Archive for March, 2007
Testosterone Television: Saturday March 31st
1 Comment Published by Susie March 31st, 2007 in TV. Share ThisAll times Eastern.
• 6PM, History Channel - Che: A profile of the guerrilla leader and revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara (1928-67), who assisted Fidel Castro’s rise to power in Cuba during the late 1950’s.
• 7PM, Cartoon Network - Spirited Away (movie): Oscar winner for best animated feature, this 2001 fantasy concerns a 10 year old girl […]
Testosterone Television: Friday March 30th
0 Comments Published by Susie March 30th, 2007 in TV. Share ThisAll times Eastern.
• 6PM, HGTV - Look What I Did!: Water Garden, Play Houses, Town Homes. A backyard water playground, an outdoor play house that is a replica of the family home, a livingroom decorated in a tiki-lounge motif.
• 6PM, History Channel - Our Generation: The Draft. The divisive issue of the military draft during […]
Highly-rated, useful stuff from Amazon’s Friday Sale: Pike Street 350-Thread-Count Queen Sheet Set, $30; Mag Instrument RX1019 Heavy-Duty Rechargeable Flashlight System , $73; Bionaire BAP4010-U PERMAtech Flat Panel Air Cleaner , $160; Leatherman 830330 h500 w/Nylon sheath , $21; DMI Championship Bristle Dartboard , $38; Bell HitchBiker 2-Bike Hitch Mount Rack , $50; Swiss Army Huntsman Translucent Pocket Knife, $25; Gamenamics 6-Foot Space Genie Corded Air Hockey Table, $180; Coleman Campsite One LED Marker Lights, $4; 8-Piece Chef Knife Block Set , $20; Pinzon 8-Piece Stainless-Steel Barware Set , $15; Oregon Scientific RM983A Radio Controlled Alarm Clock with Thermometer, $12; Shark SV738NC 10.8 Volt Cordless Hand Vacuum, $30; Clear2O Water Filter System 72-Ounce Regular Pitcher , $16; Free Country Men’s FCXtreme Jacket, $25; Conair HGL1 Combination Hot Gel/Lather Machine, $16; Remington BHT-2000 High Precision Men’s Body Hair Groomer, $22; Conair MN254 Men’s Beard and Mustache Trimmer , $10
Book: I Saw You: Missed Connections
0 Comments Published by Joel March 30th, 2007 in Books, Romance. Share ThisFrom the upcoming book “I Saw You: Missed Connections,” filled with cartoons inspired by posts on Craigslist’s personals section of the same name.
I Saw You: Missed Connections [Flickr]
Book Blog [MissedConnections.blogspot.com]
Why Doesn’t UFC Get More Love?
13 Comments Published by Joel March 30th, 2007 in Fighting, Sports. Share ThisGary Andrew Poole questions why the Ultimate Fighting Championship (and its now-sister league, Pride) don’t get more mainstream coverage:
When I reported a piece a couple years ago for TIME (check out Robert Gallagher’s excellent photo essay from the story) about the UFC I came away impressed; I was given a lot of access to the […]
Pipolino Feeder: Making Cats Work for Their Supper
3 Comments Published by Joel March 30th, 2007 in Gadgets. Share ThisBook, our fat tuxedo cat, has been on a permanent diet for the last several months, as her post-spaying weight has been dangerously high. She’s out of immediate feline diabetes danger, but she could still stand to lose a couple of pounds, and the “Pipolino cat feeder and exerciser looks like it might do the […]
Fresh Meats: Bathroom Slaughterhouse Delivery
6 Comments Published by Joel March 30th, 2007 in Food, Meat. Share ThisAs if we needed more proof that New York was the most delivery-friendly city in the world, today’s Thrillist uncovers a horrifyingly fantastic new service called, simply, “Fresh Meats.”
You choose an easy-to-smuggle, live delicacy (chicken, duck, squab, rabbit, even a snake or frog), and FM will lead it to your tub and do-what-must-be-done. Once it’s […]
Beer Friday: Mel Gibson Puts the Kibosh on “Braveheart” Beer
1 Comment Published by Joel March 30th, 2007 in Beer, Movies. Share ThisMel Gibson, frothing actor and filmmaker, has succeeded in his campaign to prevent small Danish brewery Midtfyns Bryghus from naming one of their beers “Braveheart,” despite historical precedent of the name exists previous to its use in Gibson’s 1995 film.
But the brewery’s 72-year-old owner Keld Andersen initially refused to give in to pressure from Gibson, […]
Beer Friday: Olive, the Smuttynose “Old Brown Dog” Has Passed
1 Comment Published by Joel March 30th, 2007 in Beer, Dogs. Share ThisOur condolences to local favorite Smuttynose Brewing of Postmouth, New Hampshire, in the loss of Olive, the “Old Brown Dog.” Olive gave her likeness to the labels of their famous “Old Brown Dog Ale,” a brown ale they have brewed since 1988. Olive was just shy of sixteen.
Company Page [Smuttynose] (Thanks, Brigitte.)
Beer Friday: We Did It! Beer Number One!
2 Comments Published by Joel March 30th, 2007 in Beer. Share ThisWith previously restricted markets like Russia and China opening up to the sale of nature’s finest beverage, beer has officially become the most popular drink—alcoholic or otherwise—in the world:
At the moment the US is the largest producer of beer in the world. However this expected to change within the next five years. It is thought […]
Sticky Bastard of the Day: Rhino Egg Harvester
0 Comments Published by Joel March 30th, 2007 in Jobs, Tonic. Share ThisFrom ABC News:
This egg hunt shortly before Easter was not for the faint-hearted. A team at Beekse Bergen safari park in the southern Netherlands on Thursday successfully harvested eggs from Ans, a 4,190-pound southern white rhino.
Hans, we are in alignment. Activate… jazz hands!
Dutch Team Harvests Eggs From White Rhino [ABCNews.com]
Testosterone Television: Thursday March 29th
2 Comments Published by Susie March 29th, 2007 in TV. Share ThisAll times Eastern.
• 6PM, History Channel - Modern Marvels: The Butcher. butchers are spotlighted, the protection and grading of meat.
• 6PM, HGTV - Look What I Did!: Trapeze space, observatory, reflecting pool, cactus garden, woodwork. an acrobat themed entryway, a home built observatory, a reflecting pond, a backyard desert retreat made with faux rocks and […]


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