Men's Style Guide

There's a lot to learn when it comes to men's dress clothing. The library of articles at A Tailored Suit do a fine job of explaining the ins and outs... and also the WHYS of it all. Makes me want to go out and buy a couple of suits, a half dozen or so shirts, and a bunch of new ties! (Oh, to have a budget that would support my latent clotheshorse tendencies...)

"...and they call it a woody"

There are some folks who like wood on their cars (I'm looking at you, Nelson), and then there are the rest of us. But what if the wood weren't an accoutrement, but the whole brunch? Then you'd have this hot wooden supercar. Possibly the most awesome thing I'll see all week. :)

Swiss Army Knife Of Doom

Is it any wonder why I subscribe to ThinkGeek's mailing list? A mere $999 gets you this three pound, 85-tool special edition knife - there's not a tool available on a Swiss Army knife that can't be found somewhere on this sucker.

Technology-enabled clothing

How freakin' cool is this?!?

WiFi is all around us. My cell phone has built-in WiFi, and if I forget and leave the switch on when I leave home, it's not long before I'm alerted to the presence of the many home and business networks I drive past.

This is a good thing. I've happily mooched WiFi where I've been able to mooch it, lots of times. When I was moving into my new home a year ago, I remember pulling up to a hotel in Janesville that shall remain nameless, just to be able to pull in their guest broadband signal and grab my e-mail. I'm always delighted to turn on my laptop at a restaurant, cafe, or other public space and find an FM path to the Internet shimmering in the ether all around me.

Problem is, it's hard to know where you're going to find the smiling wireless countenance of a high-speed signal. And it's a pain in the rear to have to fire up the laptop, just to find out. Many people (OK, not many, but a some... OK, not some, but a few geeks) have key chain fobs to let them know when they are in the presence of WiFi bliss. That's fine for yourself, but what about all the masses around you who are fobless? How will they know that there is Internet in the air, beautiful Internet, if only they could detect it?

If only there were a garment which could detect WiFi signals with ease, and convey their strength at a glance.... such a garment would be invincible...

Enter the the WiFi-detecting shirt: With this shirt, you can become the prophet to the fobless masses. Just like the Baptist pointed people toward the Good News that in Jesus, God was present, you can proclaim to everyone around you the nearly-divine presence of WiFi (and also, how many bars of signal your shirt is receiving). It's not geeky - it's a public service! It's not hopelessly lame - it's performance art! People should be paid to wear these things!

The WiFi-detecting shirt: a beacon of hope for the digital masses. ;)

Postscript: "...how many bars of signal your shirt is receiving..." Isn't the ability to say that reason enough to buy this shirt right this very minute? :D

Do you love me...?

For those who love me enough to appreciate my propensity for getting lost, and wish to give me a clue, I present the Freedom Mini Keychain GPS. With this on my keyring, my cell phone would be transformed, like Clark Kent in a phone booth, into a mighty navigation tool, ensuring I'd never again take two hours to get from Willmar to Hutchinson after dark. *blush*