Spectics was a great name, but it belongs to another.

I am currently in the process of selling my first domain name and I am super excited about it. I bought "spectics(dot)com" as a potential name for a sunglass company, but I was contacted by a guy in the Netherlands about purchasing it. He's got a story and looks to be super motivated to pursue it, so I let it go for a great value.

If you're looking for a great domain name, or an idea for a great domain name, have a look at the others I have or contact me for some ideas.

Looking to sell domains to end users.

I'm looking to sell a few of my domains to "end users". I'm certainly willing to accept offers from lowballers out there, but be mindful...I'm willing to sit on a few of these names because I know there is potential in them. None of these sites have any traffic, all you'd be getting is the name and the potential behind them.

Honestly, I'm also looking to build relationships with a good domain name broker who is willing to give honest constructive advice as to the value behind the names I own.

For those who follow this blog, but don't know what end users are..."end users" are the folks who will purchase these domain names or website names and actually do something constructive with them. I am currently just sitting on them, with ideas on how to develop them, but no time to invest.

Good end users are folks who have an idea for a business, but maybe not the best brandable name. Good end users are the ones who know how to make money off the brandability of a website name.

Also, for those not interested in purchasing, I'd also like to hear some suggestions on what these names could be used for. Like "Spectics.Com" I've always thought would make a good sunglass company website.

Here's my list...

www.inlinebank.com
www.thenewtruck.com
www.excongress.com
www.spectics.com
www.getshoved.com
www.getnudged.com
www.myindyads.com
www.netgoodbye.com

What are your suggestions for each of these domains?

The best home security system ever.

Want to know how to prevent nincompoops from breaking into your house and stealing anything? Leave your kids noisy little toys all over the floor. At first step into your home these boneheads will be met with "Lalalala lalalala Elmo's World," or "Woo uuu woo uuu", or any asortment of noisy little terrors. If that doesn't stop them, tripping and falling will. Good luck robbers.

Break Number 1

I want to apologize to the 3 of you out there reading this. I've had to let this creative outlet sit for a while and continue to pursue my other efforts. I will get back to BrackWho shortly. If you would like to be emailed when I get back up and running, please send me your email or click "subscribe by email" above and follow the instructions.

Rethink how you replate your meals.

Think about the routine you go thru to prepare, cook and eat a meal and its affect on how many dishes you use.

1. Cook meal. - uses 3 pans and 3 utensils.
2. Put meal onto serving dishes. - uses 4 dishes
3. Put the meal on plates. - uses 4 plates, 4 forks and 4 cups.
4. Put leftovers in storage containers. - uses 2 containers and 2 lids.
5. Put leftovers onto plates. - uses 2 plates, 2 forks and 2 cups.
6. Wash pots, wash plates, wash storage containers. - 32 different dishes.

That's 32 different dishes for one prepared meal and one leftover meal. If you repeat this process 200 times in a year, that's over 6400 dishes you will have to wash and rinse. At 10 seconds a rinse that over a 1000 minutes a year rinsing. At 20 seconds a wash that's over 2100 minutes a year.

Here are two ideas for saving yourself time and water over the course of the next year.

1. Serve your meal directly from the pots and pans you cooked them in. By doing this you save yourself 800 washes and rinses, which equals about 400 minutes a year.

2. Eat your leftovers directly from the storage containers. By doing this you will save yourself 800 washes and rinses, which equals about 400 minutes a year.

Not only do you save time by not having to wash and rinse as much, you also save time by not having to replate as often. The savings will also be found in the amount of water you use a year.

This isn't a monumental life changing idea, but I'm sure there are a large population of folks out there who repeat this process everyday. Best of luck.

Comedian Scott Gregory made Saturday Night funny.

Ever heard of Scott Gregory? No? What about Scott Gregory, the comedian? Still nothing? What about Scott Gregory, the christian comedian? Come on, still? What about Scott Gregory, the Christian comedian that makes you laugh about hockey players holding hands and squeezing toothpaste from the bottom? Okay, okay, okay, so you haven't heard of him. I hadn't either until Saturday night, when Scott came to MDL Coffee on the south side of the square.

