Our newest entrant, Aspen, isn't from Colorado, she's from Ft. Lauderdale. She loves water sports, skateboarding, and basically anything she can do outdoors. A self described workaholic, she's looking to make time to take drum lessons and start boxing. I'll be first in line as a sparring partner.

Here are her entry pics.

Back in the 50's when Fidel Castro took control of Cuba, he didn't only exile those that opposed him and his regime. He also kicked the national rum off the island. You gotta be a pretty popular rum for a dictator to feel threatened by you.

First introduced in Cuba in 1872, Matusalem gained popularity when celebs and other trendsetters hit the island to partake in its renowned gambling and nightlife, and drink cocktails made with Matusalem.

Now this ultra-premium rum is made in its adoptive home of The Dominican Republic, still using the Solera blending method - blending young rums with older rums in French oak casks - that gives their 15 year old rum its rich golden color and flavors of vanilla, caramel and molasses. And a smoothness you won't find in other rums. Which makes it perfect for sipping over the rocks, or mixing into some of the classic cocktails enjoyed in Cuba before the bearded guy took over.

And don't think nearly 50 years in exile has mellowed Matusalem. They still consider themselves outcasts, and fill their ads with shots at Fidel. (You can see them here.) Gotta love a rum that holds a five-decades long grudge.

Celebrate the memory of Cuba's past with a few of these classic cocktails that use plenty of caribbean ingredients like citrus and rum, this weekend. You can find more at www.matusalem.com.

Havana
2 oz Matusalem PLATINO Rum
2 oz pineapple juice
1 tsp lemon juice ...More

How do you get parents and lawmakers into a full-blown, bat-shit frenzy? Take two things they complain about most - drinking games and video games - combine them into one.

JV Games found this out the hard way when they announced Beer Pong would be the first game released from their new Frat Party Games series for the Nintendo Wii.

According to an article on Time.com, the thought of innocent teens "drinking" virtual beer caused an avalanche of angry letters from parents and the Attorney General of Connecticut.

Rather than find a mob of pitchfork-wielding moms picketing their offices, JV decided to change the name of the game to Pong Toss and fill the pixilated cups with kid-friendly virtual water. Which may cause a new problem. Last year, Dartmouth College banned water pong, because of the risk of water intoxication. And I did not make that up.

[Read the complete Time article here]

Very few things leave me speechless. This is one of them.

Fortunately, Illuminati over at 9 to Fried said all that is needed to be said about this new fashion trend I hope dies a horrible death. At the hands of a thousand English school kids, pissed that their look was stolen.

Read his words here.

You want big sound from your home theater system, but you're short on space. Really short. Go Orb. They're small - just slightly larger than a baseball - and deliver rich, full audio.

Completely hand-made by metalwork artisans out of high carbon steel, Orb uses advanced technologies like rare earth magnets, Santoprene, Nomex and CCAD voice coils that allows them to push the limits of physics to produce the biggest sound from the smallest possible package.

They are modular and expandable, so each system can be made of one, two or four individual Orbs, and upgraded to more any time. A couple of subwoofers, the Super Eight and Uber Ten, round out the product line. And they offer five different Orb finishes - Metallic Black Gloss, Pearl White Gloss, Hand-Polished Steel, Hand-Antiqued Copper and Hand-Antiqued Bronze - so you can fit them to your decor.

You won't find Orbs in major electronics stores. They sell direct. Which let's them keep the prices low and offer outstanding customer service. With Orb it's all about the details. Buy a system, like their Mod1 Plus Home Theater System, and you'll not only get five speakers, the Super Eight subwoofer, and a handmade stainless steel speaker stand, but you'll also get all of the wires and cables needed to set it up. ...More

Walking and chewing gum still more dangerous. [MSNBC]

Yeah, trying to kill a cop usually results in a jail cell "suicide". [Las Vegas Review Journal]

Thinking of dating a single mom? [MSN Dating]

You know the economy is bad when single moms rob banks with toddler in tow. [FOX]

Go Greyhound, and leave the beheading to us. [CBC News]

10 things you should never say to a tall woman. [Asylum]

Which one is the wedding ring? [AfroJacks]

If you're going to speed in a car filled with drugs, while jerking off, don't film it. [NT News]

H-Bomb coasters. [GearCrave]

Why you need to read comics. [BamKapow]

From West Hollywood, CA we have today's contestant, Minnie. A model whose entry stopped me in my tracks. Not because of how hot her pictures are. (And you can see them here.) But because of something she listed as one of her interests. And hobbies. Right there next to reading, writing and astrology is pineapples. Pineapples?

Minnie, we've gotta know: What is so interesting abut pineapples??? And how does one have pineapples as a hobby??? (Just in case, a case of them is on its way.)

Matt Allen is the Ice Cream Man. He travels North America in a '69 Chevy Step Van handing out ice cream. To whoever wants it. Free. For no other reason than one day he decided it might be cool to give out free ice cream. (I'm thinking he wasn't sitting in a plush corner office in the executive suite when he made this decision.)

