Steel White Table

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.

Tags: bmw, cb550, honda, motorbike, motorcycle

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 two [...]

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 is [...]

Tags: kurt vonnegut, stephen king

-51 Celsius with the wind chill in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. That’s -60 Fahrenheit.

Christ.

My dad and seven year old daughter painted this yesterday:

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 [...]

I just read this article on the effects of marijuana smoke. Here’s a quote:
Patients who smoke marijuana inhale more and hold their breath four times longer than cigarette smokers. It is the breathing manoeuvres of marijuana smokers that serve to increase the concentration and pulmonary deposition of inhaled particulate matter — resulting in greater and [...]

A friend just sent me this video. I think it’s great. This guy’s expressions are dead on. If you know Randy Newman, especially if you know this song, you’re going to love it. It’s worth watching to the end.

Apparently it’s David Jacks in the video. (I don’t know who he is either.)

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!”

Close Encounters of the Third Kind — One of the best science fiction films ever made, and worth revisiting if you haven’t seen it for a long time. Steven Speilberg’s directorial style quickly became what you might call “obvious” later in his career, but in this early film he allows plenty of room for [...]

J-Walk didn’t have much success with Name Those Eyes. So let’s try lips. Any ideas?
I’ll update the post as soon as someone guesses correctly.

1st Update: Okay, now you’ve got the nose too. Good luck.
2nd Update: Click the nose/lips to see who it is. (The photo was taken from here.)

Woody Allen did an interview on CBC Radio 1 yesterday. I just listened to the audio magazine of the interview. I don’t have to time to write up anything, but it was informative and funny. He’s a smart guy and, despite his lack of critical success in recent years, one of the most talented film [...]

Tags: cbc, woody allen

Sliced apple sprinkled with salt and shredded lettuce. That’s what my 7 year old asked for breakfast today.

After making my coffee this morning, I put the cream in the cupboard and sugar in the fridge.
Have you done anything silly in the morning, before you’re fully awake?

I went snow shoeing yesterday. I was pleasantly surprised by how much fun I had. Big deal, right? You’re walking around the snow with big flat things tied to your feet. But snow shoes work. I was able to walk on top of the snow without falling through. It sure made walking in the woods [...]