30 Seconds MacGroober…

Oops!  It appears I forgot to post a blog today.  Normally I’d claim I was abducted by aliens and taken to their planet to be their queen…but today, I’m going with Alarm Clock Failure.

Too bad I don’t have one of these:

It’s the Ticking Time Bomb alarm clock.  You see – when it goes off in the morning it says “three minutes remaining” – then you have to do your best MacGuyver (or MacGroober – for you SNL fans) impression and defuse the bomb by matching the correct wires to the flashing bulb (randomly selected) before a loud blast emits from the device. 

Nothing says good morning like a good explosion…don’t you think?

Yea, I’m more partial to a good bowl of cheerios and a glass of fresh orange juice myself.  But, you know, whatever floats your boat.

***A note to all Honeywell Engineers – you know who you are***
While I know this little gadget is an Engineer’s dream come true I do NOT suggest purchasing one and hooking it up to somebody’s –um desk lamp for example.  I further do not suggest requiring them to defuse the “bomb” in order to turn on their computer or answer their phone.  While I totally stand in awe of your prank pulling genius, and your ability to keep them going for months on end, I fear employing this particular gadget in one of your pranks may be going a little to far.  Please, however – I beg you…if you do somehow find a way to use this particular gadget to drive one of your fellow (possibly blonde haired) engineers to the brink of near insanity… take video.  A lot of it.  Thank you.

Grumpy Old Men

They are old, they are tired, and they have had enough of walking to school in the snow, up hill both ways…




Something tells me when the writers of “Grumpy Old Men” (great movie from the 90’s with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, in case you were wondering…)  had a set of these Wind Up Fighting Granddads in their office.





See what I mean? 

So do you think Grandpa is going to take it as a compliment if you give these to him for his 91st birthday?  Or will he grab his cane and chase you down the street Mr. Wilson/Dennis the Menace style all while shouting something about “Whippersnappers” and “in my day…”

Either way, I say it’s probably best to go with a safer gift for old Gramps like – a big bottle of Metamucil and some ear plugs.