Comments on: Free Enterprise Gone Badly Awry

By: Jolly

Jolly — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:51:53 +0000

First off, I was laughing from the cartoon even before I read anything you wrote. Good advice on patents though–I always thought patents were the necessary first step in inventing, but you changed my understanding of the process a lot. Cool.

By: LissaLou

LissaLou — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:06:08 +0000

Linda says–
“And then there is 50 year old guy I know who can only sleep wrapped snugly, in a cocoon-like blanket, in a recliner chair because his parents kept him in his car seat next to their bed until he was 4 years old, at which time he was given a mummy bag & poof pillow to sit/sleep on in his own room.”

hmmm… is there something wrong with that??

Henry moved to a big boy bed a few weeks ago.
He’s still happily swaddled though.

Dave, you find the funniest things!

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:56:02 +0000

And then there is 50 year old guy I know who can only sleep wrapped snugly, in a cocoon-like blanket, in a recliner chair because his parents kept him in his car seat next to their bed until he was 4 years old, at which time he was given a mummy bag & poof pillow to sit/sleep on in his own room.

Well maybe I don’t really know a guy like that.

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:48:43 +0000

Well then there is this to say about ideass/inventions:
Sometime before I was born your Grandpa Steimle told his boss abou an idea to run a heated wire (or something like that)inside the Frigidaire door to create a little compartment for butter so it would be kept at the right temp for spreading, but not spoiling. The boss pooh poohed the idea but then got a patent for it himself & sold it to GE or someone & made big bucks on Grandpa’s idea. Having learned his lesson, the next idea he patented & manufactured himself. He did that with several ideas, most of them fairly simple, & as you know if you read his book, that made him a pretty rich man. So I say, do something about your ideas; do it yourself; & never give up.

By: davea0511

davea0511 — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:10:29 +0000

Or it could just be his devious demeanor.

By: robin

robin — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:47:20 +0000

I think the dad looks just like you David. It must be his muscular neck that makes me think of you. And the smirk on his face. and the fact that his wife is blond.

By: lullabyman

lullabyman — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:23:30 +0000

You’re right. I’m just upset that I didn’t think about it first, although I could modify it to get around the patent … like charge it with high voltage to make it an anti-kidnapping device. See ya … I’m off to the patent office!

By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:54:28 +0000

What are you talking about? We love our SuperSteel BabyTrap. It keeps the baby nice and imprisoned while we have a cozy, restful sleep next to the comfy metal bars. It doubles as a soft and welcoming bassinet, too, all you have to do is turn it over and place baby in it. I know you want one, so you can have dibs on ours when the baby outgows it and moves into a titanium cage in her own room.

If I ever have an invention, I’m calling you!