"The Viagra Condom"

An ingenious development in safer-sex technology. The Durex company has created a condom featuring a special gel on the inside of the condom that increases blood flow to the penis, thereby increasing the strength of a man's erection.  Wearing the condom has essentially the same effect as taking a blue pill. The company is seeking product approval in Britain and I'm hoping this little beauty finds it way to stores in America. (It's not currently available in the U.S.)  Gentleman - meet the CDS500 condom.

Good Boy!

I absolutely love the photography of Seth Casteel, the pet photographer over at http://www.littlefriendsphoto.com/. Sure, they look scary but it's their personal moment of ball-fetching ecstasy. lol

A Touching Prayer

Dear God,
Please send clothes to
all those poor ladies
on my grandfather's computer.
Amen

Let's make a deal!

The simplest and most obvious way to celebrate Soul Train's Don Cornelius's life is to dance to some old school funk. Dance around clothing-optional, when no one's looking, getting lost in the thump. So make me a promise that you'll do this at least once by the weekend. I'm going to, too. Actually, I already did.

I tranced to "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango.
The song's below.


And now, it's your turn, gentle reader. Do it for Don.

Don Cornelius - May he rest in peace.

Seaplane to East Hampton

The Standard Hotel Group has added a concierge Cessna 208 seaplane to its' offerings at their NYC property, but you don't need to be a hotel guest to fly. The seaplane shuttles between the 23rd Street NY Skyports Marina in Manhattan and East Hampton and runs during the summer months only, smartly so. :) The website states tickets run $495 per person one-way but if your schedule's flexible, you can apparently shave off a significant amount of the ticket price by "playing the flight board." (I'm not actually sure what all is involved with that ... my apologies.) The website claims off-peak flights can get as low as $29 per person one way, so bargain fun-hunters need not feel snubbed. In any event, it's an unusual antidote to Hampton traffic gridlock. You can learn more about it here. Enjoy!

World Population Reaching 7B

I found this interesting app on the BBC website. As our earth's population reaches another milestone, don't you ever wonder where you fit it? How many people came before you? How many people have been alive on earth from the beginning of time? (I'll leave any discussion of religion out of this. :) Which country is growing the fastest? Which country is shrinking in population? You can click here, type in your birthday and see where you fit into our world's population history. Very cool indeed. For even more info, visit the UN Population Fund's site - 7 billion and me.

But wait - It gets even better!

So this is a continuation of my last post - sort of. I've come to find out that people hoop for lobsters off of the kayaks I mentioned below. Brilliant! Lobster season started earlier this month and a recreational license will set you back just $7. You have to go at night and being near a jetty or a protected cove helps. There's a cove off Catalina that's particularly good, though I admit I haven't been there ... yet. Bait the hoop net, throw it overboard, wait about half an hour and see what you catch. 20 feet of water should be deep enough to trap. Sounds like an adventure!

Kayak Love

I'm doing it again. Fetishizing transportation. lol This time it's a kayak/sailboat hybrid. Now I'm not a fan of sea kayaking. I don't like feeling like a little twig, meandering on the vast ocean. Too slow, too vulnerable. This meaty beauty, however, is something to love. It's a kayak with 2 outriggers, a sail, and pedals (similar to a recumbent bike) to power the boat forward. No more paddling - WOW! (I realize I may be offending the purists among us and I'm okay with that - lol) It'll take about 5 hours to get to Catalina and I've just added that challenge to my bucket list. And since your hands are free, you can catch dinner on the ride over. Brilliant! You can learn more about these 1 or 2-person hybrids via Hobie Cat.

Here's an on-board view of this baby at sea.

No more blisters for the band?

Italian product designer Max Battaglia has unveiled his Hyper Touch Guitar. It's a touch screen instrument with no strings. Via it's on-board interface, you can tweak the guitar's number of strings, tone, volume, etc.

I both wonder how it sounds and fear that in a couple generations, the acoustic stringed instrument will be relegated to the position of relic. I hope this isn't the case!!!!! You can read more about his designs at http://www.givingshape.it/

Welcome to your new leg workout

Done in 60 seconds. :)