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  1. unclehobart

    grooming toys

    I bought a half decent Norelco shaver 14 years ago and a Groomsman beard trimmer 9 years ago. By some form of divine intervention, they both died within 48 hours of each other 2 weeks ago. I need to go out and get new toys. I have no idea what is out on the market and no idea what the stuff...
  2. unclehobart

    new music

    Anyone been listening to anything new lately? I'm itching to find a new musical style to add to my collection. I've been in a rut lately. Anyone own any celtic music? traditional scottish? I listen to Silly Wizard, the Tannahill Weavers, and the Chieftains. Whom else do I need to seek out...
  3. unclehobart

    possible car hunt

    I may be in need of a new (read: used) car in a few months. Give me your reccomendations. Budget: keep it under 8,000 us Specs: up to 6 years old and <100,000 miles sedan would be good, but the cargo aspects of a station wagon or minivan/van would be best auto or manual, doesn't...
  4. unclehobart

    ? for commonwealth types

    When does cricket, rugby, and footie season start up? I have no decent overall resources from which to follow it with. I used to have a few links from prof, but those bookmarks went down in flames when the old HD died. I need links again! ...and to know who is hot and who is not. When is...
  5. unclehobart

    drinks

    Anyone try anything new lately? New beer, mixed drink, soda, different teas? Lets hear your take on what was good and what was bad. I've recently bought a coffee press and a proper tea kettle. Its made the old standbys taste soooo much better. Now that I do have a proper tea kettle...
  6. unclehobart

    Vacations

    Describe your last jaunt away from home that was considered a vacation. Good, bad, ugly... lets hear your story. I'm sure everyone has heard all of the dirt about my Hawai'i trip across many threads... so I won't bore you all by reheating those leftovers. Lets hear your tale about the...
  7. unclehobart

    You heard it here first...

    After 5 1/2 months of Atkins dieting.. with some cheating for sanity, 5 miles of running/hiking, and 2 hours in the gym(the last 2 months only) 5-6 times a week... I have finally hit the sub 200 pound level. I got on the scale this morning and did a doubletake because it said 199.6. I only...
  8. unclehobart

    Ku'u

    Did you ever find that lost bottle of conditioner?
  9. unclehobart

    Kruz

    If I was thinking of taking my 95 5.2liter Dodge Dakota to a dual exhaust system... how much would it cost and what benefits would I gain?
  10. unclehobart

    Abu Abbas captured in Iraq

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2951615.stm I thought this guy was long gone. Wow.
  11. unclehobart

    Uday

    While rummaging about in UDAYs(Saddams son) private residence, they discovered a large cache of weapons including gold sniper rifles and gold AK-47s. Would you qualify that as spoiled? opulence? trailer trash? or just plain retarted?
  12. unclehobart

    If you want a nice treat this week...

    Go down to a market in a reasonably large Jewish population area and look for an area with set asides for Passover Kosher materials. You migh find some Coca Cola there. If it is a yellow cap (not always) bearing the letters OUP in the coding, it is made from good old fashioned sugar. It lasts...
  13. unclehobart

    I think we gave this up in... oh... the 17th century.

    I won't link it since Gonz is hacking up hairballs over CNN.
  14. unclehobart

    just... damn

    I ran a full bore cleaning program to strip out the unfettered loose ends of programs, the registry, temp files, useless repetition and the like ... and forgot to uncheck the Outlook Express box. eek. Now all 285 stored emails there just went to the great cyber graveyard in the sky. I've lost...
  15. unclehobart

    Japanese wreslter wins govt. seat

    http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_770459.html?menu=news.quirkies
  16. unclehobart

    Les... check it out.

    http://www.crystalfoxgallery.com/WILTON.HTM http://www.artseek.com/medias/Glass/w.html http://www.apassionforpws.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=01&Category_Code=10180lw
  17. unclehobart

    happy aniversary

    Its been one full year since my last PM here on Xi. yay. ...so not feeling the love. I also haven't had one on JJRs since October. I guess OTC is my one stop shopping HQ these days.
  18. unclehobart

    People in the war

    Outside of Gato, does anyone have a family member or friend that is the Gulf Conflict as either a soldier, reporter, private contractor?
  19. unclehobart

    Anything new to report?

    We had people come and go over the ages. The few at hand, we know their stories fairly backwards and forwards... but what of our more outside players? Does anyone know what has happend to our friends? Any bio updates for the last 6-9 months? Huge... whatcha been doin' for the last 6 months...
  20. unclehobart

    NOOOOOO! daammit NOOOOOO!

    http://www.thisislondon.com/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=546190&in_review_text_id=512387
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