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Gnomes Rebel

The garden gnomes are staging a revolt. They’re fed up with being stuck in some garden among the shrubbery. They want more. But, what more can there be for an inanimate garden sculpture?

Amuse Yourself

Your flight is delayed, 6 hours. The airport has lost it’s charm. But you can’t really go anywhere cause they could call everyone to board the plane and you don’t want to miss your flight now.

What do you come up with to amuse yourself?

By Air, Land or Water?

You win a trip to any town or city in your own country. (That would be Canada in my case and I think I’d go to Winnipeg of all places). The accommodations are all arranged and paid for, a luxury hotel and coupons for free food for every and any restaurant in the area. You have to decide whether you travel by air, land or water. Which do you pick and why?

Robotic Pets

The long awaited robot pets have finally arrived. Not like the virtual pets and chia pets and pet rocks and mechanical pets which have come before – these new robot pets look, act and feel exactly like the real animal they were designed as. But, they don’t need any maintenance unless you (the owner) chooses to do so. Dogs can be set to need a daily walk, or not. Cats can be set to hunt small animals, or not. None of the robotic animals needs to be picked up after, no more litter boxes or poop and scoop. Perfect for people in apartment buildings and such where pets are not allowed. These pets can be soundless, odorless and they don’t shed hair. No one gets allergies from a robotic pet.

Would you choose a robotic pet or stick with the real animal? It’s an easier choice if allergies, not having a permanent home of your own and living space don’t figure into the decision. Would you still pick a real pet if you didn’t have the space for them?

Garden Turned Upside Down

Climate changes make it possible to grow coffee plants in Canada and the northern US. In Mexico they start growing tulips cause now they have a cold enough season in winter. Everything is topsey turvey with the weather and seasons.

What kind of garden would you grow if the climate in your area was turned upside down? What kind of vegetables, fruits and flowers would you plant that year?

Speed on the Keyboard is Just the Beginning

All the countries on the planet Earth got together and decided they need one person in charge, someone who could look at the big picture without bias. After a lengthy process YOU won the lottery and now the world ruler, the actual, real world dominator is you.

First on your agenda before you begin making changes to issues, quality control and all that other stuff, you need to find yourself an assistant. Write up the job requirements for the person you are looking for to fill the job as your assistant. Speed on the keyboard is just the beginning.

Wash Those Robots Right Out of Your Clothes

In all those movies about robots becoming human and trying to take over the world why didn’t anyone think about just throwing them all in the laundry and washing the human out of them? Think about it, you wash your clothes to get all the human-ness out, the body odour, the hair and skin cells and of course the actual dirt of everyday living. Why wouldn’t it work for robots too, assuming you had enough laundry soap?

Date Salvage

You meet a blind date for breakfast with a couple of friends. As a group everyone is chatty and things seem to be going well. Your friends leave so you and your date can get to know each other without the audience. But that’s when he goes silent. You feel you should at least try to make conversation. Bringing up the topic of cars seems safe enough with a guy. But it backfires and he talks about his pet rabbit being hit and killed by a car. He goes on and on and on about it. Just when you think it can’t get much worse he admits the rabbit was killed many years ago when he was 20.

Do you want to salvage this date or does bunny man sound like too much work?