Here’s some breaking news! You no longer need a fancy MRI machine (or the health coverage to pay for it) to peer into the mind of a person who may have gone completely nuts. Instead, all you need is the Internet and the link at the end of the article to the world’s most insane Swiss army knife, compliments of Wenger. Ladies and gentlemen, that is what crazy looks like. [click to continue…]
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Among my group of friends, it seems like everyone is having babies. Parenthood has opened the door to a host of new experiences for the gang: late nights not spent partying, being OK with leaving the house with barf on your clothing, and playing music from a band called “The Wiggles” in the car. And for some of my friends, they have entered into a whole new world of consumer options that they are now obsessed with: the perfect diaper bag. While I’m deliriously happy to remain childfree, I have to admit that I’m a bit jealous that they all get new bags and I don’t. But now I found a very cool bag that I can buy for myself and I don’t even have to go through the pain and bother of birthing a child. And, men, it’s perfect for you too!
Now and again, I like to take a break from intellectual programming like Jersey Shore and Bridalplasty and watch a show called Dragon’s Den. The show features a group of investors who are pitched new products and services by budding entrepreneurs and inventors. It’s up to the “dragons” if they want to buy into the companies, allowing the products and services to hopefully expand into a more mainstream market. Somehow I doubt my idea of donut-flavored coffee would fly on the show. [click to continue…]
You know how most people have the right tool for the right job. Well I have always had the right knife for the right job. I have a hunting knife for deer hunting, a filet knife for fishing, a hobby knife for carving, a throwing knife for whatever may come up and so on. However, last year I bought the Kobalt Quick Change Folding Lock-Back Knife. I didn’t expect a whole lot; I’ve owned well over a dozen different utility knives including standard fixed blade knives, quick change knives and folding quick change knives. However, the Kobalt has topped them all for a couple of reasons. [click to continue…]
When a job sucks–like breaking up concrete, tamping in posts, or even breaking the bead on a tire–it’s nice to have help. I like when bad jobs are made easier by companies that invent tools that can make my life easier. It looks like that is the case with Callander Equipment’s slide hammer. Part post-pounder, part jack-hammer–this tool is a mutant, really. [click to continue…]
