I know this isn't the most 'sideways' of ideas, but I did think of something that would contribute to the betterment of society. If there was a national holiday where everyone gave something away, cleaned out their closets, made a donation, gave of their time... think of all good that could come of it.
The holiday could be around the holidays, when everyone is giving and buying and in the spirit of sharing. It's at this time when many are in need as well. Possibly a date midway between Thanksgiving and Christmas would work.
This is something that everyone could participate in, individuals, families, businesses, communities. The benefits would be felt on the same scale, from one person to a charitable organization to the entire country overall. Anyhow, I think nothing but good could come from an excuse to help others, so this is my holiday idea.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Humorousness
Some of the funniest things I experience in my life are with my dog. I am endlessly amused by his spontaneous antics. The laughter that comes from enjoying a pet to me, sometimes trumps the humor that comes from people who consciously try to be funny.
Just the other day, my two and a half year old dog, who has never touched my shoes in life, picked my sneaker up in his mouth and carried it over to me. I have no idea what he wanted but I laughed and laughed!
Aside from spontaneous hilarity, he has many funny quirks, such as the way in which he demands water. For two years I filled his water bowl from the faucet. So when he wanted water, rather than bark at his bowl, he would bark at the kitchen sink. Well, a few months ago I started filling his bowl with water from my Brita pitcher. And now, he barks at the fridge for water! It cracks me up, he's a little dog diva insisting on filtered water.
Anyhow, for his first Halloween I dressed him up as a golfer. The pic captures the pure goofiness that only a dog can possess. If this silliness isn't funny, I don't know what is!
Sunday, November 8, 2009
50 What If... Questions
1. What if people had fur?
2. If people did have fur, would we still wear clothes?
3. What if candle flames burned all different colors?
4. What if cats barked and dogs meowed?
5. What if football players wore basketball uniforms and vice versa?
6. What if your skin color changed with your mood?
7. What if it were customary for men to wear makeup instead of women?
8. What if everyone was born with an identical twin?
9. What if you woke up one morning and spoke only Chinese?
10. What if all animals were rainbow colored?
11. What if trees consider themselves naked without their leaves?
12. How many more people would smoke if cigarettes were good for your health?
13. What if people could earn wings for good deeds?
14. What if people were given horns for bad deeds?
15. What if what you dreamed about each night was guaranteed to happen the next day?
16. What if babies immediately spoke perfectly when born?
17. What if your hair grew 12" every night?
18. What if milk came out of faucets instead of water?
19. What if people never got sick, they were just naturally healthy until death?
20. What if computers and electronics had to consent to being used by people?
21. What if everyone had a theme song that played when they entered a room?
22. What if people were not physically capable of lying?
23. What if it were always dark in the daytime and light in the nighttime?
24. What if ocean water was pink and freshwater was yellow?
25. What if people could automatically transition to underwater breathing?
26. What if people had sharp teeth like lions?
27. What if the natural human lifespan was 300 years?
28. What if space travel was accessible to everyone?
29. What if floors played music every time you took a step?
30. What if sharks had flimsy rubber teeth that couldn't hurt you?
31. What if alcohol was illegal?
32. What if everyone got to meet one famous person of their choosing?
33. What if news stations could only report the truth and not opinions?
34. What if the average speed limit was 70 mph?
35. What if ink pens sang when you wrote with them?
36. What if snow was purple?
37. What if leprechauns really existed?
38. What if everyone could choose one other person and make them immortal?
39. What if peoples eyebrows were an opposite color to their hair?
40. What if pets had jobs?
41. What if women could get pregnant any day of the year?
42. What if rain poured up vertically from the ground into the sky?
43. What if all pets were given birth certificates?
44. What if all staircases turned into escalators?
45. What if your thoughts were visible to others in a bubble over your head?
46. What if it were mandatory to wear shoes at all times?
47. What if people had vending machines in their houses?
48. What if everyone was given $1,000,000 on their 18th birthday?
49. What if everything in the grocery store was arranged alphabetically?
50. What if all products or services had to include two prices - actual cost of production and the marked up cost to the customer?
2. If people did have fur, would we still wear clothes?
3. What if candle flames burned all different colors?
4. What if cats barked and dogs meowed?
5. What if football players wore basketball uniforms and vice versa?
6. What if your skin color changed with your mood?
7. What if it were customary for men to wear makeup instead of women?
8. What if everyone was born with an identical twin?
9. What if you woke up one morning and spoke only Chinese?
10. What if all animals were rainbow colored?
11. What if trees consider themselves naked without their leaves?
12. How many more people would smoke if cigarettes were good for your health?
13. What if people could earn wings for good deeds?
14. What if people were given horns for bad deeds?
15. What if what you dreamed about each night was guaranteed to happen the next day?
16. What if babies immediately spoke perfectly when born?
17. What if your hair grew 12" every night?
18. What if milk came out of faucets instead of water?
19. What if people never got sick, they were just naturally healthy until death?
20. What if computers and electronics had to consent to being used by people?
21. What if everyone had a theme song that played when they entered a room?
22. What if people were not physically capable of lying?
23. What if it were always dark in the daytime and light in the nighttime?
24. What if ocean water was pink and freshwater was yellow?
25. What if people could automatically transition to underwater breathing?
26. What if people had sharp teeth like lions?
27. What if the natural human lifespan was 300 years?
28. What if space travel was accessible to everyone?
29. What if floors played music every time you took a step?
30. What if sharks had flimsy rubber teeth that couldn't hurt you?
31. What if alcohol was illegal?
32. What if everyone got to meet one famous person of their choosing?
33. What if news stations could only report the truth and not opinions?
34. What if the average speed limit was 70 mph?
35. What if ink pens sang when you wrote with them?
36. What if snow was purple?
37. What if leprechauns really existed?
38. What if everyone could choose one other person and make them immortal?
39. What if peoples eyebrows were an opposite color to their hair?
40. What if pets had jobs?
41. What if women could get pregnant any day of the year?
42. What if rain poured up vertically from the ground into the sky?
43. What if all pets were given birth certificates?
44. What if all staircases turned into escalators?
45. What if your thoughts were visible to others in a bubble over your head?
46. What if it were mandatory to wear shoes at all times?
47. What if people had vending machines in their houses?
48. What if everyone was given $1,000,000 on their 18th birthday?
49. What if everything in the grocery store was arranged alphabetically?
50. What if all products or services had to include two prices - actual cost of production and the marked up cost to the customer?
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