night vision for people who don't mind not actually having night vision

I've mentioned in the past that I've coveted the night-vision-on-the-cheap goggles available from ThinkGeek.  While I didn't fully intend on keeping these things due to the less than stellar reviews I've read,  (not to mention anyone wearing these looks like a complete tool) curiosity got the best of me at Wal-Mart and I figured I'd give  'em a try.

Normally, Think Geek sells some pretty good kit, however these googs are less than stellar.  And when I say less than stellar, I mean a recall-bound safety hazard akin to lead-painted baby cribs.  Lead-painted baby cribs with sharks attached.

The sad thing about these things is that they work as they should.  And when I say "work" I mean, make everything look like a green fuzzy ultrasound image that's very small.  To get the idea, try the following:

1. cover your dominant eye with your hand.
   
2.  make an "A-OK" sign with your thumb and forefinger with an aperture about the size of a nickel with your free hand.
3. shut the lights off and look through that tiny hole
4.  fall down the stairs for effect  

The MFR says that "Maximum Surveillance Mode allows you to embark on long-range recon and scouting missions."  Yeah, about that... as long as you're ok with embarkation requiring no movement, lest you get nauseous, fog up the tiny viewport and  decide to stalk your favorite celebrity another time.

Despite the borg-sexiness I obviously bring wearing these, I decided to save the $70 and returned them within an hour.

maybe some mint jelly

Some folks say you should be proud of your name. I’m not sure why. It hasn’t done anything noteworthy lately. Heck, ever. My name doesn’t even pay for bills. Or an Venti EspressoMochaRalphMacchio even.

Yet it has a coat-of-arms.

Lo, behold the fierce lamb of Agnello. Death awaits you with warm wooly fleece! (With apologies to Monty Python)

Lamb of Agnello, is somewhat of a redundancy however, because lamb, in Italian, is Agnello. With red potatoes and some nice Chianti. And maybe some mint jelly. Delightful that way, and a tad less gamey.

I’m not ashamed of who I am, rather I believe in truth in advertising. I think it would be better to redo the family crest with “a geek, rampant vert, blogging on three laptops, argent,” or “potato, mulleted, on a couch sinister”

"Hi, I teach your daughter 8th grade math"

For some reason, that's the caption that immediately popped into my head upon viewing this photo from the Intertubes.
That's gotta be a repressed memory right there.

Awkward silence in ...3...2...1

I love craigslist

It's, well... a catbus

this is K9QQQ

I received a new ham radio callsign today, for my Amateur Radio License. It’s not flashy like “Maverick,” or “squad 51,” nor is it descriptive, like “dumpy,” or “scratches ‘there’ alot.” The FCC just isn’t into the give your buddy an embarrassing callsign stemming from a you-had-to-be-there anecdote. Give the Patriot Act more time though. We’ll get there.

73,(best regards)

K9QQQ (dog_with_three_butts)

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