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I ate nothing but fish yesterday… Breakfast, lunch and dinner.. I think whatever my body was craving has been satisfied.

Rico, who we haven’t really spent any quality time with in months and months – came over after biz hours and hung out…

We sat the entire evening and just caught up… I made my first shi-shi capo-fruppo-fuckme drink using Darth… I just like espresso over iced milk so I had to guess on how to make “real” fancy coffee type drinks. Apparently the chocolate caramel cinnamon coffee frothy thing, (correct name anyone?) – was a hit – Rico approved, gobbled it down and we were wired for sound and running our mouths till nearly 1am.

Now… every-time we see Rico – he’s got a new gadget. I’d argue that there’s a pathology to this obsession – but then again – I’m the ass who owns a four-hundred dollar vacuum cleaner.. so I’ll shut up about that…

His LATEST gadget though completely freaked me out.

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I’ve said before that the only things that make me “feel” like I’m living in the 21st Century are Listerine Strips and WiFi networks… Well.. time to add another to the list… “Bluetooth” stuff.

When he walked in I noticed this rather large earpiece in his ear… to which I made a snarky Lt. Ohera comment and told him he’d look better with a beehive hairdo and moved on with babbling.. until… I noticed it didn’t have any wires on it…

Later when I got the demonstration I learned that this little earpiece communicates with this cell phone which he keeps tucked into his pocket…. It uses some language called “Bluetooth” which, conceptually, can be built-into in everything from things like his phone to toaster ovens.

I remembered seeing something that said “Bluetooth” in my laptop… so we set the phone next to my computer – I found the control panel to turn it on… it detected the phone and I suddenly could access the files stored on it.

It was at about that moment I got the techno-gitters and had to step away from the computer because… well… it was just that damn creepy. I mean.. cool… but creepy too.

I suppose I’m just being paranoid…. I can envision a near future where I’ll be wondering if my portable computer isn’t conspiring against me along with the microwave, my electric toothbrush and the paper shredder.

Can’t blog – I gotta go evaluate which kitchen appliances would be the most dangerous in the event of a revolt.

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clever canadians


Went to Target to pick up a couple of new XBox controllers to replace the ones we’ve apparently worn out. (Damn you Bungie, makers of Halo2).

An end-cap in the seasonal department caught my eye…
A little product of Canada called “JavaLogs®”
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I called out to Kevin about it. He thought I was talking about something to do with internet code.

They’re Duraflameâ„¢- type logs for your fireplace… The kind you use to get a big “real wood” fire started or for those nights when you just want a little fire without the hassle and set up of a big one.

The gimmick with these logs is that they’re made from spent coffee grounds.

So…. Thanks to delicious package design and the promise of a more earth-friendly alternative, we decided to pick one up and give it a try.

Obviously, we don’t have the scientific testing equipment to confirm the claims that the log produces 96% less residue and 54% less carbon dioxide than their sawdust made counterparts…. but – I can tell you it “did” produce WAY MORE flames and heat than we’ve grown accustom to from these types of logs. They didn’t smell like Starbucks while burning either – but emitted a subtle “sweet” smell.

At 16 bucks and some change for a case of six – they’re quite a bit more expensive than the Duraflames we buy at Costco for $12 for 9 logs….(they’re even more obscenely priced if you try to buy them on the net – because of shipping I’m sure). The performance is so much better – I “almost” don’t mind coughing up the extra cash.

Nonetheless – they’re cool… and…

Yet another reason to adore Canadians.

And not a reason to blog.