According to Allen's site he has crossed the country twice and given away over 125,000 free ice creams in three years. Mostly at festivals and concerts. (If you're in the market for a frozen freebie, his schedule is on the site. He's at Lollapalooza this weekend.)

Allen isn't a lone ice cream ranger, driving and handing out all those cones by himself. He started out alone, but now has sponsors (who supply the frozen giveaways), biz partners, and a crew of over 100 volunteers. (And I can't even get two of my friends to help me move. ...More

With a headline like that, I expected to see the X-Games champ and Olympic gold medalist hosing down some babe in a bikini while performing spectacular jumps off the sides of a drained pool. But no. It's just Shaun and his buddies climbing over themselves to help some chick who has no idea how to work a shower.

Worth it for the brief shot of the bubble-headed shower hottie, twirling her hair as she stands helpless, defeated by a simple faucet, and the loser left behind who ...More

So I'm at this car event in South Beach last night (for the Ford Flex, great car, full review to come once I finish the test drive), and I'm sitting at dinner with a few other writers and car reps. And as more and more alcohol is poured, the conversation veers from cars to dating and sex. (Thank God for alcohol.)

When they find out I'm "The Bachelor Guy", women always want to give me their dating tips. And tell me where guys go wrong. (Occupational hazard.) Mix me, a liberal amount of alcohol and a couple of uninhibited women, and you've got a recipe for some revealing conversation.

Here's something brought up last night that's worth passing on. Both girls at the table disclosed that one of the main things they are watching right from the beginning of a date is how we drive. Particularly how we handle the shifter and steering wheel. In their minds, how we handle our cars gives them subtle, unconscious hints as to how we'll handle them. And they say, it could be a deal breaker.

1. Don't be a jerk.
Being smooth on the shifter is important. Slamming through the gears (in manual or auto), shows her you're too aggressive, not relaxed. And tells her how you'll treat her knobs. They look for a guy who is light on the shifter. Eases the car into gear. Just like she hopes you do with her.

2. Always be on the move.
According to the ladies, if you drive with one hand on the wheel and one hand in a death grip on the shifter, she's thinking ...More

Don't drink and refuel. [MSN]

Remember when Tara Reid was hot? [Sballato]

Plumber sees Virgin Mary in sink grime. [9NewsColorado]

Cosmo desperate. Spreads more crap about guys. [Cosmo]

Proof we've screwed with nature way too much. [AZFamily]

$20,000 Home Theater Speakers. [GearCrave]

Truly embarrassing body builders. [AfroJacks]

Innocent YouTube workout videos or porn? You decide. [Asylum]

Top 20 party schools: a photo gallery. [CoEdMagazine]

Hungarian hottie is your International Babe of the Day. [DoubleViking]

If you're playing poker up in Jacksonville, FL, and a beauty who looks like she should be modeling bikinis and lingerie sits down at the table and challenges you to a game of Strip Poker, beware. That's Cathleen, today's contestant and avid poker player. So don't think you're gonna get to see anything good. Most likely you'll end up embarrassed. And naked.

You'll have better luck getting a look at her stripped down in her photos here.

There's new laws around the country that are meant to protect us from eating stuff we shouldn't. Not the obvious stuff like triple Whoppers with cheese (you pretty much know what you're getting there), but those things on the menu that restaurants claim are "healthy" or "low fat", but really aren't, because they are loaded with hidden crap.

David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men's Health and author of Eat This, Not That, did an investigative report for MSN's Health and Fitness, and found a host of things that popular restaurants have been trying to hide from us. Here are 16 of the most mind-blowing.

1. Outback Steakhouse
Their Aussie Cheese Fries have between 2,030 and 2,900 calories, depending on who did the analysis. (An entire day's recommended limit for most guys is 2,000 calories.) And the Ayers Rock Strip has 60 grams of fat. Crikey, indeed.

2. Applebee's
Their old "low-fat" menu featured items like the Chicken Quesadillas, which may have been low in fat, but weighed in with 742 calories and 90 grams of carbs. Their new Weight Watchers items are all under 500 calories.

3. IHOP
You don't go to IHOP for the healthy food (you go late-night after drinking for some soakage), but when the Garden Omelette is rocking 1,150 calories, there's a problem. ...More

Attention wealthy industrialists, unpopular dictators, wiseguys and gangsta rappers: If you're worried about getting shot or stabbed, forget the embarrassment and restrictiveness of big, bulky bulletproof vests. Now you can protect yourself from your enemies and look good doing it.

Miguel Caballero, a Columbian-born designer, has been making high-end bulletproof fashion for over 16 years - ever since he went to design school in Bogota, a place where protective vests were as common in the classroom as number 2 pencils and spiral notebooks. His collection includes blazers, raincoats and leather and suede jackets. And for Kanye West, in case he's worried about someone from 50's posse getting a little fed up with his mouth, there's a $7,500 polo shirt that'll stop a slug from a 9-mm. He can drop an extra $1,300 for a heavier-duty polo that can protect him from automatic weapons, like a mini-Uzi. (Note to Kanye: spend the extra dough.)

