A million dollar idea...

Ya know Stephen, since nobody (not even YOU) ever actually reads this blog of mine, I feel I can safely divulge my newest and greatest million dollar idea, without fear of losing the patent or having the idea stolen...so here it is....ready??

JOURNEY-OPOLY.

Yes, yes indeed, I want to create a "monopoly" type of board game based on all things "Journey." What do you think?  This idea obviously already has lots of different options out there, like Family Guy's version or the Beatles, they even have a "dogopoly."  As a matter of fact, there is also a "Make your own Opoly" version, where you insert your own photos!

Well, why the hell can't we have a JOURNEY-OPOLY then??

Picture it...each square around the edge of the board has some kind of fun Journey trivia question, (like what year did Journey perform the Christmas song "O Holy Night?") or, it would have a photo of the big red "whale" piano, or one of Neal's favorite guitars, or Smitty's drum set, and if I included a round frowning face with the name "Allen Craft" under it, and you lose a turn if you land on it?!  I could really have some fun with this...

And ya know what else?  All my life, I've wanted to send you birthday gifts, or Christmas gifts, but dammit man you're too RICH and can buy whatever the hell you really WANT, so what does a person like ME actually GET for a guy who "has everything?"  Well, how about Journey-opoly?!  It kills two birds!!

So, I'm going to work on this and send it to you for your birthday!

Of course, the way my silly brain works, then during today's Steelers football game, (we won 23-7 against the Bengals), why not STEELER FAN-OPOLY?!  Good GAWD I'd make a killing around here!!  Or hey, I know you're a fan of the 49ers, so why not have 49er-opoly?  This is something that would be all the rage all around the world for ANY type of thing!!

When I worked at the Museum in DC, I actually created a board game for all the employees who worked in the Visitor Services Department, and we all played it during our lunch breaks, laughing our heads off. So this isn't really an "original" thought in my head, but it expands on one that I created years ago.

Well, another brilliant idea of mine never got off the ground either, but that one is the Ziploc bag with a HANDLE.  I mean, you'd never need another brown bag to carry it in EVER again!  And by doing that, millions of TREES would be saved from those brown bag deaths...it's environmentally SMART!!  Just add a clear plastic, thicker piece across the part that "zips," and you can just grab it and GO.  Why not?!

I won't even gush about my OTHER idea as much as I typically do whenever it gets brought up in conversation...but what about the most AWESOME idea I've had....what do you think of this.... in America alone, there are 3.9 million people with Diabetes.  So, why not have a "Diabetes Emporium?" It would be like a huge Barnes & Noble-type of store, with everything diabetic, from books, DVDs and other sellable items about it, including a pharmacy that you can get your diabetic medications at for FREE, with support group meetings for caregivers, family members dealing with it, seminars on "doctor-speak," or the definitions of words that a person with Diabetes would need to know, what about adding a nutritionist or two who could hold classes to show newly diagnosed people what to eat and what to avoid eating, with a cafe that has all sugar-free desserts and sandwiches, salads, drinks, etc., and having someone like EMERIL come in and give a presentation of sugar-free recipes!  There would also be nurse-assistants on-site that use different meters to test people's sugar level tests for them, they would also hand out brochures with basic diabetes advice, lists of information about the newest technologies that have helped, positive success stories, weight-loss advice, etc., and what the hell, why not have WILFORD BRIMLEY appear at the Grand Opening of the very first store?!

Ok ok, sure, the pharmaceutical companies would squash me like a bug, I know. You're probably right about that, they really are evil.  But, come on, we all know that disease organizations will NEVER find actual CURES, simply because their jobs would END if they did and the economy would tank even worse than it already is.  I mean, it's just basic job security to never find a cure, so why not MARKET THAT and just create a new store for each one? The Diabetes Emporium could pave the way for CANCER SUPPLY CENTER, with all things related to the various types of cancer...or even an AIDS store, all the biggest and worst diseases could be made into its own STORE all over the nation, hell, why not a whole CHAIN of these stores, in each state?!

But the biggest and BEST idea I've ever had...and I wish with all my heart I could figure out how the hell to make it work....(maybe YOU would have some insights)?....my dream is to have the "World Diversity International," which would be like a "United Nations" of all non-profit organizations and museums that promote tolerance, diversity education, environmental causes, animal rights, human rights organizations, anti-war organizations, and all of that sort of positive, peace-loving hippy love that used to exist in the 60's!

That way, non-profits who fall under those criteria would NOT have to waste their time trying to do endless frustrating fund raising events.  Instead, they would be able to focus MORE on the grant writing requests to get funding from the WDI, as well as focus much more energy on the dissemination of important information, education, and reaching more people than ever before.  The WDI would then be in charge of doing all the fund raising activities, and would then DOLE OUT the various amounts needed by each organization who joins the WDI.  In fact, the funding could somehow be MATCHED each year (like the Museum I worked at in DC is), from the federal government.  So if the WDI raises $100 million for one year's work, the government would match that.

Depending on the various project proposals, ideas, presentations, and grant requests, that organization would be able to vie for the funding necessary, to go with whatever monies they already have on-hand. The WDI would have a fair and balanced, check and balance system of deciding who gets what, and how much, without prejudice, bias, or POLITICS and corruption.  Like, for instance, if the Red Cross came around and asked the WDI for money, the WDI would then demand that they publicly apologize officially for being a part of the Nazi propaganda by visiting ONE concentration camp and being shown a "luxurious resort" type of place---it was all a sham, and the Red Cross knew it---but they wanted to calm down Americans who were up in arms and demanding the US join the war against the Nazis, so they went along with it.  Yeah, the WDI would research the company, find its history, and make whatever WRONGS they have done, RIGHT, as a prerequisite for getting funding to continue their work.  This would weed out the worst corrupted organizations, and create better ones with more positive results.

Well, I know that sounds like a total pipe-dream full of loopholes and problems, but so does offering "parenting classes" to people who have no clue what they're in for, and no idea how to provide kids with the ability to learn right from wrong, and manners, and teach them about RESPECT and self-esteem. If I could figure out THAT idea, I'd be the richest person on the planet.

Anyway, my brain works in odd ways sometimes, but those are my brilliant million-dollar ideas. Care to help me work on them??  I'd love someone like you, a retired famous guy that people love, who actually understood and supported the ideas, and wanted to participate by donating time, and/or money to help make them happen.  Do you know of any VC's?? (Venture Capitalists).  They give out cash for ideas like this, that the inventor doesn't have to pay back. Or, an ANGEL would be even better!!  Would you like to be my ANGEL Stephen??  My mentor, my supporter, my all-round VOICE of reason in an otherwise unreasonable world?!!

My loins just throbbed at that thought.  MMMM....what a turn on....you rock my world, ya know that?!

Well, think about it, and if you decide that all you'd like is a Journey-opoly game for your birthday, I will understand, and you can consider it DONE.

Love, Rebecca