Tacos n Tonic

I Made a Kite from Scratch

Scott — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:41:06 +0000

On vacation recently, I made a couple of kites with my friend Matt. We used dried hollow sticks similar to bamboo, garbage bags liners, duct tape and string. 100% custom kite that was all natural, organic, homemade ~~and non toxic~~.

Kite attempt #1

Traditional style kite that worked well with some fine tuned adjustments to string angle and position. It ended its career as the worlds best kite when it flew off into the cold ocean.

Kite attempt #2

This kite resembled a wind sock more than a standard kite.

Would YOU Ignore an Error on the Large Hadron Collider?

Scott — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:58:48 +0000

I’ve been reading a lot about the Large Hadron Collider recently and it’s been extremely fascinating. I was concerned watching this video when I saw the control panel and these 4 options for operating the Large Hadron Collider:

If I were an operator, I’d “kill” the Large Hadron Collider if lights were flashing and alarms were going off. So it makes sense to have a “kill” option, you know, just in case sh*t is hitting the fan. But an option to “ignore error”?

I wonder how many times you can push “ignore error” before something bad happens.

Not Purple Enough

Scott — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:06:07 +0000

As you may know, my car’s license plate is “Purplest”. That’s because it is the purplest. The color is a deep purple called “phantom purple”. My car has a purple license plate light, a purple dome light, even purple lights under the dashboard.

Of course, none of these purply details are visible from the outside. Any ordinary gray clothed bystander wouldn’t notice the purple painted engine or the custom themed purple GPS system.

I was offended recently when I received this parking ticket. Only 2 explanations are possible:

There is no option for “purple”
I need to add more purple

Which Rims Should I Get?

Scott — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:38:51 +0000

I’m shopping for new rims for my 2007 Mazda 3. I’ll be upgrading from 17inch to 18inch tires because bigger tires just look so darn cool

I’ve narrowed the selection down to these 8. I like one of them a lot but I’m still undecided and I need your help. Now, tell me two things:

Which one should I get?
Do you think that one is my favorite?

Mouse over each image to get the wheel #.

Bacon Flavored Vodka

Scott — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:54:49 +0000

As I’m sure you know by now, I love bacon. I also like vodka. That’s why I was excited to see bacon flavored vodka!

Thanks to Brian R. for sending me this link. I would like to add that I don’t go out of my way searching for bacon flavored items. All of these bacon themed things are usually passed on to me by my friends and family. I’m not sure what started this bacon craze but I certainly can’t complain. Well I guess I can complain about those horrible bacon mints I received, those were just plain wrong.

Now I just need to find a place I can buy some of this delicious vodka.

I Might have a New Favorite Color

Scott — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:47:44 +0000

Sorry Purple, but my eyes have spotted a new color and I’m liking how it looks.

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/03/bada55_in_a_can_bada55_in.html

St. Patrick’s Day Anthem

Scott — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:19:05 +0000

Here’s a song/video on Youtube that was passed along to me. I liked it so much, I had to share. I’ll be playing this one on Saint Patrick’s Day for sure…

Super Bowl Commercial Bingo Game

Scott — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:02:47 +0000

Are you only interested in the Super Bowl because of the commercials? Then check out this Super Bowl Commercial Game:

Super Bowl Commercial Bingo Game

Super Bowl Bingo XLII

Scott — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:27:43 +0000

This Super Bowl Sunday between the Patriots and the Giants will be a lot of fun to watch.

In case you’re looking for a way to enhance Super Bowl Sunday, I recommend you try out my Super Bowl Bingo game.

Superbowl Box Score Analysis

Scott — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:57:00 +0000

Many New Englanders will indeed have an added interest in Super Bowl XLII Sunday between the Patriots and the Giants. They’ll be rooting for their ‘’boxes.'’

In the most common variation of the pool, each box holder is assigned a number between 0-9 for each team. If the number in the box matches the last digit in the score at the end of each quarter, that box holder wins. Here’s how the first 40 Super Bowls have paid out: