Jan 31 2008
’72 BMW R75/5 With Side-car
Tommyboy owns this antique (click photos for larger view) 1972 BMW R75/5 motorcycle with a side-car: I’d love to have a side-car for my ‘78 Honda CB550.
Archive for January, 2008
Jan 30 2008
Roll Up The Rim A Bit Easier
The Rimroller™: This product makes it easy to check for prize statements hidden under the rims of paper coffee cups in various contests… it slices the cup rim twice when pushed down, and an internal lip unrolls the paper edge when it’s pulled up. $2.50 at Lee Valley Tools for something you may use for [...]
Jan 30 2008
Books I’ve Read Recently
I never think to create a draft post and write a few sentences about the latest book I’ve read, which is probably what J-Walk does. My last Books I’ve Read Recently post was in June, 2007, yet I read at least one book a week. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (7/10) This [...]
Jan 29 2008
It’s Cold In Saskatoon
-51 Celsius with the wind chill in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. That’s -60 Fahrenheit. Christ.
Jan 25 2008
Tom Waits and Bacon
I just read an interview with Tom Waits from a year or so ago. Apparently Tom likes the sound of bacon. When asked, “Do you have a favourite sound?” he answered: Bacon. In a frying pan. If you record the sound of bacon in a frying pan and play it back it sounds like the [...]
Jan 23 2008
SWT Tagline Contest
Okay, it’s not really a contest. Prizes will not be handed out. But if you have any suggestions for a new tagline for Steel White Table, let us know in the comments. The “winner” gets an email from me saying, “Thanks!”
Jan 23 2008
“Cloverfield” Review
Cloverfield — The Blair Witch version of Godzilla. Passable entertainment for what it is: a monster movie full of beautiful people running and screaming — all through a single hand-held home video. We get glimpses of the monster destroying Manhattan, but the scares and thrills are fairly tame; frightening isn’t the word for it. More [...]