The clothes are discreet, and don't flash the fact that you're whack-proof. His latest leather jacket, for example, weighs in at a trim 2.6 lb. They are, however, dry-clean only. You don't want to go shrinking a $10k bulletproof shirt in the wash.

[VIA Time]

New road rage as cyclists square off against motorists. Check out the video of the biker hanging onto a car's wipers after the driver tried to run him down. [Newsweek]

Amsterdam gardener astonished to learn he's raising pot plants. [Reuters]

"Very large lady" sling-shot off gym equipment. [NYPost]

Effective tattoo removal technique: scissors. [TheLocal]

Deer - 40. Tennis player - love. [TheLedger]

It's Tuesday. Time for a Hot Tranny Mess from AfroJacks. [AfroJacks]

Guy uses helicopter to catch fish. [TastyBooze]

Soldiers may be wearing fish-scale inspired armor. Pray the enemy isn't armed with hooks. [Asylum]

Handcrafted wooden USB drives. [GearCrave]

Maria Bello is 41 and hot. [Bastardly]

Laura D. is sexy, exotic and comes to us from the great state of Texas. Other than the fact that she's graced the cover and pages of several magazines, there's not much else she tells me. Gotta love the beautiful silent type.

Here are some sample pics from her portfolio. And they say plenty to me.

Usually when jeans cause a rear-end collision it's the result of the driver checking out the ass on the chick who is wearing the jeans. Not the jeans themselves.

In this Cloverfield-esque video, the fourth installment in the Levi's "Live Unbuttoned" campaign, some guy's jeans appear to have a life of their own. A pretty gymnastic life. Instead of the horror most of us would have, had we slid our legs into something suddenly alive, he seems downright proud as they ...More

In July of 1984, President Reagan declared that this month be recognized evermore as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. (Ah, those were simpler times back then...)

So you can celebrate as the month winds down, I'm giving away six pints of Laloo's gourmet goat's milk ice cream to five of you, with one of you winning an all-out old-fashioned office party, complete with a silver scoop, cones, cups, and toppings - whatever you need to get the boss off your ass for a few hours. Or, use the goods for a private party for you and few special (read: female), invited guests.

They've got 11 gourmet flavors of ice cream including: Black Mission Fig, Capraccino, Chocolate Cabernet, Choc-O-L'Orange (arriving on shelves in August), Deep Chocolate, Lemon Chiffon, Molasses Tipsycake, Pumpkin Spice, Rumplemint, Strawberry Darling, Vanilla Snowflake, and four frozen yogurts: Brownie and Clyde, Cajeta, Cherries Tuilerie, and Raspberry. A far cry from your ordinary vanilla.

And in case you're thinking your ice cream fest is going to be a kid's affair, think again. Laloo's has a bunch of recipes that are designed to take full advantage of their rich, bold flavors. For example, last St. Patty's Day I posted their recipe for a Deep Chocolate and Guinness Float, adding their ice cream and a little chocolate syrup to 5-ounces of Guinness ...More

Nothing can take the edge off a crappy Monday at the office like a call from Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Except maybe a call from the feuding Step Brothers, and starring in a video with them.

Click over to www.stepbrothersduel.com, upload your buddy's name, phone number and a pic, and in a couple of minutes you'll have a link you can forward where he can watch himself star in a duel between Ferrell and Reilly, over which of them will be his new best friend. Right after, they'll give him a call.

After, you can check out the deleted scenes, restricted clips and get voice tones on the Step Brothers site. Good way to start off the week.

[VIA TastyBooze]

If you're going to claim your strip show is "art" don't include the 17 year-old niece of the Sheriff as part of the "cast". [AP]

Today Show guest tells Kathy Lee to STFU. Kisses career goodbye. [YouTube]

Cool down with a refreshing glass of placenta. [InventorSpot]

The winner of the Who's Got the Biggest Balls contest. (NSFW) [AfroJacks]

Asylum sets out to prove Batman and Robin were more than crimefighting partners. [Asylum]

Mug shots or glamour shots? [Holy Taco]

Weeds with light. [GearCrave]

Behind the Scenes at the Washington Wizards Girls calendar shoot. [Uncoached]

Columbia represented as your International Babe of the Day. [DoubleViking]

If today's contestant, Mandy from Massapequa, NY, is a self described internet addict. Especially MySpace. And with almost a half million friends, I can understand why. (You can join that list of friends at myspace.com/sexymandylynn.)

And if Mandy looks familiar, it may be because you saw her on America's Most Smartest Model. She got eliminated. Does that mean she's not the most smartest model, or she is the least dumbest one? Once you see her pics here, I don't think it'll make a difference.

Yesterday was my fourth and final day taking the Grand Prix Road Racing course at the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving. (Which means I'm back to normal updates from here on in. No more playing around.) I came out of the final day with much sharper skills, a passing grade, and a blister on my left palm the size of a quarter from white knuckling through some tight turns in the F-1 style Ford Formula I was driving all day.

