Recently, Mink Hippie treated me to my first deep fried Twinkie at the Hawaii State Fair. At the time I thought that was about as outrageous as you could get with Twinkies…but, as is often the case (okay, once in a while, rarely..but sometimes) I was wrong…Apparently they are also good for pork loin side…
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Where Did Heckling Come From?
And why don’t they do more of it at the World Cup? Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson was razzed on his home turf on Tuesday night as the team fumbled toward an embarrassing 14-3 loss to the Red Sox. The Yankee Stadium crowd booed Johnson as he left the game in the fourth inning. Where does…
S and M Fashion Goes Mainstream
Personally, I like to wear my bondage like a badge…or I mean, I like to wear my bandage as a bond….something like that. cd The key pieces this summer, Mr. Bunch said, are leather shorts and a harness. Actually, those are the key pieces every year. “It’s too hot now for chaps,” said Mr. Bunch,…
A Boner, er, bonus for Long-Distance Relationships
These design students came up with many cell phone features, including multicensory ones… Designers around the world are busy designing the next generation of cell phones that will still drop calls—but look exceptionally cool doing it. Cell phone giant Nokia recently collaborated industrial design students from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in…
Huge Asteroid Coming on July 3rd
Don’t worry, it’s not supposed to hit…so you can still watch the fireworks on July 4th. If you want to see what a collision might look like have a look at Ursi’s Blog though…. cd Huge Asteroid to Fly Past Earth July 3 An asteroid possibly as large as a half-mile or more in diameter…
Aaron Spelling Has Gone to that Love Boat in the Sky
So long to the guy that shaped my childhood. He was responsible for most of my favorite shows. Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, and Starsky and Hutch among them. I didn’t know Aaron Spelling and yet I can say that he has embedded himself in my consciousness for all time. Every time I hear “The…
Smoking Baby Doll
And the winner for products I would never have thought of is….. cd Smoking Baby Ceramic Smoking Baby Of all the things that shouldn’t smoke, babies are at the top of the list. The tag line for this product emphatically states our position on this issue: Real Babies Should Never Smoke! Ceramic babies smoking, on…
Tiki Friday Bonus….Mariana…
I’m in the mood for sharing secret wonders today so I am going to let you guys in on something cool in case you are here in Hawaii or planning to visit…La Mariana…The Last of Hawai’ian Tiki Bars…. It’s at 50 Sand Island Access Road in Honolulu, but good luck finding it! Just in case…
No Clowning with Nukes Allowed!
Maybe this is a way of sending a message to Kim Jong Il….if only the U.S. had the sense of humor to utilize such a great event…. cd Sploid: Clowns of Peace A trio of old clowns launched an assault on America’s nuclear missile defense system Tuesday. Armed guards took the clowns down within minutes….
Americans Lose Touch, Report Fewer Close Friends
You know, it feels like I’m missing that 3/4’s of a friend more and more, though sometimes, I’m like ‘If I can’t have three whole friends maybe it’s just better to have 2.08 friends’ somehow I can’t seem to give up that less than a tenth of a friend (.08) even though we had so…