Didn’t get to shoot any fireworks this year because of the state-wide burn ban. So watched some on TV, which just isn’t the same. What I saw was good, but do you ever wonder how it looks when a big fireworks show has problems?
Here’s a video of a fireworks show in Thailand. What’s special about this video is that the big, high-dollar fireworks are launched closer to the ground than normal, which is exciting, scary, and dangerous. The crowd seems to enjoy it at first, but then when one of them gets detonated while still on the ground, it’s pretty cool to see. Wouldn’t want to be there, though.
Here’s one more July 4th video. It’s kinda random…
We get a lot of dumb/crazy spam here, and fortunately the spam filter catches most of it. Occasionally it’ll catch a real comment, so I glance at it once in a while. Recently I saw a few comments that weren’t full of links, so I checked to see if they might be valid comments, and I was surprised by what I found. Here’s two of them.
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I’m not really sure what they’re saying in the first sentence. And it’s really odd that their first sentence is so convoluted when their second sentence is so direct and to-the-point (and true).
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I really have no idea what’s going on there. That sounds like it was run through one of those translators that converts it to German, then to French, back to German, and back to English, which mangles it in an incomprehensible way. 🙂 There was one of those linked to in an earlier post, but unfortunate the link no longer works. However, I still recommend reading the comments on the “that’s French for German” post — they are quite random and funny. (Yeah, I’m promoting old blog content, but it was 6 years ago, and there wasn’t nearly the daily traffic then as there is now, so some of you probably missed it. It’s also a good example of how comments can enliven a discussion.)
If you want an iPhone/iPod dock that looks cool, for men, here’s what you need.
Each model is built out of a solid block of aluminum, and they’re based on the exhaust manifold of a car engine. It’s called iXoost, which comes from the English pronunciation of the word “exhaust”. They feature several speakers, including a 140W subwoofer.
I haven’t heard one of these, but I would like to — unless I have to pay for it. The starting price is $6200. I think it looks awesome, but I suspect the WAF (Wife Approval Factor) would be considerably less than favorable.
You can find more info at the iXoost website, and you can even customize your own on this page.
There are now candles with scents aimed at men, who might not be interested in collections like “Water Inspirations” or “Citrus Passions”.
YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY, INC
Man Town™ – Escape to the man cave with this masculine blend of spices, woods and musk.
First Down™ – This combination of orange, patchouli, vetiver and leather is as exciting as game day.
Riding Mower™ – Hot sun. Cool breeze. And the intensely summery scent of freshly cut grass.
2 x 4™ – The warm, unmistakable scent of freshly planed wood and sawdust evokes a sense of confidence and quality.
Apparently this is for real, even though it sounds like a parody. They cost $27.99 each. I’m no marketing expert, but men typically don’t buy candles to start with, and that seems like a high price to gain entry into this market (if such a niche exists).
I don’t have any review samples, but let’s consider the candles anyway, just based on the descriptions. I’m not sure I’d want one that smells like a man cave. Let’s think about this logically. If a man is single, his bachelor pad may already smell like a “man cave”. And if he’s single, he likely isn’t buying candles. If a man is married, he probably already has several years’ supply of candles at his house, and his wife likely would not approve of these smells anyway.
There is a nice aroma of a freshly-mowed yard, but I’m not sure I’d want that in the house. Plus, you get that every week or so anyway from mowing the yard.
Some guys might like the 2×4 scent, but I doubt it evokes “a sense of confidence”. I don’t know about the First Down scent, either, but I’m fairly certain a candle won’t be “as exciting as game day”. That’s some marketing malarkey! But this is no review, because I haven’t tried them. Nor do I plan to, because I’m married and I never buy candles anyway. But if you have experience with these, let us know.
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