After three days on the track in the race-prepped, 430-hp 6.2L Corvette C6, the little Formula Ford, with it's 110-hp 1.6L engine seemed like a step down. A 320-hp step down. In my first post from Bondurant (read here), I said one of the things I learned on day one was it's not the car it's the driver. On the last day, I learned it's not the engine, it's the whole car. So was the Ford able to hold it's own against the much bigger beast? Um, yeah. Here's a quick little head-to-head for ya.

Ballsiness:
Those of us who love speed tend to obsess over horsepower. And tend to forget that the key isn't just the number of horses. It's the horsepower to weight ratio that really matters.

The Vette packs 430 under the hood, but they've gotta haul nearly 3,300 pounds around the track. Not bad, but the Formula's 110 ponies only have to tug just over 1,000 pounds. So looking at the ratios, it's nearly a tie.
Winner: Vette. By a fiberglass nose.

Handling:
The Vette's got all the electronic bells and whistles you can imagine, like ...More

Top 10 DUI videos. [URLesque]

If you plan on hunting MILFS... [TheGuyReport]

Power Girl and her Jugs of Truth. [BamKapow]

Those are some seriously bad tan lines. [Asylum]

Awesome rockstar look alikes. [AfroJacks]

The ladies of Craigslist's Casual Encounters. [CoEdMagazine]

Italian goddess is your International Babe of the Day. [DoubleViking]

Shayna is from Jonesville, FL, where there's beach weather all year long. So it makes sense she's into water sports, and volleyball. But when she's not on the beach, she loves to get out on the links and play some golf. (I'm not sure I could focus on my putting with her on the green.)

Shayna's also artistic, paints, draws and plays piano. As you can see here she doesn't make a bad art subject herself.

A history of cheerleading scandals. [Asylum]

Child named Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. Judge takes her away from parents. [Stuff.co.nz]

I have no idea why this turns me on. Makes me dizzy. But turns me on. [AfroJacks]

For those of you who miss high school gym class: Spastic Ball. [AP]

Guy attempts to break record for getting kicked in the nuts by a chick. [TastyBooze]

New Lotus Evora debuts. [GearCrave]

Mechanic accidently hits "immediate takeoff power" button. Destroys $100 million in aircraft. Oops. [WAFB]

Hot Brazilian sisters are your International Babes of the Day. [DoubleViking]

Kelly, a sultry, dark-haired model from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, likes reading, going to the movies and kickboxing. Just how I like them: smart, sexy and a little dangerous.

How sexy and dangerous? Check out her photos here.

He's gone Up in Smoke and he's gone up the river. And this August Tommy Chong's new book—an "unauthorized" biography of Cheech & Chong—hits the shelves.

I recently had the chance to talk with Tommy about his life before and after his partnership with Cheech, his personal philosophy of peace, love and smoke, the public’s fascination with Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, why comedians love our President, and his life-changing stretch in the big house.

Citizen Chong may be pushing 70, but the years (and all those high times), haven't mellowed him. Or dulled his uncensored and outspoken nature. Here are some of Tommy's insights, gleaned from decades of looking at life through bloodshot eyes.

BG: Cheech & Chong was one of the most successful comedy duos in history. How did you get started?
TC: I started as a musician and I owned a night club in Vancouver. It got so successful we bought a strip bar. I had seen Second City and other comedy troupes so I figured why not try some improv with the girls. I had Taps Harris, the MC of the club, do a show, and he quit the next day. It was too much work for him. So I asked the doorman, Dave. He said he'd only do it if I went onstage too. So we started doing shows.

BG: How'd the crowd take to improv at a strip club?
TC: The place was filled with hardcore bikers and perverts. They weren't paying attention to the show. We had these three doors on the stage, and a door would open and a mime would walk out. After that Dave would go out wearing a scarf and a cowboy hat and sing. The guys watching would laugh. Then another door would open and I'd come out as a hippie with no shirt on and beat Dave with a rolled up newspaper. The audience loved it. They'd go crazy. So we built on that. And I got more actors. Cheech was one of them.

BG: Wait, you hired more actors for a place where guys come looking for naked chicks?
TC: Actors work for nothing. Dancers are expensive. Dave and I played hippies. Cheech was an amateur magician and he played a cop, the straight man. Eventually the group broke up and Dave was glad. But Cheech wanted to keep going. First we formed a band. I've always had the music in me. But it sucked, so we went out and did all comedy. Which was much more ...More

Thieves steal pillows. Decide to nap. [MSNBC]

Mug shots from a massage parlor bust. Me doing long time. [Macon.com]

Guy claims to have caught A-Rod and Madonna having sex by hiding a camera in the apartment. [Truemors]

Incredible suntan "tattoos". [AfroJacks]

Real life Peter Griffin look-alikes. [AfroJacks]

50 pics of the worst Public Displays of Affection. [Asylum]

Kill Time Gun Mugs. [GearCrave]

Add another California beauty to the collection. Exotic and sexy Khalana, from Orange County, loves animals, the outdoors, cooking, going to the beach, and (and she's one of the few women I've heard say this), fishing.

