Self Checkout

Recently, I came across this "Scan-As-You-Go" article on cnn.com:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/06/21/scan.as.you.shop.ap/index.html

So, we decided to go to this Bloom (used to be a Food Lion) store and check it out, the scanner is not big at all, and it was quite cool. You pick the item, scan it and bag it!

Doesn't the handheld scanner look like a Phazer gun from Star Trek!?

Lego News

Just read about this today....

http://www.toynewsmag.com/news/27662/Lego-whips-up-Indiana-Jones-deal

As Lego moves away from Harry Potter, here comes another licensed- product line - Indiana Jones Lego!

Other than Star Wars Lego, I am not a big fan of their licensed lines - Spider Man, Batman, Harry Potter, Avatar, Spongebob....they are all kind of lame, in my opinion.

Lego: New & Old

Freshly arrived from Netherlands, and not available here in the US yet - The new Lego cement mixer (7990)!

Comment: A very nice set, especially the barrel with raised swirl lines on the inside. Throw in the included grey circular 1x1 pieces (cement cake??), as you turn the barrel to one side, the pieces will go into the barrel and turn the other side, the swirl lines will make the pieces come out from the barrel.....very very cool.

Check out Lego's previous cement mixer, from 1985! It is on the lower side.

New vs. Old

Modern vs. Classic

Complex vs. Simple

Wide vs. Narrow

Big vs. Small

Which one do you like more?

My latest

Me waking up 5:45am and realizing it is not the weekend yet, and I have to get ready to go to work.

How I spent Father's Day, with USGP on tv......sleep, sleep, and more sleep....cause I was sick : (

*Re-enacted by: Grizzly the cat

This past month - part 3

Skittles

Ice Cream (limited edition)

Caramel Ripple, Chocolate, Vanilla, Orange Vanilla Swirl & Strawberry

Carnival Flavors (limited edition)

Cotton Candy, Bubble Gum, Candy Apple, Red Licorice & Green Slushy

This past month - part 2

More KitKat.....

The flavors are:

Strawberry

Banana Pumpkin

Apple Chestnut

Orange Dark Chocolate/Orange

Mocha

Cinnamon

This past month - part 1

4/14 - New York trip with family, Connie and Steve

Ethan's must go place - M&M's World, next stop, NY Autoshow....