Why is all self-congratulations egotistical? In this age of You-Tube and Web 2.0, we’re all (well, bloggers anyway) being typecast as self-centered thumb-sucking babies. But is it just vanity? (All is vanity!) I don’t think. Sometimes you just feel good, celebrating your gifts, enjoying seeing your imagination come to life, hoping others benefit somehow. It’s Read More …
In the beginning, sadness became depression. Then trouble concentrating (and plain old restlessness) became attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. There’s seasonal affective disorder for the winter blues. Shyness became social anxiety disorder. Recently, video game obsession became a candidate for becoming a new disorder. OK, many people do suffer from hampered skills and emotional confusion. But making common difficulties Read More …
*SPOILER ALERT!!* What didn’t I like? Hardly anyone but Harry figures anything out! Or gets their proper moment to shine … (Read on only if you’ve already read the book)
What if … you poked tiny holes in hot dogs so steam would vent in a way that the hot dog would turn itself as it heated? I was just about to try it, when I found out somebody ate the last two hot dogs! Test results await. More adventurous would be the Self-Turning Burger. Read More …
Could have a whole line of merchandise that proclaims excuses. We’ve seen ones like “My grandma went to DisneyWorld and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.” … And bumper stickers like “My other car’s a Rolls.” Somehow I don’t think, “I was born this way. What’s your excuse?” really works. But how about “I put this Read More …
Finally realized something: Listen to yourself. Be yourself. Find yourself. Realize you have no “self” self. But don’t try to be somebody. That’s when you twist yourself up. You try to be two people. Become two people. A house divided. Your true feelings (even if there’s no such thing ultimately) and your new “feelings.” Big Read More …
Nutcracker shoes. Lawn Sprinkler Shoes. Just a couple of ideas from my third “Brain Reps” post on InventorSpot.com. They kind of grew out of my recent post on The Scale Shoe. An earlier idea: Seat Shoes. Here’s the main part of the article. Let’s see how many ideas we can horn into shoes! Shoes goes everywhere, so Read More …
Seriously. Today’s study is tomorrow’s refuted study. All too often. But how often? Still imagine these series of headlines: Study: 62.5 pct. of studies are later discredited Study that discredited studies ain’t true either Study that discredited discrediting study also discredited Gosh, just can’t believe anything you read anymore (including this).
I’ve made only a little progress since my last Harry Potter speculations. Still believe I’m onto something with the theory that Harry’s mother, Lily, did something, used a potion to protect him. Believe she made him/his scar a horcrux, which made him invulnerable to Voldemort’s killing curse. To do that, my hunch is, she marked his forehead Read More …
Using his psychic powers, he knows exactly who is after him! He also has a third eye in the back of his head, which helps when the rear-view mirror on his glasses isn’t working. Yes, he’s Paranormal Paranoia Man! With his comely sidekick, Clair Voyant, who, thinks he’s after her. “I see the future,” she tells Read More …
Instead of Yosemite Sam and “Back Off!” you’d see Yosemite Samsonite and “Half Off.” Instead of “How’s my driving?” you’d see “What’s in your wallet?” Instead of silver silhouettes of Playboy bunnies, you’d see an ad for the return of the Volkswagen Rabbit. Yeah, but who wants to see this? Especially since, sooner or later, every static Read More …
You know it’s coming … if it hasn’t already somewhere. Every week for years, I see some new and BIGGER drugstore replacing some landmark corner store. The costume shop is gone. The little pork-sandwich eatery. The elementary school, too. In their place some Walgreens, Rite-Aid, CVS. Why so big? Do we need to sell groceries Read More …
Poor Michael Moore. He keeps making documentaries with the meagerest merchandising possibilities. Now Sicko. See Mr. Ruptured Spleen With No Medical Coverage? Mr. Senator Golfing on Drug Company Junket Money? C’mon, Mike. That’s no way to exploit the American System. Can’t even joke about cuddly toys or honorable action figures for Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11. Read More …
Life used to be simpler. Forecasters told you the “relative humidity.” But, no. That’s no longer the best measure. Now it’s the “dew point.” Supposedly it tells how much total moisture’s in the air, which better correlates to mugginess. (You don’t feel muggy when it’s 100 percent humidity at 40 degrees. Supposedly. But I think Read More …
Here’s a copy of my second post for inventorspot.com, “Biking for Better Biceps: Brain Rep 2.” Although hill-climbing can be a workout for your arms, most bike-riding does little for your upper bod. I realized this while lugging a watermelon in a bag back from a parking-lot produce market. Really added to the exercise. Could there Read More …