As for what she likes to do indoors? Video games and hula hooping. Yes. Hula hooping. (I should have made this a video contest.)

Khalana also says she has a collection of "hundreds and hundreds" of sexy bikinis and now wants to start a collection of lingerie. You can see the start of that collection here.

The guys over at EtchStar have a pretty basic rule-of-life: if it’s got a metal surface (or just about any kind of surface for that matter), they’ll engrave on it.

And this ain’t your grandmama’s engraving service either. Forget monograms and "30-character maximum" sentiments. We’re talking high-tech lasers to fire your alma mater, favorite band, logo or cartoon character right onto your laptop, iPod, or cell phone. They can even laser-engrave a photo (like the one of dad taking you to your first ballgame, for example), in incredible detail to create a mind-blowing, highly personal gift.

The cost of the engraving includes overnight shipping there and back – so you won’t be without your precious peripheral for too long.

www.etchstar.com

Yeah, but are all the bugs gone? [MSNBC]

Are you ready for some unicycle football? [AfroJacks]

Beer pong gives you herpes. [CoEd Magazine]

Setting friend's nut sack on fire lands two in jail. [TastyBooze]

Funniest gamer geek personal ad ever. [Asylum]

Pitch black playing cards. [GearCrave]

How not to slam dunk. [DoubleViking]

I just completed Day One of the four-day performance driving course at the Bondurant school in Phoenix. Here's three things that stuck out after spending eight hours in class and behind the wheel of a 400hp Corvette C6:

1. A Ford Econoline van can do over 70 mph on a high-performance race track.
And nearly 50 through a slalom. With a dozen guys hanging on inside. Without tipping over.

2. It's not the car. It's the driver.
That van ride proved that a truly skilled driver can make almost any vehicle perform well. And on the flip side, even if the car you're strapped into has a serious set of balls, unless you know what you're doing behind that wheel, you might as wheel be driving a minivan. (Which is what I proved.)

3. Love him or hate him, Jeff Gordon's got serious skills.
Upshifting. Heel-toe downshifting. Hitting the proper entry point on turns. Controlling the shift of the car's weight from front to back for optimum adhesion to the asphalt. Adjusting for over- and/or under-steer. And a shitload other variables and things to worry about. While keeping your car from slamming into the few dozen other cars chasing you around the track. At triple digit speeds. Sorry, Jeff. I had no idea.

Here's what we know about today's contestant: Her name is Diana. She's from North Hollywood, CA. She looks really hot in lingerie. And that's all she'll tell us. The rest she's keeping to herself.

That's ok Diana. Your pics tell us everything we need to know. Check them out here.

Today's posts may be a little light. That's because I'm spending the day (actually the next four days), at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving learning the fine art of taking a race car around a track at butt-puckering speeds.

I'll be posting daily updates, along with pics, after each day's class. Unless I put one of Bob's high-powered Corvettes into the wall.

If you're thinking about indulging your inner lead foot, go to Bondurant.com. In the meantime, I'll be trying to keep the painted side up.

You and your girl been spending too much time on the couch, and it's starting to show? Get up and run somewhere.

Yeah, I know. Running is hard. It takes effort. And it can kick your ass. But it'll burn off some of those Krispy Kremes you've been shoving in your face. And clear out some of the sludge collecting in your arteries. To get you started on the health track I'm going to give one of you a pair of 8509 performance running shoes from New Balance. And a pair for your girl, to take away any excuse you may have for sitting there watching your waistline grow bigger than Will Ferrell's ego.

The newest addition to New Balance's line, the 8509 is built with runners in mind. It's got an innovative new design that uses their NB ZIP cushioning with strategically located, shock absorbing struts for a more comfortable ride. And better return in every step, making for maximum output in your workout. With maximum comfort.

To win the his and hers 8509s, just enter your email here. You can get more info on the shoes on New Balance's site, www.newbalance.com.

And while your clicking around, check out the LOVE/hate TV spots that focus on people's relationships with running. The first one is called "Shower" and it shows a guy who just had his ass handed to him by Running. See it here.

I flew back across the country yesterday to Phoenix/Scottsdale for a little golf, a little partying, and to attend the Bob Bondurant Racing School. (I'll be posting daily updates and pics Monday - Thursday from Bondurant.)

They've got me staying at the Hotel Valley Ho, a throwback to the late 50's heyday of the Rat Pack, that's been completely updated with a retro-chic look that's so cool I half expected to see Frank and Dino throwing back drinks and chasing skirts in the huge lobby bar.

After checking in, I headed out for lunch with friends. I came back to find a full-on, old-school pool party raging - complete with loud music, chicks in bikinis as far as I could see, and a bucket of cold Coronas on ice in my room.

It's gonna be a good week.

www.hotelvalleyho.com for pics and info.

