A Few Cool Products and Stuff

Super Cool Air Swimmers

2011-09-03T04:12:00.000-07:00

Here’s one that’s off the charts in the cool category; Air Swimmers. Rather than blather on about the Air Swimmers, you’ve got to check them out for yourself: They’re not cheap, but they’re also not expensive. For the price of a family dinner, you can get your own Air Swimmer If my family is reading this blog post, I'll act surprised if this guy swims past the Christmas tree this year (

3D TV's - How Cool!

2010-01-08T10:10:00.000-08:00

If you haven't watched the movie Avatar, stop reading this, go to the local movie theater, buy a ticket and watch the movie. After watching the movie you'll understand why 3D TV's are such a big deal.Don't get me wrong, I've watched other 3D movies before, but never has a movie affected me like Avatar. After sitting through that movie, I decided to investigate the latest trend, 3D

Now You See Me, Now You Don’t?

2009-07-10T03:55:00.000-07:00

I came across this image while surfing the net. Unfortunately, the originating website from which this image came is no longer in service. I like to give credit where credit is due.It appears that this fellow placed a tattoo on the underside of his right arm that gives the impression that he’s looking at you when he covers his eyes with his arm. I hope this guy stays in great physical shape

The Bullet Express A Kitchen Must Have

2009-03-25T08:02:00.000-07:00

The Magic Bullet folks came out with a grown up Bullet. It's called the Bullet Express and it's a Magic Bullet on steroids. It not only chops, slices and purees, it also juices, grinds and mixes proportions much larger than your old food processor.The attractive thing about the Bullet Express is that your chopping quantities are not limited. Because the Bullet Express shoots the chopped items

Get Rid of that Old Car

2009-03-14T07:13:00.000-07:00

Here's a cool service that I came across. It's called Junk My Car.The cool thing about Junk My Car is that you don't even have to have the title to the car to junk it. Now don't get me wrong, you've got to be the legal owner of the car, but not having a title does not stop you from donating it.All you have to do is either call them toll free (1-877-JUNK MY CAR) or visit their website and set up

Volunteering, the New Cool Thing to Do

2009-01-22T12:55:00.000-08:00

Our new President, Barack Obama, has made volunteering cool! Imagine that? It’s now cool to do community service. You don’t have to mumble when you tell people where you’re going for fear that they may find you uncool. You can now boldly proclaim that you have signed up with USAservice.org and you volunteer to help America become a better America.USAService.org is a site set up by the

A Cool Product for Staying Warm

2009-01-16T15:26:00.001-08:00

Here’s a product that is not fancy, sexy or even very popular (compared to an iPod or Blackberry). It is, however, a very necessary item if you are living in an area where the temperatures fall below freezing. When I say below freezing, I’m not talking about 31 degrees. I’m talking about the below zero type of freezing.What I’m talking about is the DeLonghi self-contained oil heater. I ended

Hello Hulu

2008-10-24T03:39:00.000-07:00

I might be late in joining the bandwagon, but here's a cool site I came across the other day, Hulu.comHulu has high quality videos of movies and old TV shows. I guess what really got me excited about Hulu was that they seem to have all of the old original Lost in Space episodes. C'mon old timers, you remember the robot yelling, "Danger Will Robinson" and "It does not compute."In order to watch

No More Foggy Glasses

2008-09-24T11:37:00.000-07:00

Have you ever suffered with fogging eyeglasses? You know, you step from an air-conditioned office outside into the swelter and for a few moments you’re blinded because your glasses are fogged up.Or, you’re out in the winter participating in your favorite winter sport. Oh, I don’t know, skiing down the Swiss Alps and your goggles fog up. It’s tough to see where you’re going when you’re looking

Travel Babees, for Families Traveling with Babies

2008-09-15T07:13:00.000-07:00

Here's a site for traveling families. The name of the site is Travel Babees.com . Travel Babees is a much-needed service for families traveling with small kids.By using Travel Babees, parents no longer have to worry about packing up items such as strollers, portable cribs, car seats, etc. All they have to do is contact Travel Babees and they'll take care of the details for you. Their

Cool Stocking Stuffers for the Environmentalist in Your Life

2008-09-08T12:33:00.000-07:00

Who could resist a hedgehog magnet made from discarded newspaper? It's not only cute, but it was made from paper found in the slums of Bangkok, Thailand.The website, Gifts With Humanity offers all sorts of cool gifts and treasured mainly made from recycled material from countries all over the world. The hedgehog goes for $9.00 and makes a great stocking stuffer.If you go by the Gifts With

Home & Bedroom, the Place to Go for Home Decorating

2008-08-29T14:40:00.000-07:00

Here’s a site I happened upon when I was searching for bedroom furniture. Actually I wasn't quite searching for bedroom furniture; I was looking for decorative ideas for my bedroom. Some how I ended up on Home & Bedroom Furniture.com and haven’t quite left it as yet. Not only do they have a wide range of bedroom furniture, they have furniture for the whole house.After looking at the selection

