My friend Jason finally got himself a Wii. They’ve been in short demand. He figures it’s been in use 18 hours a day at his house. His daughter plays it while he is at work, then he plays it when he gets home, then his wife plays it when she gets home!

I figured he might be interested in this:

From CNet News:

 A Canadian health club is offering a new form of exercise for people bored with the treadmill or cycling classes–the Wii workout station.

Studeo 55 in Vancouver has incorporated a Nintendo Wii workout station into circuit training where users can punch, run and jump with the system’s movement-sensitive controller.

Current Mood:  bored

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How often do you go back an reread a book? Although I’ve read alot of books over the years, as time goes on, I find that while I remember the major/minor plot lines, I often forget the little details — especially the dialog.

Douglas Adams is one of the authors that you can always reread. The way he describes objects and writes dialog has a kind of ‘going off on a tangent, while maintaining your interest and causing you to laugh’ feel.

I haven’t read Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency in about 15 years. Right now I’m rereading it (actually listening to it on audio-book).

Here’s the kind of passages that make Douglas Adams uniquely Douglas Adams.

`Well,’ said Reg, in a loudly confidential whisper, as if introducing the subject of nipple-piercing in a nunnery…

Even the skeptical mind must be prepared to accept the unacceptable when there is no alternative. If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family Anatidae on our hands.

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For Lynda:

From the Daily Telegraph

THE Iraqi port city of Basra, already prey to a nasty turf war between rival militia factions, has now been gripped by a scary rumour ? giant badgers are stalking the streets by night, eating humans.

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Well, I’m finally going to do it. What you ask? I’m going to organize a purchase of original formula Dr. Pepper from Old Doc’s Soda Shop in Dublin, Texas.

Here’s why:

What makes Dublin Dr Pepper so different?

Dublin Dr Pepper is still made using the original sweetener, pure cane sugar. In the 1970s the price of sugar rose and soft drink companies started panicking because it was getting too expensive to produce their drinks using sugar. Virtually everyone switched to high fructose corn syrup because it was much less expensive.

The decision was made at that time to keep using the pure cane sugar, regardless of the extra expense. The Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company is the only Dr Pepper bottler that has always used pure cane sugar to sweeten the drink.

Steve and I first learned about it’s history several years ago as we were researching Cream Soda for our Cream Soda Appreciation Club. Of course, we had to tell all of our friends who are big Dr. P fans as well. We kept promising to put in a group order. There is a limit to the number of cases you can order at a time, because of regional distribution regulations. I think the number was lower a few years ago, but the current limit is 20 cases.

Sure, folks could order it individually, but with an additional shipping cost of $5/2 cases, it makes sense to have one person coordinate everything and then just make the deliveries. I’m going to put in on my credit card and then get reimbursed.

Anyone else want in? Want to drink cane sugar soda at Pennsic in a few weeks?

Current Mood:  optimistic

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I meant to write about this yesterday, but got caught up in other things. The easiest thing to do, is simply give you a link.

Simpsons Movie Promotion ~ 7-11 –> Kwik E Mart

The pictures of the converted 7-11s are really cool, but unfortunately the closest one to me is either MD or NY. Oh well…

Also, please note the FREEE slurpee day on 7/11/07

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