Claudia, from Studio City, CA, is tall, beautiful, blonde and has a thing for sexy lingerie. Which is perfect, because we have a thing for looking at her in sexy lingerie.

If you're thinking about cruising the clubs of southern ...More

What it is:
A sharpener. For knives.

Why you should have one:
Pro chefs are adamant about keeping a razor edge on their tools, and sharpen their knives before every use. You should do the same.

How to use it:
That all depends on which one you choose. The sharpener on the top left, from Vulkanus, is made of heavyweight Austrian-made steel and uses sharpening bars in a V formation, with spring tension, to deliver the perfect amount of friction needed to sharpen your blade, without scratching it. It's also designed to take both straight and serrated blades, unusual for a sharpener. All you need to do is slide the knife through the V from the handle to the tip, with a slight downward angle. The levers automatically adjust to the original angle of the blade.

The sharpener on the bottom right is Kyocera's new steel knife sharpener. It's got an advanced ceramic sharpening wheel, (close in hardness to diamond), that puts an incredibly sharp edge on knives. You can only use this one on steel double-edged knives though. And it won't work on serrated blades either. But it does make it easy to get a serious edge. Hold onto the ergonomic handle and slide the blade back and forth several times. Then go slice and dice yourself silly.

The sharpener on the right is what's commonly called a Chef's Steel. The one shown, also ...More

I've posted a few times about how antioxidants can be more effective when mixed with alcohol. (Read one here.) Over at POM Wonderful, where they use super healthy pomegranate in a variety of products, they've come up with some summer cocktails using their POM Tea. And nothing refreshes better on a hot day than a glass of iced tea, mixed with a little something to take the edge off.

The tea comes in seven flavors and uses the most potent, antioxidant-rich pomegranate extract available. Below are five easy recipes from POM, (pictured above in order) which you can make depending on the situation and who you're mixing for.

The Gentlemen's Club features their green tea mixed with gin and OJ, a perfect all-around summer drink; the Chai Chill gets its creaminess from the chai liquor, great for before or after the barbecue; My Way has an old-school feel, and calls for Harvey's Bristol Cream (when's the last time you heard that used?); the POM Tango mixes pomegranate lychee green tea with mango rum for a great poolside drink; and she'll love the Scarlot Harlot, which calls for tequila, lime and grenadine. Oh, it's gonna be a good summer...

Gentlemen's Club
3 oz Pomegranate Lychee Green Tea
1 1/2 oz Gin
1 oz fresh orange juice ...More

Very effective new hotness rating system. [CoEd Magazine]

Nailing sandals to the floor never stops being funny. [Tasty Booze]

Hot chicks in a comic book store. Porn for comic book geeks. (May be NSFW... depending on where you work.) [Complex]

Collection of hot chicks in bikinis. (Again, may be NSFW... depending on where you work.) [Sballato]

Backpack protects your electronic gear. [GearCrave]

Guy has sex with hot nurse for two years. Sues hospital. [Metro News]

Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the Unites States of America. [AfroJacks]

Clothes and gear for the beer lover. [SharkBook]

I had no idea nudists were allowed to fondle themselves in public. [Springfield News-Sun]

Today's model, Teresa from Long Beach, CA is into photography and art, and the retro-pinup feel of some of her pics definitely shows her artistic side. (As well as a lot more.)

For a little old-school sexy by a new-school beauty, click here.

I spent yesterday putting Mazda's new 6 through its paces up and down the winding mountain roads of southern California. With this completely redesigned version of their underperforming sport sedan, Mazda is hoping to take their "Zoom-Zoom" and beat Camry, Accord and Altima about the head and neck with it. Should those perennial top-sellers be worried? Um, yeah.

I am leaving for the airport in a few minutes for the day-long trip back across the country, so I only have time for a quick preview.

The new 6 is completely redesigned from the ground up with the intention to deliver more of what we're looking for in a sport sedan: more power, more responsive handling, more toys, and more eyeball. With a wider, more stable stance, a front fascia that hints at the asphalt-eating RX-8, a dash-full of toys inside, and a class-leading 272hp 3.7L V6 powerplant - at a price tag under $30k - the new 6 should have Toyota, Honda and Nissan concerned.

Full review - and more pics - to follow soon.

At Subway, double meat is extra, knives are free. [MSN]

Cop wrecks car 29 minutes into first day on the job. [Asylum]

Idiots arrested wearing appropriate t-shirts. [The Smoking Gun]

Wait, Andy Dick likes chicks? [The Smoking Gun]

Wait, Jean Claude Van Damme doesn't like chicks? [Uncoached]

Best weatherman pic ever. [TastyBooze]

Most ill-advised tattoo of the month. [AfroJacks]

Your International Babe of the Day. [DoubleViking]

If you're ever in Dallas and see a hot blonde jogging with a big Doberman, there's a good chance it's today's entrant, Erinmarie. (Judging from her pics, I'd recommend running behind her...) She's also into water-skiing and horseback riding. (No word on if the dog joins her in those as well.) And if you need an opening line, brush up on your reality TV. She's a big fan.

