Magnetic Silly Putty

If you're anything like me, you're down right bored copying newspapers with America's favorite liquid-solid, Silly Putty. You've bounced it about as many times as you care to, and now you're back to playing with the far inferior Ball in a Cup.

What if I told you, that you could throw that Ball in a Cup right in the face of the nearest Amish child and have countless hours of fun in only 20 minutes?

Watch, in AMAZEMENT:


Now that I know it's possible for Silly Putty to devour objects, I'm never going back. Here are the step-by-step instructions to make your silly putty into some serious Kick-Ass Putty. Go forth and get magnetized.

Side note: Silly Putty has an official site. Who knew?

Getting Your Friday Nerd On

This may well be the best page on the internet.

There are no words that can adequately describe such nerdly splendour as Batman-with-an-epic-mustache.

Should have... sent... a poet.

Here's more:  http://thechive.com/2011/05/25/cartoon-art-with-a-twist-25-photos/

And So I Face the Final Curtain...

Professional athletes are notoriously bad at recognizing sunsets. More specifically, when to walk into them (see: Favre, Brett).  The Tedy Bruschis of the world are few and far between; the ability to step away without deteriorating skills or a broken body forcing management’s hand a rarity. 

In most cases, we get what occurred with Jorge Posada this past week.  True, this specific instance was handled particularly poorly by all parties involved – player, coach, and management alike - but it does put renewed focus on the age-old problem of putting fading icons out to pasture.  What is the best way to tell a Hall of Famer, prideful and prolonging the inevitable, that he’s now hurting the team he’s given so much to?  Especially when he’s beloved by a passionate and loyal fan base, as is the case in New York.  Is there a correct way to cut ties and still save face? 

Regardless, in light of last week’s debacle it’s definitely in the Yankees best interests to at least give the issue a little more thought.  Posada's situation is only the beginning of what looks to be a series of bitter departures in the coming years.

Hopefully for us passionate baseball fanatics, all of our aging superstars - Red Sock and Yankee alike - are able to find a happy compromise with their teams and cities.  And in the most ideal of scenarios - to find happiness in each other’s as well. 

In this, we look to Big Papi to lead the way.   

That's what I'm talkin' about.  

Bruce Wayne: Mentally unstable, at best

Above: A pretty well-done fan creation depicting Christian Bale as a mental patient with delusions of grandeur.  Which, now that I think about, might not be fan fiction at all... perhaps the man's actually batshit insane?

(Did you see that?  See what I did there?)

No, but seriously this is a pretty awesome trailer.  And I'd pay real money to drink my way through this movie in Lux level. 

Below: A link to the wired.com article where I spotted it:
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/04/batman-complex

Start Saving Your Pennies...

Let's face it: It's 2011, we're not going to get the flying cars or hover boards of our childhood dreams. Both you and I spent countless Crayola hours dreaming how sweet our life would be while popping a backside ollie 180's on the most gorgeous magnetized board your Mauvelous-colored crayons could handle. (Unlike you, there were also a good amount of unicorns painting rainbows off of which I would half-cab) But the fact remains, we will never have this.

Let me pick your spirits back up off the floor by sharing with you what we CAN have in 2011. To do this, we have to tap into that inner Boba or indeed your inner Rocketeer. Folks, it's here. Finally a jet pack that an individual can have without stealing it from the military to fight Nazis!

Martin Jetpack developed a jet pack that sustains longer flights than those of its predecessors. "Initially designed with the leisure market in mind, commercial demand for the Martin Jetpack has seen the research and development programme focus on readying the product for use in a number of sectors including emergency response, defence and recreation, with numerous applications in each sector."


For the price of just one Mercedes-Benz S-Class, she can be all yours.

I can tell what you're thinking. "Pretty impressive, but there's no way I'll strap gasoline to my back even if I would look like the most amazing human being ever and I dressed up as Cobra Commander for Halloween, so that's saying something." Not to worry, there's a jet pack for you.

JetLev has developed a non-conventional jet pack for the sports enthusiast. The JetLev R200 uses water pressure to rocket you right out of the water and fly with ease (Can be used in fresh AND salt water!) "It is designed for safety, stability, ease-of-use, and precise and effortless flight controls. Learn basic flight with video-assisted training on land and as little as six minutes of on-water instructions." I don't know about you, but I love it when it only takes me 6 minutes to learn something.

Pardon the awful music in this video:

The price of this beauty is a whole $500 cheaper than the Martin Jetpack. A steal!

See you in the skies!

Chag Sameach!

We like to get a little Old Testament once and a while.



Happy Passover to all!

Fun fact: I am unable to hear the phrase "Let my people go" without thinking of Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Ye Olde Rivalry....

We respect Emmy award winning Team Baldwin for his prestigious acting career. Not many actors can say they have done what Mr. Baldwin has achieved. However, some would have you believe that Team Baldwin is somehow infallible. They will look over grievous errors or pretend that these infamous follies never occurred. Team Baldwin is rampant with excuses.

Over here on Team Krasinski, we're not in it for the awards, yet we give an honest performance every time. When you see Krasinski perform, you know that even when there are errors (because he doesn't pretend to be perfect) he'll learn from them and move on.

It's not about the game, it's about the love of the game.


(Thanks to fellow Team Krasinski friend Sarah for finding this. Go Sox! It's still early.)