Business Doesn’t Mean “Being Busy”
Library of Imagination: Jay Walker’s Inspirational Space
In my quest to find inspirational spaces... I've come across this TED video of Jay Walker sharing the insides of his "Library Of Imagination." Not only does he have an amazing collection of one-of-a-kind relics, but he presents them in a [...]
Edison On Improvement
Idea Sandbox: New Year, New Look!
Welcome to the newly re-designed Idea Sandbox website and blog! Through months of work the site has been refreshed for your reading enjoyment! I worked with a few talented people to make this change happen... and will share with you the [...]
Happy New Year – 2009!
Thank you for visiting Idea Sandbox, for your comments, and conversation. I wish you and your family a healthy and happy New Year! Paul
Mark Twain Talks About Worrying
Teacher Problem-Solves Budget Cuts
Did you see the article last week in USA Today about the teacher who is selling ads on tests to make money to afford to make copies? Tom Farber, a calculus teacher at Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, California [...]
Black Friday: How Black Will It Get?
Today is "Black Friday," the beginning of the American Christmas shopping season, and one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. Some shoppers think it is called Black Friday because - to take advantage of the deals - you [...]
U.S. Restaurants Realize Reductions In Costs
The Wall Street Journal published a piece, by writer Raymund Flandez, highlighting methods restaurants are taking to cut costs to offset reduced customer traffic and record-high cost of goods. Restaurants are having to find creative ways to cover costs without increasing [...]
Happy 80th Birthday, Mickey Mouse!
It was 80 years ago today - November 19th - according to the story, Walt was on a train doodling on the back on an envelope and sketched the mouse called Mickey. Walt was originally was going to call him Mortimer, [...]