Here’s my thoughts on what sort of newspaper I would like to have delivered to me daily. This little thought of mine was largely triggered by Don’s posts on the topic (I may even offer my commentary on his iPhone magazine).

For starters, I do not want the newspaper to die. I love the feel of the paper on my fingers and looking at baseball box scores (tangent: is it just me or are radio and newspaper the only way to take in baseball if you’re NOT at the game?).

I do believe, however, that the model for newspapers needs a bit of an adjustment. Here’s my biggest wish: I want a different paper on different days. I’ve spent some quality time flipping through the pages of different newspapers and know that I like the Washington Post on Thursdays, The Wall Street Journal on Fridays, The Sunday NYT, Financial Times on Tuesday, etc.

Can you see it? I want subscription model where I am able to select the paper I want on what day. I think I’d spend a bit more and with the ability to print anywhere (I mean can’t they just email the stories to a local printer?) I should be able to pick (and change weekly if I want) what paper I want on what day. Here’s what I want:

• Sunday: New York Times and Local Paper (coupons, obvs)
• Monday: USA Today
• Tuesday: Financial Times
• Wednesday: Local Paper
• Thursday: Washington Post
• Friday: Wall Street Journal
• Saturday: International Herald Tribune

It can’t be that difficult to pull off. And, I’d bet there are others who would be interested in the model (if not, I think the point is that “old” media needs to be flexible and give people the content the way they want).

Another idea I’ve had, is maybe delivering in the morning doesn’t make sense anymore. What about offering an evening edition? I think having my paper in the evening is more likely to offer me news I can’t get on the internet during the day (I’m willing to bet that more often than not, we spend less time on the computer in the evening versus the day).

And, what if newspapers focused more on a magazine style format? Meaning, not focused on trying to get immediate news out the door and more focus on the editorial work. I wouldn’t mind seeing the local paper print 0nce a week with very detailed and well-thought out content. Then use the internet (Don’s iPhone magazine would be perfect) for the more immediate publication of stories?

I’d like to be an investor in a company that makes these with discarded cardboard. I think a basic stamp would be rather easy to make to cut these.

This is something that has absolutely drove me nucking futs since I was a child, the uniforms of the USA in both the Ryder and President’s Cups. They’re horrible. Always. And, if Michael Jordan can be an adviser (not that I don’t like him on the team, just saying), I should be able to consult (for free!) with the captain on what is necessary to look good because I believe  you need to look good to play well. So, I’ve outlined what I think needs to happen. Some of my inspiration comes from how Umbro thought about England’s Kits.

/Hats/ How come we can’t get fitted hats for these guys? Tiger doesn’t look himself with an adjustable lid, but Justin Leonard does. Second, who says they all have to wear the same style? I want visors, painter, floppies, straw, caps and baseball hats for my guys. Let them pick. All will be the same color on the designated day so as to keep the team look, but let them have some individuality. The International Team follows this concept and they all look like a team.

/Outerwear/ Sweaters will all have the same pattern and in different cuts; crew neck, v-neck and vest. Players pick so as to be comfortable. Did did you notice on Saturday that Phil Mickleson was the only one without an argyle sweater? I did. He was wearing white. Also, this year I haven’t gotten to see the rain wear, but I have definite opinions on it. Maybe I’ll add more to that later.

/Pants/ This year’s aren’t terrible, but I believe in the Bonobos (use code ‘joshpremuda’ if you want to save a bit of cash on a pair) philosophy that all pants aren’t created equal for men. So, my suggestion is let’s get one company to tailor our pants to the guys. No more out of the box measurements. I want my guys comfortable. I want a breathable, athletic fitting and stylish pant. Let’s face it, Kenny Perry and Phil Mickleson need a traditional cut while Anthony Kim and Tiger can wear a more tailored pant. Why make AK and Tiger look like Phil?

/Shirt/ Same mindset here as on pants. Let’s lose the boxy cut for some of the guys. Shouldn’t the women in the audience get to see Tiger’s pipes? Or maybe Tiger wants a loose fit to swing freely? I don’t know. And, that’s the point…let’s let the players decide what they want in a shirt. It’s my guess that no one gives the players a choice. Maybe we offer mock, zip, button-down collar and traditional button shirts?

/Shoes/ This has to change. Make the shoes all the same style and color. I don’t want to see a mix of white, saddle and black shoes. All my guys will have the same colored shoes. I may ask Hunter Mahan who his shoe guys is.

/Fit/ I’ve already hinted at this but it’s been my thought (for a while) that fit is something not considered in golf apparel. There are fabrics that stretch, breath, protect from sun and bugs, but they’re all cut in a way to fit “every man”. I’m not “every man” so in my wardrobe there are only a few shirts I’ll golf in (Green Lobster anyone?). For me, I like a higher sleeve, but longer torso. I’m guessing Steve Stricker likes a loser fit, but why should he have to have only one fit? He shouldn’t. I want bespoke shirts and I want my guys measured to the extreme.

/Style/ BIG issue here. Let’s have a bit of fun with this. Would it hurt they guys to pay tribute to Payne Stewart and wear knickers? Me thinks no. But if we’re keeping it traditional, let’s talk colors. To be patriotic, I believe you don’t need wear red, white and blue together. We can get across our patriotism in different ways. My suggestion for a 4-day team play is as follows (I put this together quickly, so I may need to tweak a few things):

• Thursday – setting the tone that we’re here to walk all over you, with our style and play; white pants, white/red ribbon belt, red shirt, red hat, red/white saddle shoes.
• Friday – we’re toning it down a bit here; navy/white pinstripe pants, white shirt, white belt, navy hat and white shoes.
• Saturday – just another day at the office, time to work boys; grey pants, navy shirt, navy hat, navy embroidered belt, black/white saddles shoes.
• Sunday – the opposition will think they’re at a funeral; black pants, black shirt, black/red hat, red belt, black shoes.