Scott's original brand of comedy gave the intimate crowd of 25 a great show. He mixed into his routine stories about family life, a little marketing and a twist of potty humor, and every bit of it was funny. He was very quiet at times during the show, but there were moments he delivered his message like we were all sitting on the other side of the square...which made it even more fun.

In the past, Scott has opened for acts like Jeff Foxworthy, Tim Allen and Paula Poundstone...but if you ask him what he most appreciates out of that time in his life, I'd bet their names wouldn't come a close second. During a personal moment in his act, Scott shared about the struggles and temptations of the comedy life and how it left him...well, I tell you what...this part you should ask him about. Here's his website http://www.scottgregorycomedy.com/.

I love this city, but everyone knows that the sidewalks get "pulled up" after 6pm. Last night, though, was a clear exception to this description. I left MDL last night very pleased that I'd had a good cup of coffee and an evening of laughter. It was one of those nights that surprised me!

If I could make a trade with God, #1

...I would ask him to take away my ability to be nauseated and puke ever again. I hate puking, vomiting, up-chucking...whatever you want to call it. To me, nearly getting my thumb cut off in high school, was less painful to endure than hurling. So, along those lines, I would ask to trade my left pinky finger. He could cut it off, make it go limp, I don't care...I just don't want to have to puke ever again.

There I said it.

Tough garbage meets tough dog food bags.

Ever so often, my family and I undertake a small project in our home that requires the tearing out of the old lathe and plaster. Lathe and plaster was used before drywall became the norm. It consisted of wooden slats run horizontally across stud walls and plaster puddied between and over the slats. If you've ever dealt with lathe and plaster, you know the perils of old nails and the heaviness of the plaster. To rid yourself of that mess, you cannot just pick some everyday hefty bag to dispose of the refuse. The nails will tear the bag and the weight will stretch it. For these kinds of disposals, you need a strong bag or a box.

The best solution to this refuse problem, I think, are old dog food bags. You know, the plastic ones that have a little weaving, built in, to give the bag its strength...typically the ones that hold 30lbs of food or more. You can shove lathe with nails sticking out and plaster by the pounds in these bags, and typically you're still good to go. I don't think the paper based ones would work as well, but I haven't tried those.

Good luck and happy reusing.

Switch hands to un-tangle a coiled cord.

Ever had trouble with chords becoming tangled? Maybe it the hair dryer, maybe its the electric razor or maybe its phone charger. You know what happens, you try to unwind it and it immediately coils up like a snake. My nemisis is my beard trimmer. After wopping off a 3 day stubble, I wind the chord up so that the appliance fits nicely back into the plastic box. After a while the coils create a mess inside the box. This coiling affect also happens often with extension cords.

Here's a simple solution to aleviating that coiling affect that I happened upon partly by chance. It does require a little patience.

Take the cord and make a conscious effort to understand how you normally wind it up. Now uncoil it and switch hands. The hand you normally wind the cord up with becomes the holder, and the hand you normally hold with becomes the winder. Now wind it up.

The next time you go to unwind the cord, you'll notice some of the coiling has left. Why? Because you wound it in the opposite direction, loosening the effect of only coiling in one direction. Do this several times and you'll notice it starts to coil the other way!

Boosting kid's imaginations, one room at a time.

I've always wanted to experience my enviroment from a different vantage point. I remember as a kid always turning my bedroom into some sort of fort or maze. I used boxes and bedsheets to create, what I thought, were new rooms and spaces. I wish I had a few pictures of those forts, but really I know the pictures would never do justice to what I imagined them to be. Anyway, this has led me to another business idea.

I've always wondered if creating custom kids' bedrooms could be shaped into a profitable business. I'm not talking about extravagant museum quality kids spaces, but maybe a lofted bed, or a perch, maybe a slide, possibly a lofted creative painting space. How about a porthole to get into the bedroom?

Cost would be the most obvious hindrance to this type of business. I'd bet, though, if we add up all the money that we spend on toys each year, a custom kid's room would probably not be too far from that price range.

All kids are different obviously, and so are their rooms. So the customization would be endless if you found the right clients.

I wouldn't want to jump in front of the kid's imaginations by creating a fully detailed space, but I think by adding a few "new experiences" in a room, it could spark an already wonderful imagination. I don't know, what do you think?