Hiding the Litter Box

My wife and I lived in a tiny apartment many, many years ago.  We suddenly went from one cat to three and the litter box couldn't be hidden away in a basement or back room.  I dug an old box out from the trash and using some leftover contact paper, I created the stylish litter box cover shown here.  It helped the cats with their modesty and helped control the smell.  Not completely....but some.  (I believe that is an air freshener on top of the box.)


I had just found this old picture of my litter box creation when I stumbled on the modern day version shown below.







Much more stylish.  Probably a lot more expensive.  Cat probably doesn't care.  My wife probably does.

[via Freshome]

[Image captured from Freshome: http://freshome.com/2010/03/26/kitty-litter-box-cover-that-looks-like-a-small-dresser/]

Ken Robinson on School Kill's Creativity

Wonderful TED lecture on how Schools kill creativity. Funny. Thought provoking. A few quotes to wet your appitite:

"Children starting school this year will be retiring in 2065. Nobody has a clue.....what the world will look like in five years time. Yet we are educating them for this."

"Creativity is as important in education as Literacy and we should treat it with the same status!"

"If you aren't prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original."

If you liked this talk, you might also enjoy this article, Transform Education? Yes, We Must

, by Ken Robinson.