Ponderings 10/30/11

1.   Using a cane is great. You can scratch your body easily, rest on something when you are tired of standing, poke people, etc. I don't know why more people don't use canes. Try it out next Halloween if you don't believe me. 

2. Here are some rules that all clubs should follow:

    A. 1 hour before closing time if the place is not at capacity it needs to stop charging cover. 

    B. Clubs should provide free finger foods like chips and salsa, bread and olive oil, fries, etc. 

    C. Have beach balls and balloons floating around all night. 

    D. All clubs should be playing SportsCenter so you can catch up on highlights on any boring song. 

3. I always wonder what happens to all the pumpkins after Halloween? Also instead of wasting a full pumpkin for a jack-o-lantern, grocery stores should sell hollow pumpkins which have been emptied for a pumpkin pie or something and are still fresh to carve. 

4. Its always amazing how many unique traditions different sport teams have. Someone needs to write a book about visiting every stadium and documenting each of the traditions. I would love to be that someone's guest to all the games. 

5. It is really weird to celebrate Halloween for a weekend and then have Halloween actually be on Monday.   

Ponderings 10/23/11

1A. Hot Fudge Sundaes are amazing, sometimes I forget how good they are.
1B. Before ordering desert, take a look around the restaurant to see what little kids are ordering for desert. Order that and you will not be disappointed.

2. I swear I listen to more than Britney Spears on Spotify but every time I go to my Facebook profile it  always shows some Brittney song.

3. Facebook's new ticker has given me ideas for new tickers that would be fun.
A. TV feed of what friends are watching.
B. Food log of what people are eating/drinking. This could easily get competitive.

4. Baseball needs to do something or Major League Baseball will not be around in 25 years. Here are a couple ideas on how to fix up the sport.
A. Shorten the season to end before the NFL season starts and take advantage of the lack of sports during the summer.
B. Allow 8 more teams in the playoffs. The longer teams are in contention the more people will continue watching.
C. After 9 innings if still tied start a sudden death home run derby.
D. Add teams from Central America, and Japan.

5.  Deciding what to be for Halloween is difficult. You need an idea that people will understand, yet unique enough that it won't be duplicated. Here are some ideas for people still struggling:
- A locked out homeless NBA player.
- A 7 layer burrito
- A dart board. (Be careful with this one)

 

Ponderings 10/16/11

1. Everybody needs a way to universally say: "Hey I really need to rush so please stop talking and let me walk away". We all have our ways of hinting this but often it does not work even when we blatantly tell people we are in a rush. Instead we need a universal and polite way of saying this like making the peace sign with your fingers.

Here are some ways to try at work this week:
A. Cough loudly - By coughing loudly people will immediately switch focus to your coughing at which time you can walk away with an excuse.
B. Fake cell phone call- Pretend like you are getting a cell phone call that you need to take. Make sure you have cell phone service in your office or people will not believe you.

 2. People need to invent waterproof insulated pockets for swimming trunks. This way when I am in a swimming pool or at a beach I don't need to worry about my wallet or cell phone being stolen or being damaged by water.

 3. Every once in a while you go to a store or doctor's office where they have those candy machines where you put in a quarter and turn the knob to get candy. Have you ever wondered how old that candy is and whether that stuff is ever refilled?

 4. I don't think it is possible to eat Bugles without putting them on top on your fingers.

 5. I am starting to think the only solution to our debt problem is Government Casinos.

 6. I can't remember the last time I used a pencil.

 7. When you attach files to an email you should be allowed to change the file name.

 8. My only question for people posting images of handwritten notes on Facebook is "Did you know Facebook allows you to type notes directly on the site?".

 9. I hate how Fantasy Football keeps adding more and more features to be able analyze trades, players, and manage a team automatically. The whole point of fantasy was to create trades that would rip your friends off.

9B. Also you know you are in too many fantasy football leagues when every play helps you but also hurts you.

 10. For some reason anytime I put on a baseball cap people think I look 5 years younger. Hopefully this will continue working 10 years from now.