Sony T200
Is it bad that this makes me drool? 
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8.1MP, 5x optical zoom, 3.5-inch widescreen touchscreen LCD, image stabilization. 

Even though it's a Sony and I dislike everything Sony, I can't help but be amazed by this camera. #products

Adrenaline pills
Why doesn't somebody manufacture adrenaline pills?  They'd be the perfect pain killer, stimulant, and Superman-creator.  Whenever I have adrenaline coursing through my veins, I feel like a god-man, incapable of experiencing pain or being stopped.  It's really quite dangerous.  And quite good. #science

Citizen justice
I enjoy hearing about ordinary people who take the law into their own hands when the proper channels of law enforcement have fallen short or are unable to help.  It happens a lot with burglaries and store robberies.  Some stupid kid will pull a gun on a store manager or a seemingly easy target (like a senior citizen), only to get the gun taken away or a different one pointed back at them.  It's not that the cops couldn't help in this situation; it's just that there isn't enough time.  It's good to hear when people stand up for themselves and win. 

But it's also interesting to see a person essentially go above the law to accomplish a task, forced to do so because the law just can't help.  One example is the movie The Shooter, which I saw a few weeks ago.  The main character is framed for committing a crime, and the people who frame him are high-ranking law enforcement and government officials.  They bribe law enforcement and cover everything up, so the main character has no other options than to take matters into his own hands.  It's fun to watch stuff like that succeed. #lifestyle

Toilet tank
I've been playing around in my toilet tank (not the bowl; the tank is where the fresh water is) a lot lately, and I've learned that it's really not all that bad.  Toilets in general induce a negative reaction.  Bad stuff goes in there.  But the tank is generally harmless.  It just holds water that pours into the toilet bowl when it's flushed.  The water in the tank is as clean as the water coming out of the tap, so there's really no reason to fear it. #entertainment

Pharmacists (2)
Why do pharmacists need to go to school for 6-8 years?  All they do is hand out pills.  You can train a monkey to do that.  I've heard the argument that pharmacists figure out if any new medications will react negatively with ones that are currently being taken.  You can train a monkey to do that too.  The only conceivable reason I can come up with for the existence of pharmacists is that they're older than both monkeys and minimum-wage-earning teenagers, so they're less likely to be bribed or talked into giving away the wrong drugs to the wrong person.  So basically, pharmacists exist because we need mature people to hand out our medication. #health

Mold (1)
This is a picture of what I would assume to be mold, which is what apparently grows in plastic jugs of juice when left at room temperature for two weeks.  The "thing" is about two inches across, closely resembles a flower petal, and has the consistency of a carpet.  I hope it's not poisonous; I was thirsty (kidding).  #food

Halloween sluts (1)
I like (and by like, I mean hate) how all Halloween costumes for girls consist of a standard noun preceded by the word "slutty".  We've moved on from Slutty Nurse and Slutty Maid to things that don't even make sense, like Slutty Hobo and Slutty Witch.  Today at ShopRite I saw a Slutty Pumpkin, a Slutty Farm Girl, and some other slutty thing I couldn't identify.  It would be one thing if I was a normal guy and wanted to see those things.  But I'm not normal.  I don't like seeing 16-year-old girls in skimpy clothes. 

I hope my offspring are male. #sociology

Fast and easy
The inside of my plane ticket holder said this: 
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Shame on you, Continental. #entertainment

ESPN websites
I've noticed lately that ESPN's websites are, quite simply, great.  The one I have the most experience with is their Fantasy Football site, which is designed in such a way that it makes me feel like I'm paying money to use it, though I'm not.  It's a combination of the easy-to-read layout, the lack of obtrusive ads, the simple yet powerful functionality, and the cruft-free URLs (I have a thing for that).  I'm consistently surprised that they offer this stuff for free, and I'd like to shake the hands of the members of the web design department and say, "Thanks for not being someone like Yahoo or Weather.com, who treat me like a criminal trying to access their proprietary information." 

The same is true about their mobile site.  To be honest, there's an ad at the top of every page.  But for whatever reason, I find it incredibly easy to ignore.  Other than the ad, the site just has simple and to-the-point content.  Sports scores.  Team profiles.  Play by play. 

It seems like ESPN is providing a service out of their own good will, not running a website for profit.  I know they must make some amount of money from this, otherwise they would discontinue it.  But the simplicity and usability of their websites makes me feel I'm getting something for free, which is unusual these days.  Kudos, ESPN. #technology

Televised sports on the west coast
I spent some time in Arizona last week, and the best part about it was their televised sports schedule.  Monday Night Football started at 5:30pm!  That's dinner time!  It ended at around 8:30!  I stayed up until the end of the game, and I wasn't tired the next day.  What a concept. 

It was the same for all nighttime sports, including the World Series and Thursday night college football.  It was truly amazing to be able to watch an entire night game without having to plan my life around it. 

I live on the east coast, as does every person I know and have ever known.  I have no concept of what people from other time zones do.  My experience in Pacific Standard Time was truly eye-opening. #entertainment