The Dad Suit

I have four kids and each one has ruined one of my church suits in turn.  At just a few months they spit up on you or blow out of a diaper.  As they get older they end up eating cheesy crackers during the sermon and grab me with those cute little orange died dimple hands.  What I've needed was a suit I could hose down.  I needed a suit made of tarp material, 100% water and stain proof.  I wonder if carbon fiber would work?

TV's with Wireless Keyboard and Mouse

With all the new TV's out there you can easily access apps, stream video and get on the internet.  We've been hooking our computer up to the TV for about two or three years now to watch netflix and hulu.  I only have two issues with the computer hook up.  The first is the resolution doesn't match that of broadcast television or our DVD player.  The second is there is no remote for the computer.  We could simply add a wireless keyboard and mouse to the computer to fix the problem.  In the future when you buy an internet capable TV you'll need a wireless mouse and keyboard.

33 Inch Inseam Pants

Today's good idea is a rant.  Why is it that there are only 2 inch jumps on inseam lengths?  I struggle between the highwaters of 32" inseam and dragging-under-my-heal 34".  The answer is simple and no it's not to hem my pants, the answer is for someone out there to start making pants with a 33" inseam.  Or another option would be pants with a velcro line along the seam so you could fold your pants up into the leg and stick it there if you needed to remove an inch of length.

Baby Sitter at the Movies

Most gyms have a little day care where a mom or dad can drop their kid off for an hour while they work out.  I've seen the same thing in a Fred Meyer.  They could put one in the movie theater.  Parents could bring their kids pay extra to have them watched and then go get ice cream all together when the movie was over.

Stream Instant Tours Via Pandora

I love to vacation.  One of the most amazing trips I've taken was to Italy.  I was surrounded by statues and building and fountains that were hundreds and thousands of years old.  It was totally awesome.  I was also surprised at how many of the places we visited offered tape recorded tours.  You would pay an extra five euro and you would stroll around listening to a professor of some sort telling you all about the museum's pieces.  It would be cool if you could create a free database of tours.  Something like a Livabox.org or Pandora for tours.  You could collect a large selection and not have to pay the extra five euros at each stop for a top rate experience.

No Video Games for a Month

This one is a little different than most my other good ideas.  This one relates to personal productivity.  If you watch a lot of TV you could replace the no video games with no TV for a month.  I'm going to try it out and see how much more I get done.  I expect I'll get my "Honey Do" list down 80% and actually get a book read with the rest of the month.

What could you give up for a month that would have a big impact on the time you spend on more productive projects?

Door to Door Back Yard Clean Up

It's the time of year when my back yard dies or sheds or needs to be trimmed or cut back.  On top of all the work I also have to battle the shorter days and no light after work when I get home.  So, with my precious Saturdays I'm required to get all my yard work done, do all my fall fishing and keep track of at least two college football teams.  I think a really good idea would be for a landscaping company to go door to door and offer to clean a back yard for cash.  I think it would probably work best on Saturday dinner time after everyone has spent the day breaking their back and are only half done or Friday so anyone with even a moments hesitation could think long and hard about what they could do with the extra eight hours of beautiful fall weather.