Futurama is back!

Purchased and watched the first new Futurama since 2003, Bender's Big Score. It's the first of 4 DVD movies that will be shown as 16 episodes of the new season.

Fox cancelled Family Guy then brought it back a few years later due to strong DVD sales and rerun popularity. We've won the same battle with Futurama, but unlike the new Family Guy episodes, I think this new Futurama is as good as the best of originals. It has me excited about the series again. Also, it's among the best handling of time travel in sci-fi.

Maybach Convertible

I'd get one, but with our long winters it would probably require having a second limo and I'm not ready for that yet.

Maybach 62 Landaulet

My $1000 savings arrived today

UPS just dropped off my 225/45R17 Blizzak winter tires from US online tire retailer The Tire Rack. Total charge in CAD including tax, duty, brokerage, currency exchange, VISA exchange fee, provincial tire fee, and shipping was $627.62. Delivery took 7 days. My neighborhood Tirecraft is installing them on Friday for $100 + tax.

Before my order I got a quote for Blizzak tires from a local Kal Tire. About $1,750 installed. In short, buying my tires online from the US has saved me over $1,000. The delivery man commented that he had also recently bought his tires from Tire Rack and had another order from them in his van waiting to be delivered to someone else.

The only way we will get lower prices in Canada is to buy elsewhere.

Ron Paul Schools Ben Bernanke (Again)

Warning: Heavy on the economics (which is the point). Ron Paul 2008

Twice a day for 10 days

I like how the vet made it sound so easy...

First fill her ear canal with the cleaning solution. Cover it gently with your thumb then massage under the ear to work the liquid around. Allow her to shake the liquid out then dry the ear and apply two drops of the antibiotic. Massage the antibiotic into the ear canal.

Oh yah - no problem. I'm sure you can guess what happens the second the cleaning solution makes contact with this 65lbs creature's ear:

Hell, now all it takes is for her to see me with the bottle and it's on. How do I explain to her this probably won't be needed again if she will just stop pursuing burrowing animals face-first?

Nerd²

Finally, someone combines my love of Tesla coils with my love of vintage Mario. Did you know with fine control you can play music with arcs of electricity?

And speaking of Tesla coils, if you like Red Alert and dioramas you'll want to check this one out.

The Robot Tahoe Takes It

Champion Robot Car Declared

Carnegie Mellon's computer-laden Chevy Tahoe wins the Urban Challenge and takes home the $2 million prize.

Junior, Stanford's Passat, was second. In 2005 their robot Touareg, Stanley, was first in the off-road competition.

At least he wears a helmet

Watching him skirt the edge of that cliff at the beginning gave me butterflies. By the end I was just thinking what a great ab workout that must be.