Saturday, February 28, 2009

Let's get...

BLITZED!!!



This commercial is awesome. I think this stuff is stocked in Nola's (formerly CRB) cooler. If not, it should be.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

It's winter...

so being off-topic is ok.

Anyway, if this makes you reach for your wallet, you have a gambling problem.

WHO'S THE 'UNDERDOG'?

Odds for 131st annual Westminster Dog Show, for entertainment purposes only, from John Avello, director of race and sports book operations at the Wynn Las Vegas.

Odds by group
Terrier 2/1
Sporting 4/1
Working 5/1
Toy 7/1
Non Sporting 8/1
Herding 15/1
Hound 20/1

Odds by sex
Bitch 9/5
Dog 1/2

Odds by age
Over 3 years 7 months 10 /11
Under 3 years 7 months 10 /11

Odds by handler
Will be a female handler Even
Will be a male handler 5/6

Odds by breed
Spaniel (English Springer) 25/1
Dandie Dinmont Terrier 28/1
Fox Terrier (Wire) 30/1
Airedale Terrier 35/1
Boxer 40/1
Sealyham Terrier 45/1
Old English Sheepdog 50/1
Scottish Terrier 55/1
Poodle (Toy) 60/1
Pug 65/1
Pointer (German Shorthaired) 70/1
Newfoundland 75/1
Poodle (Standard) 80/1
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen 85/1
Norwich Terrier 90/1
Poodle (Miniature) 100/1
Pekingese 100/1
Doberman Pinscher 100/1
Yorksire Terrier 110/1
Pointer 120/1
Setter (Irish) 120/1
Afghan Hound 125/1
Standard Schnauzer 135/1
Kerry Blue Terrier 140/1
Bichons Frise 150/1
German Shepherd Dog 150/1
Lakeland Terrier 150/1
Siberian Husky 160/1
Papillon 160/1
Pomeranian 160/1
Spaniel (Clumber) 175/1
Spaniel (Irish Water) 175/1
Akita 175/1
Bull Terrier (White) 175/1
Skye Terrier 175/1
Bulldog 175/1
Fox Terrier (Smooth) 200/1
Spaniel (Cocker) Black 200/1
Spaniel (English Cocker) 200/1
West Highland White Terrier 200/1
Shih Tzu 200/1
Chinese Shar-pei 200/1
Chow Chow 200/1
Retriever (Labrador) 225/1
Setter (English) 225/1
Spaniel (Cocker) A.S.C.O.B 225/1
Spaniel (Field) 225/1
Whippet 225/1
Bedlington Terrier 225/1
Bull Terrier (Colored) 225/1
Welsh Terrier 250/1
Manchester Terrier (Toy) 250/1
Silky Terrier 250/1
Toy Fox Terrier 250/1
Collie (Rough) 250/1
Manchester Terrier(Standard) 275/1
Pointer (German Wirehaired) 275/1
Retriever (Golden) 275/1
Spaniel (American Water) 275/1
Spaniel (Sussex) 275/1
Spaniel (Welsh Springer) 275/1
Basset Hound 275/1
Foxhound (American) 275/1
Foxhound (English) 275/1
Boston Terrier 275/1
Collie (Smooth) 275/1
Spaniel (Cocker) Parti-color 300/1
Spinone Italiano 300/1
Basenji 300/1
Ibizan Hound 300/1
Irish Wolfhound 300/1
Australian Terrier 300/1
Border Terrier 300/1
Norfolk Terrier 300/1
Staffordshire Bull Terrier 300/1
Maltese 300/1
French Bulldog 300/1
Lhasa Apso 300/1
Tibetan Spaniel 300/1
Tibetan Terrier 300/1
Borzoi 325/1
American Staffordshire Terrier 325/1
Cairn Terrier 325/1
Miniature Bull Terrier 325/1
Miniature Schnauzer 325/1
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier 325/1
Finnish Spitz 325/1
Setter (Gordon) 325/1
Bloodhound 350/1
Dachshund (Longhaired) 350/1
Dachshund (Smooth) 350/1
Dachshund (Wirehaired) 350/1
German Pinscher 350/1
Parson Russel Terrier 350/1
Amerlcan Eskimo Dog 350/1
Vizsla 375/1
Samoyed 375/1
Miniature Pinscher 375/1
Retriever (Plat-coated) 375/1
Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) 400/1
Weimaraner 400/1
Beagle, 13 Inch. 400/1
Beagle, 15 Inch. 400/1
Alaskan Malamute 400/1
Giant Schnauzer 400/1
Rottweiler 400/1
Irish Terrier 400/1
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 425/1
Chihuahua (Long Coat) 425/1
Chihuahua (Smooth Coat) 425/1
Japanese Chin 425/1
Belgian Sheepdog 425/1
Belgian Tervuren 425/1
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon 425/1
Retriever (Curley-coated) 450/1
Harrier 450/1
Norwegian Elkhound 450/1
Anatolian Shepherd Dog 450/1
St. Bernard 450/1
Keeshond 450/1
Lowchen 450/1
Bouviers Des Flandres 450/1
Shetland Sheepdog 450/1
Saluki 475/1
Australian Cattle Dog 475/1
Chinese Crested 475/1
Retriever (Chesapeake Bay) 475/1
Greyhound 475/1
Otterhound 475/1
Bullmastiff 475/1
Great Dane 500/1
Mastiff 500/1
Dalmatian 500/1
Schipperke 500/1
Shlba Inu 500/1
Australian Shephard 500/1
Briard 500/1
Canaan Dog 500/1
English Toy Spaniel (B & BC) 525/1
English Toy Spaniel (KC & R) 525/1
Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) 525/1
Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) 525/1
Puli 550/1
Black And Tan Coonhound 550/1
Great Pyrenees 550/1
Neapolitan Mastiff 550/1
Portuguese Water Dog 550/1
Affenpinscher 600/1
Bearded Collie 600/1
Havanese 600/1
Rhodesian Ridgeback 600/1
Pharaoh Hound 600/1
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog 600/1
Glen Of Imaal Terrier 600/1
Brussels Griffon 750/1
Belgian Malinois 750/1
Polish Lowland Sheepdog 750/1
Brittany 750/1
Scottish Deerhound 750/1
Bernese Mountain Dog 1000/1
Black Russian Terrier 1000/1
Komondor 1000/1
Kuvasz 1000/1


