes or opinions by leaving a comment, too.

Which of the following would interest you? (Vote for as many as you like.)

A page updated daily linking to hot new ideas all […]

When you write Part 1, you’re supposed to write Part 2. So here goes: A golf club you can’t destroy — it’s rubber-coated wire like those posable toys. Whack, smack, hurl, throw in the lake. It doesn’t break. (Plus, it’s got a string for reeling it in?) … Or how about the enviro-friendly disposable club? Stomp it, […]

One of J.K. Rowling’s geniuses is her gift for invention. Not real inventions, but ordinary things that become magical with a little wishful / twistful thinking. Hats that evaluate one’s brain. Portraits that move. Jelly beans that come in every flavor, even dirt. Brooms that fly, of course. It’s a child’s kind of imagining, and […]

When I was little, I was scared of the dark. Had to leave that night light on. Wonder if night lights could be redesigned to project a lit image on a wall or ceiling. Thoughts: Some powerful hero to scare monster away. Some harmless monster like Cookie Monster, to acclimate the kid to the whole idea. Or maybe project images […]

Actually, the more I think about it, maybe this is better. After all, it’s dishonest to pretend rogues and scoundrels and pseudo-angels don’t muck up our lives. Still, that doesn’t take you and me off the hook.