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Tag: ideas

  • The Big Word Project

    Yet another Internet “pet rock” (as in the Million Dollar Homepage), the Big Word Project will make a bunch of money for its founders.

  • Do You Want Your Penny?

    As I was paying for my breakfast of cereal and juice, the checkout clerk pushed some buttons and announced the price: $2.09. I handed her a $10 and she started counting out my change. “Do you want your penny?” she asked. No, I didn’t. I already have pennies in my desk drawer that I’ll probably…

  • Happiness Is…

    Happiness is a guitar pick in the pocket. Unfortunately, as Suzi would note, it also results in guitar picks in the dryer.

  • A mind at work

    Once in a while, I’ll listen to talk radio. Certain hosts attempt to excuse their arrogance by claiming to be “confident.” Nice try. When positions are stated so there is no room for debate, no possibility of being wrong, I see a closed mind. I started another book last night (my books page is at…

  • Change

    The only real constant is change A change would do you good –Sheryl Crow Nothing improves without change Nothing endures but change –Heraclitus Change in all things is sweet –Aristotle Keep the change Photo credit: “Coins” by Chris_J on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons license.

  • Turn a kid on to Engineering

    Jack Ganssle, embedded systems guru, challenges you to turn a kid on to engineering. In the ’60s and early ’70s a national Apollo-era fascination with things technical helped groom youngsters for an electronics career long before entering college. It wasn’t (quite) as dweebish to enter a science fair as is the case today. Kids were…

  • The Rain Comes Down With A Pitter-Patter-Pit

    When the Asian tsunami struck, one of my pastors was in Australia. The massive devastation, the enormous loss of life, prompted some soul searching and resulted in her making five resolutions. Her third resolution was simply stated: obey God more. To illustrate the point, she referred to Jesus’ story of the wise and foolish builders.…