Bridge me.

 There are a few ideas and thoughts that rest in my mind on a daily basis: invisible dog leashes, stores that sell only cereal and have a cereal bar, the shoes from back to the future 2, and most importantly… A life with more bridges.  I think that the bridge is basically any solution to most city problems.

I live in Los Angeles and I witness the daily human congestion. I always tell my friends and anyone who will listen “if a bridge were here there would be no problems!” Seriously, think about it. I want you to look at any problematic intersection and ask yourself, could a bridge solve a problem here? I’m willing to bet the answer is yes.

Let’s not forget that buildings are building UP so why can’t sidewalks? How do you build a sidewalk up you may ask… yes, it’s a bridge. Also, the view from a bridge is better.

This brings me to the ingenious idea of the day. I just finished reading a Yahoo article that said Madison Square Garden is doing some renovations by the year 2013. One of the main things they’re putting in – yes, a bridge. A bridge is going to be hanging high above hockey and basketball games for more spectators.

Forget all of the crazy bad things that could happen on the bridge, just think of how great bridges are. It’s like the Madison Square Garden president Hank Ratner and I share the thought of bridge, I invite you to share this thought.

Here is the LINK for the article.

 

The Spork

The Spork. If you've forgotten it's a half spoon half fork and it seems to only be utilized in kids lunchrooms. Also, it's also a flimsy plasticy excuse of a utensil. Come to think of it, I don't know if I've ever seen anything other than a plastic spork.

I have exhausted way to much time thinking about this. What am I thinking about? Well, I can't seem to think of a reason not to use sporks. They seem so obviously convenient that I don't know the downfall, it's kind of like hybrid cars. It just makes sense.

I am here to plant the spork seed in your mind. Let it germinate and eventually blossom into a reality. The next time you're eating stir fry with rice you will absolutely appreciate a half spoon half fork. And if you can think of the downside of this nifty concoction, I'd love to hear it because I got nothing.


Wow. Here is the wikipedia history of the spork (gotta be true) apparently it's also called a "foon"

If you want to purchase one for Christmas or Thanksgiving: Click here!

The Negative Test

How long can you go without an insult? How long can you go without making a negative judgment towards someone? Or how long can you go without being completely negative in any given situation?

If you can make it 1 hour during the day you are more successful than 76 percent of the population. Time yourself…

Be honest.

Um...Baseball?

It’s the eve of the historic midterm election and I think I’m asking the question that everyone is thinking: What happened to baseball? Did anyone even know the World Series was on tonight? The Giants VS The Rangers. I was more focused on watching Monday Night Football than I was the final game of the World Series where the Giants finally won for the first time in 50 plus years.

But seriously, what happened to baseball? Maybe what happened is the wrong question. We all know that baseball is a slow sport, if you hit the ball more than 30 percent of the time you’re considered great. That leaves us with 70 percent of boring strike outs and a handful of pitches that don’t seem too impressive from a TV point of view. Boredom, that’s what happened. Let’s break this down for a second.

When I grew up in the 80’s baseball was king. What kid didn’t look at the back of a baseball card to check the stats of their favorite player? In the 80’s it seemed that the aura of baseball still lived on,  even sort of in the 90’s. Late 90’s early 2000’s we got the steroid induced years that re-energized baseball and somehow now it’s faded - it seems.

So what happened? Well, it’s pretty simple: the sport is too slow. When did it happen? Sometime in the last 20 years. How did it happen? I think it starts with the Internet. It starts with the way we need our information now: GO GO GO GO. Basball isn’t that – Football is, Basketball is, and even Soccer is. Baseball is an “old man’s” sport, it’s for the guy who wants to keep stats at the game, and it’s for the nostalgic guy who says “back in my day.”

It’s unfortunate to some degree. I foresee baseball making a major change over the next 10 years. Unless 3-D TV can somehow pump life back into the deflated ball there are going to be some major changes. Our record books of baseball are going to be dated like B.C. and A.D. and we’ll one day talk about how things were so different, there may even be a time limit on games one day.

However as this change happens I think it’s important to note that there is no experience like going to a baseball game. I’m the new old man who has nostalgia when I think of ballparks, and because of that I hope 3 things never change in the game of baseball. I give you the 3 prerequisites of a live ballgame:

1) It is mandatory to bring a glove to the ballpark if you’re under the age of 15. 

2) It is mandatory to order peanuts. 

3) It is mandatory to order a beer if you bring your child to a game…or if you’re over the age of 21.

In the world of ratings baseball has no choice but to adapt. But my God I hope the 3 nostalgic prerequisites never falter.

(Congrats Giants)