Outhouse Rag

None of the big shots featured in Celebrity PingPong magazine would stand a chance in a match against a nunchuck-wielding Bruce Lee. This amazing viral video leads to a Web site where a digitized Lee kicks some ass with his Nokia N96 phone. Though made for a Chinese audience (ostensibly for a product sold in China), the video has traveled around the world in a few short days. No doubt, like me, the world is now going to travel to China to pick up an N96 and a little bit of Bruce Lee sickness.

My Black Friday Purchase, Nextar™ X3-08 GPS at Kohl's $59.99 After Rebates and Kohl's Cash

I got up at 5:45AM and went to Kohl’s to purchase the Nextar X3-08 GPS system for only $59.99 my parents which retails for $249.99 – that’s a savings of $190 after rebate and $20 worth of Kohl’s cash. I arrived at the store around 6:30AM and the lines were incredibly long, with every register open I had a 48 minute wait, but it was well worth it.

 

Here details about the Nextar X3-08 GPS system:

• 3.5 inches touch screen display
• Built-in speaker
• Voice-guided directions with Turn by Turn voice prompts
• Built-in 50 U.S. states + Canada map
• 1.6 million points of interest
• Address book can store up to 300 addresses
• Automatically recalculate the route
• Speed alert
• Text to Speech (TTS) -Clearly pronounces instructions including street names - English
• SD card slot for added memory
• MP3 playing & Pictures viewing mode (requires SD card, not included)
• 2D or 3D map viewing modes
• Day and Night modes . (Night mode features additional light on the screen for easier viewing)
• Built-in rechargeable Li-Ion battery
• Comes with manufacturer's 1-year limited warranty

Update: Click here for rebate

Cell Phones and Hospitals!?! What a crock.

Yesterday I spent my third day out of the last 5 in a hospital for tests on my left leg. A little background, 2 years ago I had a blood clot in my left leg. Last Thursday my left leg became very large, to the point that I could barely move my foot. Thursday Night I went to the Emergency Room at the Gwinnett Medical Hospital in Lawrenceville. Friday and yesterday (Monday) I went to DeKalb Memorial Hospital in Decatur, which is next door to my Hematology doctor (Dr Jay, who is the BEST doc you can find) at Georgia Cancer Specialist.

While sitting for nearly 3 hours in the waiting room, I was told by the hospital staff that I could not use my cell pone, not even to surf the net because it interferes with hospital equipment. Yet, every doctor, nurse and other hospital staff carries a cell phone and is often on it. So, while this lady wasn’t looking I hit the net and found this article titled Hospital Equipment Unaffected By Cell Phone Use, Study Finds. So, while I saw her on her cell phone I walked up to her and said that the Mayo clinic study in 2006 found that normal use of cell phones results in no noticeable interference with patient care equipment and since she was using her phone I was going to use mine. She gave me the evil eye and left me a lone. It’s my belief that they do not want patents to have access to their malpractice attorney. What do you think?