Her incredibly hot pics are, here.

What is there to say about a bunch of breakdancing honey bees? They grew up on the wrong side of the hive? They spend too much time getting buzzed? (Or maybe the person who created this did.)

This is another one of those viral promo videos where, yeah, it's funny and entertaining, but you have no clue what the message is or who is behind it. So you'll most likely watch. This one's actually from Haagen-Dazs (yeah, the ice cream company), and they're using the video to raise awareness of Colony Collapse Disorder, a disease plaguing the honey bee population. Seriously.

So I guess it worked. I wouldn't give two honey drops to watch a promo about a bee-killing disease, but street kids breakdancing in oversized bee costumes? Word. ...More

In 1915, William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson made a decision. Every year, they would take one of the motorcycles built at the motor company they founded 12 years earlier, off the assembly line and put it in an archive. Along with anything else they felt was important to the company's heritage.

A century later, and just three miles from the 10-by-15-foot shed where their very first bike was built, that archive has become the Harley-Davidson Museum, the new mecca for die-hard bikers, gear heads, nostalgia nuts, and anyone else who appreciates a little two-wheeled history.

What they've got, housed under 130,000 square feet of brick and steel sitting outside downtown Milwaukee, is a collection of over 400 vehicles, rare memorabilia and interactive displays, including artifacts like the famous Serial Number One, the first motorcycle built by H-D in that shed in 1903. For a biker, that's like standing in front of the first telephone, Edison's lightbulb, and the Mona Lisa all rolled into one.

There's also a collection of rare custom bikes, military bikes, old racers, and some of the original leather jackets and uniforms worm by early enthusiasts. Some short lived H-D vehicles are also there, including a couple of scooters, a boat and a golf cart, for those hardcore outlaw golfers. And no collection would be complete without Elvis' first ride, a 1956 KH he bought right before "Hound Dog" ...More

I just read it for the articles. [Asylum]

Pair of evil grannies kill homeless guys for insurance money. [AfroJacks]

NASA needs your urine. [MSN]

$200K Supercar. [GearCrave]

Stupid Human Water Tricks. [TastyBooze]

Hot volleyball babe ass. [CoEd Magazine]

An eviction is nothing to lose your head over. [Truemors]

Who says models have to be tall to be hot? Today's model, Stacy from Johnson City, TN, is a whole lotta sexy packed into a 4' 11" frame. Good things come in small packages? Very, very good things.

See what I'm talking about, here.

Everything comes on a disc. Music. Movies. Photos. Data. Games. You've probably got hundreds of discs floating around your home and office. And keeping them organized and protected - and keeping those certain special DVDs private - can be a pain in the ass.

The Disc Manager 100 stores up to 100 standard size discs and its software lets you search and locate any disc or file and eject it in seconds. No more digging through jewel cases and sleeves. You can search by title, file name or keyword, or just browse your collection graphically on your computer screen.

Power is supplied via USB and up to five units can be stacked and run on a single connection, handling up to 500 discs in a small space. And for sensitive materials, like your company data discs or your collection of Jenna Jameson's greatest pre-plastic surgery scenes, you can create customized access to specific discs.

Because I know how valuable your collections are, I'm giving one of the Disc Manager 100s away. Just enter your email here, and I'll pick a winner at random on Friday, July 18.

For more info on the Disc Manager 100 click here.

Proof that there is a god, and he loves us. [Now Magazine]

Metal-eating idiot has screws, nails pulled from stomach. [MSNBC]

She gets tipped in Geritol. [MSNBC]

Dude, like, totally. [YouTube]

Chess-Boxing. That's right. Chess. Boxing. [Time]

It's Tuesday. Time for a hot tranny. [AfroJacks]

Personal "Sports Utility Jet". [GearCrave]

I like my nude women on the rocks. [Asylum]

Your international babe of the day. [DoubleViking]

You may have noticed that my posting has been a little lean since last Thursday. That's because I'm in the middle of a heavy travel schedule this month (that's been dubbed the BG Summer World Tour), that started with a few days in Milwaukee for the opening of the Harley-Davidson Museum (post and pics to follow in a bit), and ends in the middle of August. And since all they like to do in Milwaukee is drink beer, eat brats, then have some more beer, to the wee hours of the morning, regardless of what day it is, I'm still recovering.

Tomorrow I head to LA to test drive some of the new Mazdas, and then I'm off to Phoenix for a week to attend the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and play a bunch of golf at some of the great courses they have in Scottsdale. The plan is to post daily about what's going on along with the regular stuff, but that all depends on how the drinks (and local women) are flowing.

Stay tuned.

If you're not into high-adrenaline activities, forget dating Summer, today's entrant. Although you may be able to sway this Castro Valley, CA model with an order of carne asada fries.

Judging from her incredibly hot pics, that you can see here, I'm gonna guess she doesn't have those fries often.