I’ve found where my New York office will be located (on an “as needed basis”), 30 Water Street (via PSFK and UrbanDaddy). In fact, many of you can probably attest to me pulling out my soapbox to wax on my vision for CurrentBlend, which includes a co-op and co-working space. 30 Water Street comes pretty close to nailing what I’ve been thinking.

The CB space would have a coffee shop and co-working environment with a number of other ideas in the hopper depending on the space. Rather than being just a “personal think tank”, I’m looking for a “collaborative think tank” with people of similar goals pooling resources to accomplish these common goals.

More to come, but I’m looking for cities, buildings, ideas and people who may have an interest, so please contact me to help me get the idea hashed out.

Recently, there has been a couple instances (Shaq Vs and ifthisguycandunk.com) where a person takes on an athletic challenge to see if he/she is up to the task. I love this concept and have definitely spent plenty of time challenging friends and/or watching friends complete in different athletic feats (with a bet usually taking place).

Now, here’s my idea…what if there was a website to document these challenges, manage a bet and (un)prove that different athletic feats can(‘t) be achieved. I’m pretty sure there is a site that already exists for managing bets of people (person-to-person).

Anyway, with ifthisguycandunk.com, I love how he is documenting the journey of his to dunk a basketball by his 30th birthday. So, my idea includes people throwing up challenges and people can accept them and work towards completing them.

For example, I’ve always wanted to run a marathon, however, my motivation to train for one is not the best. So, if someone were to challenge/bet me, I’d be very motivated not to lose. I could document my training (likely getting sponsors, nutritionists, etc to help along the way and help publicize them) and have the “put up or shut up” moment for the challenge.

Help me hammer this idea out in the comments.

I found $0.31 this weekend lying on the pavement (a few pennies at a different location too) and it got me wondering how much money I’ve found over the years. I think I’m going to start tracking it. Let’s see if the adage of “it all adds up” really is true and to what extent.

Apparently, there’s some major money to be made in copying cookbooks then blogging about it. So, I’m planning a series titled “Josh and Jamie”. Anyone who knows me knows of my mancrush on Jamie Oliver. I own pratically of his cookbooks and have some free time, so why not? Maybe we’ll get a movie and a few million?

For whatever reason, I like thinking of different job titles that defy the typical “manager”, “VP”, “staff”, etc. Maybe it was my obsession with the (hip) culture of the internet boom or the fact that I think org charts are dumb? I don’t know. Anyway here are a couple that I’ve thought of that I would love to answer with when asked, “what do you do for a living?”

Operations Maven / Creative Sage / Director of Possibilities / Fiscal Czar / Sinecure / Right Hand Man / Information Jockey

What else am I missing? What are some of the real, but ridiculous job titles out there? Comment away.

It both drives me nuts and makes me happy when an idea I’ve had in the past works…for someone else. Such is the case with Run My Errand. Run My Errand is basically what the name entails. Have something that needs to get done, but don’t have time? Pay a nominal fee and it gets done.

My idea came to me when I was working in DC at a finance company. I spent a fair amount of time in the office and the last thing I had time to do (or felt like doing) after work or in my spare time was errands (think oil changes, prescriptions, dry cleaning, haircut, etc).

I always thought my company should hire a concierge or butler type of service to handle this type of service for its employees. Modify a conference room once every week or so into a barber shop and let employees pay $10 to get a cut. Park your car in the company garage? Leave your keys with the attendant to get an oil change or a wash and wax. Need dry cleaning dropped off/picked up? Give it to the concierge.

The company of concierge’s (sp?) would be hired by the company for a small fee per year or month and the employees would pay a discounted fee (eg, $10 for a haircut versus the $20).

I am in no way saying I came up with this idea, I’ve seen other articles in the newspapers before about this type of business. I’m just saying I am positive I’ve spent a few happy hours a few years ago telling people about this idea, so verify it if you’ve heard me talk about it in the comments!

I travel a fair amount which means I spend quite a lot of time in hotels. Many times I travel alone, so I have time to spend thinking. One thing that I’ve always thought about when staying in a hotel is how wasteful hotels are with their soap.

The majority of the time I come to a hotel room after the first night I find a new bar of soap in addition (or to replace) the bar I previously used in the shower. Now, that’s not my issue, although I don’t need that extra bar of soap. What I want to know is what they do with the used bar of soap after I check out? I imagine they throw it in the trash.

But here’s my thought (others have had it too). Why don’t we repurpose/reuse those soap scraps? I’ve actually looked into making my own soap in the past (I really want a peppercorn-based soap) and from my research it doesn’t seem all that difficult. In fact, it looks easier if you start with some soap pieces.

I went to bed last night thinking about this and have already come up with what I think is a scalable process for the soap production. Sourcing the soap could be an issue, but to my mind it’s as simple as getting a few hotel chains on board to collect the soap scraps while cleaning – have housekeeping put them in a bag rather than the trash – then collecting them. If I paid for shipping, I’m sure the hotel chain would give them to me.

Then, we’d obviously sell them. It’s green, sustainable, low-cost and we could add flavors/scents.

I already have a domain name, now just need some help…oh, and don’t think I haven’t already thought about shampoo, etc.