I got some coupons in the mail today (nothing big there) but one of them was from Pizza Hut, touting their ‘order online’ trial going on in Columbus. I know that Papa John’s has been doing online ordering for about six months now, along with other food establishments on the web. That is nothing out of the ordinary. It’s actually quite convenient. But what strikes ME as odd is the resemblence to a paper I wrote five years ago for my English 101 class at Cleveland State. In it, I predicted that there would come a time that the web would evolve to the point that if a person didn’t want to, he wouldn’t have to leave his (or her) computer desk. I compared it to the futuristic cartoon “The Jetsons.” I’m not saying I’m some visionary, I just like to toot my own horn. I have seen a lot of business ideas that I have had come to pass during the internet boom. I had the wacky idea of starting a grocery delivery service, as witnessed here and here that someone beat me to. Unfortunately, the idea hasn’t been kind to Pea Pod. If I find the paper, I’ll post it here. I sometimes dream of being a writer. The paper isn’t that great, but my literary skills have improved since then.
I also finally got around to adding a bunch more links. Hopefully they’ll be more to come.
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