A conversation Dave and I had a while ago...

A couple weeks ago, Dave and I had an interesting phone call that was cut short by a trip to the airport. After the usual small talk (mostly consisting of me trying to get out of Dave what his work entails...for the record I still don't understand, but I'm sure he's doing a FANTASTIC job) we got on a rather exciting subject. I bring it to you after mulling it over a great deal (mostly while walking the dog). I think this blog is the perfect place for this idea to be debated, contributed to, and hopefully moved forward in some way. And it is this...

What if the Norwood House was a company?

What would we do? What would we sell? What services would we provide? What niche would we fill (or "Phil" if you prefer)?

It really got me thinking. Obviously each of us has our own dreams, our own talents, and our own plans. But, I think it would be fun, just as an exercise to hear what we all think would be good ideas. I'll get the ball rolling...

Idea #1: After suffering through a tough inaugural season with a record of 1-16, the fledgling Cincinnati Jungle Kats (http://www.junglekatsfootball.com/index2.php) of the Arena Football League 2 are in need of some fresh thinking.

Idea #2: We all move to some beautiful mountain town and start our own version of the Eureka Ranch, complete with go-karts, pinball, and pizza vending machines. It's like OM for adults.

Idea #3: We open a business that provides an adventure experience to extremely rich clients. Think Total Recall meets The Game with Michael Douglas. We could create global treasure hunts, across the country games of Sardines, multinational Scavenger Hunts. Like the Amazing Race, but not on TV. Families could play together or compete against other families. Singles could be paired up as a way to meet people. And we would all get an excuse to travel on the company's dime. We would use Summer Sojourn to fleece Rich-istan!

Idea #4: Two words: Sports Bar. I'm thinking a Soccer Bar in Cincy. There have to be a lot of 1) American fans that would follow it and 2) many people from other countries looking for somewhere to enjoy their national past-time. Someone is always playing soccer somewhere right?

Idea #5: After I'm done grad school, you guys help me start a theatre.

Idea #6: We all take a summer and shoot a movie to enter in film festivals all over the country.

Idea #7: Develop some kind of educational program that we could take across the country to schools. Utilize the entertainment and presentation skills I have, Matt's creative writing ability, Flip and Mikey's teaching experience, Dave's managerial know how, Phil's moxie, height, and intangible tenacity, and Martin's knowledge of marine navigation. What kid wouldn't be blown away by that?

Idea #8: Start a local sports network. First on the Internet, then on TV. In depth local coverage of high school, college, and professional sports teams. Focus on local coverage though. Catch all the stuff that the newspaper and local news don't have time or space to pay a lot of attention to.

Idea #9: Invent and market a new board game. If you recall, we have already made several attempts to modify existing games.

Idea #10: Invest all of our money (by which I mean your money) into nano-technology. From what I hear...it's...never mind.

So there you go. Comment or piggy-back on one of these ideas, or submit your own. Who knows, this could be the start of something life changing for all of us.