Damn, that's a big watch!

originally posted on www.Three8Six.com, 10/5/2008

It's a sundial for your wrist, but who cares, a nice time piece is a perfect
addition to any man's wardrobe. Sure it's gigantic but when you walk up
to the bar and raise a hand with this hunk of metal on your wrist to
order another scotch, you'll get served. Watch nerds say this one was
named for it's 51mm diameter watch face. It comes in Black and 
Stainless Steel with different watchband combinations.The Black one 
has a few color options, Red (pictured), Lime (pictured), Blue and Grey.
The Stainless Steel (pictured) comes with a White and Black face. It's got 
a tide sub-dial so you'll know when you're missing the waves. 

Look here for more info: www.NixonNow.com

A GREEN PURSE TO HOLD YOUR GREEN!

originally posted on www.Three8Six.com, 10/8/2008

Something for the Ladies! Green is the new black, recycled, or as the industry 
puts it, "repurposed" items, are way cool. Building something new out of something 
old... it's a novel idea. Here are some purses, called "Wristlets" made of recycled 
materials like: newspapers (covered in cellophane), plastic soda bottle wrappers, 
and candy wrappers. According to Ecoist.com the purses are strong, sturdy, and 
water resistant. They are 8 inches long by 3.5 inches wide and are certified 
fair trade, made in Mexico and Peru.

Find them here: www.ecoist.com

Water is Kool again

Everyone needs water, and water is pretty boring by itself, so why not buy a fashionable container for your water. Kleen Kanteen is the hippest in H20 containment.

You need to trash the Lexan bottle you have now, probably made in China, because it most likely contains something called Polycarbonate #7. This nasty chemical has been found to leach into your drink and create some less than desirable side-effects. According to www.Treehugger.com 'studies in the US have linked it to breast cancer, early puberty' and it is currently under the microscope for its effect of 'feminizing hormones' on guys. Yup, that's right, the plastic water bottles could give you breasts. Sure, men like breasts, but just not attached to thier own bodies....ok maybe some of you do, but that's a topic for another blog.

Anyways, the Kleen Kanteen is made of food-grade stainless steel that's completetly free of BPA and other toxins. Because stainless steel itself is safe, the inside of the bottle isn't coated with a plastic or epoxy lining, like inferior aluminium bottles. Be it coffee, wine, or your favorite sports beverage...when you're KK is empty that's it, no residue, no aftertaste remains. The best part...is the wide mouth. It's big enough to get a dish brush in there or large ice cubes.  The Kleen Kanteen comes in 5 oz. size up to 40 oz. so for baby food or a 7 and Seven, there will be no Poly #7 here.

You can find more info at www.KleenKanteen.com

Monkey on the loose!

Ocassionally we get calls from the readers about people doing funky things in the neighborhood or a Christmas light display, a cat in a tree, but a monkey in a tree? That never happens...But on this day in November, it did. There was a Rhesus monkey hold up in a woman's backyard in Palm Coast. I was able to snap off a few frames of this cute little guy before the Florida Fish and Wildlife officer tried to tranquilize it, capture it and get rid of it. Apparently wild monkeys can carry dangerous things like Hepatitus and other nasty things...like knives I guess. Seriously though, they got one dart in him, but he disappeared and probably took a nap on a tree branch and then was able to get away. Score one for the monkey! He was thought to have migrated from Silver Springs/Ocala area where a group of monkeys has been living since the filming of a Tarzan films in the 1930's. 

DIY Zombie Costume

 After watching the first season of AMC's The Walking Dead on Netflix, I was hooked. The zombie craze is upon us and you can see it in the proliferation of video games, TV Shows and movies. When Halloween rolled around this year, we hadn't put too much thought in going out that night  much less dressing up. But the inspiration had bitten us and my brain was infected with the idea of a zombie costume. I'm a fan of the costume that takes 5 minutes and doesn't require a lot of money. My wife was able to whip up this zombie costume in about 15 minutes using only materials purchased at Wallgreens. We found white face makeup, black face makeup, red food coloring and some cheap scar making stuff and Viola! My zombie costume was complete. The fake blood is made from corn syrup and red food coloring but it coagulates perfectly.

It's super easy, fun and takes very little time. I got lots of compliments on it.

Check out  Walking Dead...

It's an awesome show.