A Couple of Thoughts

I have been very busy lately. We run a bed and breakfast and I have been doing occasional teaching almost every day. There has been little time to sit and muse about what I am going to write. I have had a couple of thoughts, though, and I will share them with you.

People are worrying about the litter from coffee cups. I would like to add some pizza companies that sell single slices and put them on a small wedge of cardboard. Inconsiderate customers toss them away without any regard. I have some solutions.

For the coffee, charge a bit extra for the cup. If somebody brings in his own cup, then he gets a discount. If you collect 10 take-away cups, you get a free coffee. What if people toss them away anyway? There will be people like me who will collect the in order to get a free coffee.

The same strategy can be used for the pizza wedge plates.

In both cases, people might be concerned that cups and cardboard from different locations might be used for the free product. Simply marking the bottom of the item with a unique symbol or store location will do the trick. If this isn’t present, then it doesn’t count.

It could also be a strategy for helping the poor. Instead of asking for money, you could give them these “vouchers” that could be traded in for coffee and food. I tried to start a scheme like this with Subway stamps a few years ago. The idea is that people could donate the stamps to the poor, but the head office didn’t seem to warm up to the idea. Too bad,

On another matter totally unrelated, I have Sarah Palin editorial cartoon that I would like to draw. The problem is that I can’t draw, so I will just describe it.

Perhaps you remember the night she debated Joe Biden. When she greeted him, she asked if she could call him Joe. What a calculated move! Don’t ever believe that it was spontaneous.

In my cartoon she would be meeting the Queen. The words that would come out of her mouth would be, “Can I call you Liz?”

That’s it for today.