worth its weight in rubies...

Business ideas are flowing like milk and honey. So I have another on tap if anyone cares to invest:

Redneck gift baskets.

They are filled to overflowing with alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. Skoal. Southern Comfort. 12-gauge shotgun shells. XXL novelty t-shirts. And Wal-Mart gift certificates. Maybe a Jeff Foxworthy video on VHS. And instead of a basket, we will use an oil-change drip pan.

I'll bet we sell a ka-ching-illion of these suckers.

a marsupial in the hand...

We have a lot of big eucalyptus trees 'round these parts. At lunchtime today Greg said that they were originally brought over from Australia to be used as pilings for the pier. As it turned out, the wood rots and is not useful for that particular application. But the trees thrive and smell even to this day.

Well, to my thinking, if you are going to have to have eucalyptus trees around, why not make the best of it? Import koala bears. This area would be even sexier with those cute little fuzzballs wandering around in our trees.

Plus, with a new easy food supply, the local condor population might thrive.