Avoid speeding tickets with Calibre Radar and Laser Protector

2008-08-21T05:08:00.000-07:00

Here’s a device for those of you who have been known to drive just ‘slightly’ above the posted speed limit. The gadget is called Calibre Radar and Laser Protector.What it does is it installs wireless radar receivers in the front and rear of your car (one is hidden behind the front grill and the other stealthy installed in the rear bumper). After the device is installed and activated by a

Analyze Your Car's Health with CarMD

2008-08-18T04:45:00.000-07:00

Anyone with a car should look into this gadget. It’s called a CarMD. It’s a little gadget that fits in the palm of your hand and can analyze the health of your car (as long as your car was built after 1996).It looks sort of like a cross between a cell phone and a remote control that is missing a lot of its buttons.What you do is you plug the CarMD into your car (where, I’m not quite sure), and

Meet Administrative Assistant Sandy

2008-08-15T13:34:00.000-07:00

The best thing about Administrative Assistant Sandy is that she never takes a lunch hour, she doesn't talk back or take days off from work, doesn't run into babysitting problems and never demands a raise. Heck, Sandy doesn't even request a salary. Can you find a better administrative assistant than that?You can find Sandy at IWantSandy.com. She's an online virtual administrative assistant. You

Never Get Lost Again

2008-08-09T12:21:00.000-07:00

Everyone's heard of GPS units for the car but how about one for your sneakers? It sounds a bit weird but it's true. Although this is not a brand-new product and has been around since 2006, the GPS enabled sneaker will allow you to run, jog or walk without ever worrying about getting lost.Made by Isaac Daniels, the GPS enabled sneaker will cost you anywhere from $300-$350. Pretty pricey, but if

Having Kids at the Ripe Old Age of 111?

2008-08-06T11:02:00.000-07:00

Henry, an 111-year-old Tuatara (for those of you not familiar with Tuataras, they're lizard-like reptiles) has very recently sired several eggs with his 40 year old mate, Mildred.It seems that the old guy wasn't interested in his female companion until after undergoing an operation to remove a cancerous growth from a rather delicate area. The removal of the growth was just what the doctor

Fight High Gas Prices With BPI

2008-08-05T08:34:00.000-07:00

Just think about reducing your fuel usages, decreasing emissions and making money at the same time. Is it possible? You tell me. BPI, Worldwide, Inc. advertises and sells a product that is said to reduce auto fuel usage and decrease auto harmful auto emissions. Registered with the Environmental Protection Agency of the US Government, Bio Petro Improver comes in pill and powder form. The

Something for the Person Who Has Everything

2008-07-30T13:25:00.001-07:00

For the person who has everything, there's one item you probably don't have. It's the One-Minute Chiller. I mean after all, isn't it worth spending $89.95 to have a cold can of soda or a chilled bottle of wine? I mean the One-Minute Chiller chills your beverage in a remarkable 60 seconds.For the rest of us, here's what works. Get your favorite cooler, fill it half with ice and half with water

Are You Quarterback Material?

2008-07-27T12:55:00.000-07:00

Do you have an arm like Payton Manning? Wanna find out? Check out the virtual distance football. For a mere $19.95 you can toss the virtual distance football and purportedly its sensors will accurately determine how far you threw the ball.And for the old timers, it has a large LCD screen display so you can actually read the distance thrown without having to put on your reading glasses (you

Xenu - A Webmaster's Friend

2008-07-24T11:47:00.000-07:00

Here's a great FREE software that helps you find your broken links. The program is called Xenu. It not only finds the broken links, it gives you more of a report than you can stand.I created a site map for one of my websites and found that there were 6 broken links. I searched around the internet for a free way to find the broken links without having to submit my pages one at a time to the

How Much Will You Pay for a Cute Puppy?

2008-07-21T07:36:00.000-07:00

(Image distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.)There may not be anything cool about this little fella, but you've got to admit that he's pretty cute. This guy is known as one of the most expensive dog breeds. For a mere $2300 you can purchase one of these pups.According to most-expensive.net, this cute little French Mastiff will grow to weigh in excess of 100

The Pierced Look Without the Pain

2008-07-18T06:57:00.000-07:00

You love the look of piercings but you’re too chicken to get one (not to mention the fact that you’ll have to deal with your mother’s hysterics about the body piercing). So why not avoid the entire dramatic scene and get magnetic body jewelry.It looks like the real deal, but there is no pain and no healing involved. All you do is place it and forget about it. They even have suctioned tongue

Need a New Hair Cut?

2008-07-15T06:38:00.000-07:00

You know you need a change in hair style but you just can’t decide on your new look.  Check out this fella’s solution to the ‘new do’ problem: http://crazy-picsblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/cool-haircut.html Just imagine, you can fall asleep in class and your instructor would never know!On a cool-o-meter scale, this one ranks as imaginative!

Baby Rings: Cool or Dangerous

2008-07-12T19:02:00.000-07:00

Here's a site that sells baby rings. The rings are small enough to fit on a baby's finger.I don't know about you, but my children were very oral and would eat, chew, suck, lick and swallow anything they got their little chubby hands on.Would I really want to purchase a solid gold item for my child to choke on?You can get baby rings with gemstones, or plain. You can even engrave some cute little