Overnight Energy-Free Shipping! And the National Wish Fulfillment Chain!

This a wild idea. Maybe it’s more of a stunt than a service. But with the power of the Web perhaps it’s possible: A way to ship something cross-country in just one day using almost no extra energy. Really puts the UNITED in United Parcel Service. Or maybe call it the Hand-Off Shipping Network. Basically people go to Read More …

CompuSleeve

I’m writing this on an Acer mini netbook I recently bought. Love its portability (2 lbs!) and affordable price ($350). Screen’s glarey in sunlight, but keyboard’s big enough for even my large paws. Anyway, for even more portability, why not invent the CompuSleeve? suggests a friend, Danielle Comisky. It’s a touch-screen computer that curls around your Read More …

Stooge Idol

Have tryouts to find a new Three Stooges. The national search! The embarrassing auditions where the losers can’t help coming across with dignity and intelligence! The judges … who … hit each other with seltzer and pies? My best reality-TV idea since “Beer Factor“?

Selfyness vs. Selfishness

Some people aren’t so much selfish as they are, well, selfy. To coin a word. Or at least a meaning. (Apparently a self-portrait can be a “selfy.”) Selfish people worry about getting what’s theirs, whether it’s success, adulation, money, preferential treatment. Selfy people, on the other hand, can be nice and considerate, but they’re just Read More …