What if everyone started mailing the UNrecyclable plastic jewel boxes from CDs and the plastic DVD covers back to the record labels and film studios COD, with a note “Please recycle”? Do you think they might start moving to more eco-friendly cardboard version?
Year: 2008
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The Monster Engine
Dave Devries takes children’s drawings and lends his artistic skill to them to give them a dose of spooky reality. He and his work would be in My Museum. Check it out.
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Speeding On The Streets of NYC 1928
Harold “Mr. Speedy” Lloyd gives no less than the Babe himself the ride of a lifetime. Be sure to check out how he takes the horses for a ride through Washington Square Park.
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The Inside Out House
I love modified homes. And any silly building in general. I have added this one to my Need To See list. Any one going to Buffalo this weekend?
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Introduction to Bowl Of Noses
My son helped me come up with this name. It refers to one of his favorite drawings of mine, which is, of course, a bowl of noses. I have been sending a “Kids’ Stuff” email blast around for some time now, and I have gotten some nice responses. This my attempt to end the unidirectional nature of it and allow for comments. And of course I would like suggestions for additions.
Bowl Of Noses is a tool for sniffing out the fun stuff for kid related activity. It’s also a bit NYC-centric as I am too. For the time being I will mix posts from the pasts with new selections, so if you think you have seen it all before, please check back and I will do my best to add something new.
This is the second of a planned series of blogs of mine. Please check out TheNextGoodIdea also at Blogger.com
You’d think people would recognize that when there is a swarm of people coming up the subway stairs, it means that a train has recently arrived. Which also usually means that same train has left the station, so there is no reason for them to go down the stairs until everyone else has exited. But the people don’t seem to realize this and it just isn’t going to happen.
I have a few ideas on this subject (being the subway problem not the realization one), but a simple (and inexpensive) solution would probably be to just paint a yellow line down the center of the stairs. People would presumably get it that one side is for up and one side is for down. If they need some help, an arrow could be painted on each side to indicate up or down. If they need further help, arrows could be painted on the corresponding wall.
I recognize that this is not the most efficient use of the stairs as all the space is not being used for the most pressing need (i.e. for going up on exiting, or down when a train is arriving), and I have a few good ideas on how that could be better done too.
There’s got to be an MTA suggestion space somewhere…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a great piece in the May Vanity Fair. Check it out via the link, or if you want a hard copy, your neighbors should be putting the issue in their recycling bins now.
A carbon cap-and-trade system designed to put downward pressure on carbon emissions is quite simply a no-brainer. Already endorsed by Senators McCain, Clinton, and Obama, such a system would measure national carbon emissions and create a market to auction emissions credits. The supply of credits is then reduced each year to meet pre-determined carbon-reduction targets. As supply tightens, credit value increases, providing rich monetary rewards for innovators who reduce carbon. Since it is precisely targeted, cap-and-trade is more effective than a carbon tax. It is also more palatable to politicians, who despise taxes and love markets. Industry likes the system’s clear goals. This market-based approach has a proven track record.
