This morning I got an email from the Risk Management department where I work. The email was a list of bullet points about how to walk safely during the winter months. The tips were common sense and should be known and understood without an “expert” reminding you about it. I usually just delete “don’t be …
New ideas are nothing more than the remixing of old ideas. There is nothing new under the sun but new combinations are everywhere. Ryan Davison
If you live in a neighborhood without overhead power lines, you likely live in a neighborhood with big, ugly, green transformers popping up out of cement pads. It’s not uncommon to have one every three or four houses. Now, I understand the necessity for electrical transformers. I love electricity but even I know that 13000 …
I have more project ideas and things to write about now than at any other time in my life. But I can’t seem to get very many of them done or even started. I look through my notes every day and think, this is a good idea. I’ll start on that today. But by the …
When I get a great idea for a project that would be satisfying to complete, my first reaction is often to shelve it and not start. Two things drive this: An unfulfilled idea means I still have the potential to finish it. If I start on it, I might find I lack the motivation and …
I’ve long been an advocate of standing desks. Sitting all day not only makes my legs ache, it’s considered bad for your heart and circulation too. Of course standing in one place all day is almost as bad. Movement is the key. That’s why I always have a chair and a wobble board available when …
Boredom can eat away at your enjoyment of a day. That’s why when I walked into my son’s room the other day and saw him listening to music and staring blankly at the wall, I knew something had to be done. Usually when I hear the words “I’m bored” from my kids I take it …
I don’t mind being a glasses wearer but sometimes it’s a pain. For example, when I want to lie down on the couch and watch television. But when I do, the temple arm presses into the side of my head. It hurts. To combat this I decided the thing to do is remove the temple …
I was thinking that it would be humorous to invent a wifi connected toilet lid so you can tell if it’s up or down from anywhere in the world. It seems like everyone is connecting even the most ridiculous things to the internet so why not this? Turns out, things like this have not only …