The World is Full of Amazing Ideas

The world is full of amazing ideas. All we have to do is tap into our creativity, or the “collective” creativity, and great things happen.

It’s easy to trick ourselves into thinking that all of the good ideas have been taken. Here we are in the “technology” age; a time where great ideas have blossomed into instant access to information in the palm of our hands. What could possibly come next? How could I come up with an idea that could impact such a progressive time?

How about a hole in a roof, a plastic bottle, water, and bleach?

Instant, and free, light for an otherwise dark situation.

Amazing. As the Guinness commercials are fond of saying, “brilliant!”

Thanks for reminding us there are still plenty of amazing ideas to be found.

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Rock N’ Roll

Tattoos and guitar are very rock n’ roll; so in the spirit of enjoying a great Saturday rockin’ out with the fam, I have a couple tidbits to pass along.

  1. Kids love temporary tattoos…there’s something great about seeing artwork on your body. And to be fair, the Dude loves some ink too. So, you can imagine my excitement when I stumbled upon these super awesome designer temporary tattoos.

Designer Temp Tats

Designer Temp Tats

2. Numero dos: Sweet perspective of a guitar being strummed.

Hope you’re enjoying your Saturday. Rock on!

Draw Happy

Who doesn't love chilling and castles?

Who doesn't love chilling and castles?

As I’v mentioned, the Dude is a big fan of blogging…in case you couldn’t tell by the blog that I update on a regular basis. I’m all for supporting a good blog.

I’ve recently noticed a trend in blogging for a blog to pick a very narrow topic and then get readers to add content. It’s a great way to create user generated content around a highly focused idea. I love it. I haven’t thought of a great idea for one yet, but here’s a fantastic example: Draw Happy.

The author was particularly interested in what makes us happy…great topic! In an effort to gather some happiness research, she asked people to draw what makes them happy, and the blog is the chronicle of these drawings.

Sweet idea, right?

Here’s how the “About” section explains it:

“In asking people, locals and tourists alike, what made them happy, I realized that one of the most universal and clearest ways to record their responses was to ask them to draw what made them happy. Drawing is one of the earliest skills we learn; its basic elements are comprehensible to people of all ages, cultures and nations.”