John P.

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Hydrofoil Water Scooter

Hydrofoil Water ScooterLive near an open body of water? Want to get a workout and lots of attention? Well, here you go.

The Hydrofoil Water Scooter from Hammacher Schlemer will set you back about $500, but the thing will go 17 MPH across the surface of the water, so really that’s less than $30 per MPH.
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ICE Cold Glasses

Shot in an Ice GlassDown here in Texas it’s hot. I mean really hot. It’s so hot we actually have a race called the HotterN Hell Hundred. It can actually be 100 degrees at midnight. Needless to say, we like our Air Conditioning, and we love our drinks over ice!

Well, I’ve got to ask. Why bother pouring a drink over ice, when you can just pour a drink into ice? That’s exactly what this special Ice Cube tray will allow you to do.
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I Gotta Have More Cowbell!

Gotta Have More Cowbell!One of the best skits of all time from Saturday Night Live featuring Christopher Walken.

After watching this, you’ll never forget the phrase, “I’ve got a feva, and the only prescription is more cowbell!”
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Free Google PackGoogle offers a great little download which I highly recommend. It includes several of Google’s best freeware offerings and, most importantly, an automated service to keep them all up to date.

Select the following link to download the package:


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