Something else to add, I have a theory regarding Gary Bettman sticking it to Jim Balsillie.  My theory is that Gary Bettman can stick a NHL team anywhere in Canada and that team would be successful.  Gary want’s to be able to stick a team in any American market and be successful, by “propping” the Coyotes to stay put just proves my theory.

And that’s what I’m thinking … outside of the box!

I was listening to the radio the other day, interesting enough it was a station based in the City of Hamilton.  The jockeys were taking calls whether the city deserves the NHL team, and one caller mentioned that there were a lot of job losses in the City and surrounding areas.  And that an NHL team in southern Ontario would boost the spirit of those who live in the area. 

This got me thinking …

Based on what happened in the Gulf of Mexico with Katrina, the people of New Orleans rallied around the Saints who had to play their home games that season in San Antonio.  But when the Saints played their home games in New Orleans the following season everyone bought tickets to the home games.  They, the fans, made a huge difference that first game and that season.  The Saints made the playoffs and won their Division and made it to the Conference Championship game before losing to the Chicago Bears.

My thoughts are if a team comes to Southern Ontario, we would rally around that team and they would hopefully be successful.  I have so many thoughts about this situation that I’ll have to write a few more entries about it.

And that’s what I’m thinking … outside of the box!

This past Saturday, I played in a Golf Tournament for my old Scout Group and someone playing in the tournament had showed me his GPS specifically for Golf Courses. I’ve experienced this GPS technology when I played a round of golf with my Uncle and my Brother last year and I felt that wasn’t worth paying for the software (The program allowed me to play at 5 Golf Courses before I had to pay).

But when I saw this particular GPS, it was more enhanced than what I used on my cell phone.  Now mind you you’re paying over $300 for the GPS and only $40 for the software that is compatible with cell phone technology. This particular GPS had the Golf Course we played at and allow you to not only measure distance to the middle of the Green but adjust the flag location on the GPS for an even more accurate distance. The GPS also calculated the distance to landmarks like bunkers, ponds, doglegs, etc.  Also, if your ball happened to land just off of the green, the GPS will rotate with where your ball lies (where your ball is when playing your next shot) to give you an accurate chip shot.  One thing that this GPS cannot do is calculate slope on the greens, which would have helped me that day. Another great feature is that if there is a course that isn’t listed that you could map your own course and then upload your course so that others can download the course that you mapped.

Now, this is where I think outside of the box …

If a lot of people download a course that you mapped in a small time frame like a week, this tells the makers of the GPS that they need to map this course out.  People are interested in this course, might as well map it. They have a head start with someone doing the basic tee markers, fairway and green.  All that is needed to complete this course is to map out the landmarks.

And that’s what I’m thinking … outside of the box!