Obesity is a major risk factor for a great many ailments* (see important note below), some of which are extremely…
First Time
I often wonder who thought of performing certain activities for the first time. Or, rather, not so much who thought of them, but why he or she did.
Sole Mate
I have what I think is a brilliant idea for an innovative web-based business. I want to put the notion out there for a crowd-sourced evaluation. Here it is: an online dating service for socks. Or, rather, an online sock matchmaking service. I plan to brand it “Sole Mate.”
One Cult for a Better World
I’m convinced that the world would be a far, far better place if we all belonged to a cult. Just to be clear, I don’t mean we should each choose from among a number of cults. It would have to be one universal cult. Well, maybe not universal. Just global. People on other planets can have their own cults.
Lint: The Ultimate Renewable Resource or the Devil’s Dust?
The world would be an astronomically better place if universities and institutes devoted a large portion of their research budgets to finding ways to convert lint to food, energy, pharmaceuticals and super-materials. Seriously.
The Common Cold
Do you hate the common cold as much as I do? It leaves you feeling headachy, sniffly, stuffy and generally lousy. Nevertheless, it’s not severe enough for anyone other than your loved ones to commiserate with you. (Your loved ones are probably only feigning compassion to humour you.) And doctors would likely tag you with a hypochondriac label if you ran to them with so insignificant an ailment.