Conferences

I have been on many business conferences over the years. I always like a good "session" at these conferences, especially one with 18 holes. But I think we should be honest, these conferences are merely a great perk for staff to enjoy a few days off with colleagues in a nice, fun and hopefully warm location. Is it a team building experience? Possibly. Can the same benefits be achieved at a local pub? Probably. I still like the concept and support the idea given the right time and place. I would however rid the conference of any work related agendas and only push the fun factor. Looking forward to 2017.

 

Holiday to Remember

 When my son was about 10 years old I picked him up from school at lunch time and told him that he had a dentist appointment. We then went fishing for the remainder of the day. 20 years later he still talks about it. 
Do something memorable with your family this holiday. For dinner one night maybe serve only ice cream and treats. You will remember it for years to come. Ask the kids what they want to do that is special and just do it.
 Go to the movies and dress up in character or just dress up for fun. The reaction of others will be priceless.
Take the family out to dinner in Bermuda shorts and shirts in the dead of winter.
Go trick or treating in full costume on your street in December.
Whatever you do, have fun these holidays and "live out of the Box".

Breathtaking

Remember the Seinfeld episode with the breathtaking baby? I wonder if every parent thinks their baby is beautiful. I would hope so. Love is blind. But what happens if your baby really isn't too cute? What if your baby looks like Danny DeVito? Yikes!                                                       
                                                                   Breathtaking!!

Going where no man has gone before.

Want to make a quick $30k? NASA is offering $30k for a solution of how to deal with space poop. Currently all intestinal refuse is spaced flushed. Going where no man has gone before. We are creating an entire space toilet where at any time an astronaut walking in space or a space station or even an unknown alien can be hit with crap spiralling uncontrollably through space. I enjoy Star Trek and the many space shows and movies and I can't remember if this issue was ever displayed or discussed. Did Captain Kirk or Spock ever go to the bathroom? How was this topic overlooked for so many years?
If you have a solution contact NASA. I'm going to reach out to William Shatner.

Fish in Ice

I think this is so cool. An amusement park in western Japan displayed about 5,000 fish in the ice at a skating rink, the fish were of course dead, but as you skated you could see the fish, making it feel as if you were skating on the ocean.
About 25 different kinds of fish could be seen under the 250-meter (820-foot) long ice rink, the fish were purchased from a fish market, and were dead before the water was frozen.
 Of course there was world condemnation against fish abuse and the rink had to be closed and the fish removed. I wonder why this is so different from Bass Pro Shop which displays hundreds of dead animals throughout the store, and attracts thousands of visitors daily.

 The rink operator plans to hold a memorial service for the fish once they're taken out of the ice, and possibly a wonderful fish lunch to follow.