I kept Nola away from my wallet, just to be on the safe side.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

My dog...

is a local celebrity.




Look for Nola at 1:00 and 1:19. Also at 1:00, you will see half of a headless body holding a racquetball racquet. That's me.

Monday, February 09, 2009

Apparently, it costs...

more than the price of a new drysuit to repair a broken zipper on a drysuit. So I decided to try to repair my old drysuit, with a ripped-off tooth near the base of the zipper.

Before:
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First, glue the base of the zipper together and clamp for 48 hours.
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(Saran wrap the edges of the clamp so the zipper does not adhere to said clamp.)

Next. Find a piece of metal to cover the zipper above and below the break. After a brief discussion with an ACE hardware employee about the softness and corrosion resistance of different metals, I settled on Bronze spacers.

Oh yeah, and cut the metal so that it can fit over the zipper, yet get under the zipper teeth.
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Finally, slide Bronze spacers in place on the zipper track, put another layer of adhesive between the spacer and the zipper, crimp the spacer tight to the zipper track with pliers, and wait two or three days to pool-test the damn thing.
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If successful, I will have a dry drysuit, with a zipper that doesn't quite open all the way. I can live with that, especially a a savings of 300+ dollars.

Monday, February 02, 2009

Despite our...

best efforts,

pux .


You, you evil, diabolical, sadistic rodent. One day, I will have my revenge.

Go back to your hole. I will be watching, and Nola will be sniffing.