Pollywogs!

I typically post shit I don’t like (being only sensible considering the dangerous state of affairs) but this fine dreary saturday afternoon, I thought I’d post a few things that I ‘like’, instead.

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http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/O-Cel-O_US…

I never really minded regular old scrub pads (sponge on one side, abrasive pad on the other) until we got a set of nice cookware. I don’t really like the idea of teflon pans, but having to work with them this Ocelo pad is WONDERFUL. Just the right size, squishes right, holds the right amount of soapy water inside, the abrasive side is the EXACT RIGHT amount of abrasive: gets off shit you need to scrub off, doesn’t mark teflon. A really perfect product.

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http://www.ultralifebatteries.com/datasheet.php?ID=U9VL-J

Nothing worse than throwing away alkaline 9V batteries every year out of your smoke alarm, and damn NiMH voltage sags immediately so the damn fire alarm start beeping after a week or two, so what can you do? Get a Lithium battery and forget about it!  Says 10 years on the package, lasts about four times as long as an alkaline, costs about $8 (you can pick them up at Wool’s True Value locally). A 9V Duracell runs what, $3? So they are cheaper per year and I don’t have to fuck around with my fire alarms as often? Oh yea, Lithium batteries contain no mercury or other toxic material and if incinerated or otherwise disposed of release no toxins into the environment. Why do they still make regular alkaline batteries again?

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http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/brands/brand.aspx?catID=22291

Fiber. How the fuck are you supposed to get 30 grams, 40 grams or even 50 grams of fiber every day? Lemme tell you what, it ain’t from the typical American diet, that is for fucking sure. So, what is a mildly health concious person to do?

Buy some delicious fucking bar which somehow has 9 grams of fiber and yet doesn’t taste like ass. The Fiber One ‘Chewy Bars’ has 140 calories, 4g of fat, 29g carbs (9 of which are fiber), and 2g of protein. Apparently they get the fiber from Chicory Root (being the first ingredient and all), but it certainly doesn’t distract from the delicious chewy sugary chocolatetaste of the bar. Seriously.

Also: http://www.kraftfoods.com/ESI.NET/south_beach_diet…

South Beach Diet Cinnamon Raisin bars are CRAZY DELICIOUS!!! 140 calories, 5g of fat, 15g carbs (3 of which are fiber), and 10g of protien. The magic ingredient in these are ’soy nuggets’, which sound like eating bark and twigs, but the fucking bars are soooooooo yummy for breakfast…

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http://www.amazon.com/Mallory-994-Maxx-Ice-Scraper/dp/B000BQK526

The Mallory 994 ice scraper. Not very glamorous, but a very nice little device. I like long bladed scrapers, but where the hell am I supposed to hide them in the car? This little bastard tucks nicely in the pocket on the door, has a nice foam handle in case I’m not wearing gloves. Oh, and it is made in Canada (a plastic item not made in China???) and only costs like $3. Teh win!

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Alright, that is my mini ‘things that don’t piss Garrett off’ post, hope you enjoyed it. The next installment will likely be a couple things I’m reading in various magazines (I had a ton of airline miles which were expiring, so instead of letting them ‘disappear’ into Magic Airline Mile Vanish Expiration Land I now have like 8 magazine subscriptions I’m trying to plow through).

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