Man robs gas station with cheese grater. [MSN]

He was Method acting. [Metro UK]

Another idiot wanders into a tattoo parlor. [AfroJacks]

"Hello Michael. You're lost." [GearCrave]

Naked man shoplifts, hijacks bus. Or as they call it in Vegas, "Thursday". [Asylum]

Texas professor learns sex and porn are not on the curriculum. [The Smoking Gun]

Study concludes: nothing wrong with a little S&M. Leather futures skyrocket. [Time]

Mary, from Reseda, CA, isn't just one of the hottest models in the contest, she's also one of the coldest. When she's not posing for the camera in bikinis, she's a professional figure skater. (Insert clever "figure" comment here.)

I don't have any pics of her doing a triple axle, but I'm pretty sure you'll be ok with the ones she sent. Click here to see them.

Why is it you always seem to run out of deodorant on the night you've got a big date? Or you realize the morning of the national sales meeting, standing in your hotel bathroom in Des Moines, that you left your shaving cream on the counter at home? Screwed? Not if you know what to grab from the pantry. Or what to order up from room service.

With some MacGyver-like ingenuity and a few common ingredients, you can whip up some lifesaving (and date-saving), grooming supplies that'll have you looking and smelling as good as the store-bought stuff you left behind.

Shaving Cream:
According to grooming guru John Allen, if you realize you've forgotten your shaving cream, you shouldn’t panic and use soap. That'll dry your face out and make you more prone to nicks. First, Allen recommends soaking a washcloth in hot water and steaming your beard as much as possible. Call room service and order up some olive oil. Mix that with some of the complimentary conditioner they left on your counter to make a simple shaving cream that will soften your beard and leave your skin smooth. Then Allen recommends splashing cold water on your face to close your pores. Forgot your aftershave too? Allen says grab some scotch from the minibar and splash it on. (Then wait a while before hitting the meeting so you don't have to explain to your boss why you reek of minibar scotch.)

Deodorant:
Ran out of your favorite stick and there's no time to get to the drug store for more? There are two basic ways you can create your own deodorant quickly to get rid of any unwanted sweat or smell. The first is by combining 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, 1 tablespoon of baking soda, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Mix these three ingredients together in a small container and slap it on your armpits. (Then send me a picture.)

If you don’t have any olive oil or cornstarch around, you can mix baking soda, water, and some lotion until a paste is created. You can add some cologne if you’d like it to be scented or ...More

It's not "Cheating", it's "Extra Credit". [Time]

Woman kills husband with pull-out couch. [MSNBC]

Ladies and gentlemen, the head banging kitty. [HolyTaco]

Gives new meaning to the phrase "shooting the lights out". [GearCrave]

Vegas casino outlaws underboob. Cameltoe apparently just a misdemeanor. [Asylum]

Make your place a party palace, for under $150. [CoEdMagazine]

Your guide to porn's greatest landmarks. [Complex]

Brett Favre will you please stay retired? [TheGuyReport]

Most stolen car in the US? Hint: It's not a 'Vette. [Yahoo]

Did he think deputies couldn't swim? [OrlandoSentinal]

Your International Babe of the Da [DoubleViking]

Jen, from Washington state, is a veteran bikini model who also competes in snowboarding and fitness. Recently she was featured in some Nike ads for the Beijing Olympics. Is there a gold medal for hotness?

Click here to see the rest of Jen's, pics.

What it is:
A slicer, usually made of strong plastic or metal, that lets you slice tomatoes, onions, carrots, etc, into perfect slices, or potatoes into fries, quickly and without cutting your fingers off.

What it's not:
A musical instrument, or that cheap infomercial product from the 80s.

How to use it:
Take whatever you want to slice and jam it on the prongs on the underside of the hand guard. This keeps the food securely in place and keeps your precious digits away from the blade. Some mandolins have adjustable blades so you can select the thickness of your slices. Some also have julienne blades that cut potatoes into fries or smaller veggies like carrots into matchsticks for salads or for garnishes. Sliding the blade guard back and forth over the blade produces the slices.

Why you should have one:
You can whip through a ton of tomatoes and onions for the tailgate or bbq in a fraction of the time as hand slicing. And without a trip to the ER. You can also make impressive and fancy veggies and garnishes for her salad when she comes over for dinner. (Anything to score extra points.)

What to look for:
Adjustable blades are a must (and make sure the blades are stainless steel so it will last), as are ...More

Back in the days when men were men, mullets were cool, and gas was cheap, muscle cars ruled the roads. Ferocious, snarling chick-magnets that guzzled down gas and tore up asphalt. But then came the oil crisis. Runaway insurance premiums. And big blocks gave way to econo-boxes and minivans.

Fret not, men. The Big Three are reaching back into the past and bringing some of our old favorites roaring into the future. With retro styling. The latest technology. And ridiculous horsepower. Who cares about fuel economy? Forget stressing over $4-per-gallon gas. What you really want is power. And Detroit is obliging.


2009 Corvette ZR1
A true American Supercar, the ZR1’s see-through hood reveals a supercharged, 6.2-liter, V8 monster that generates a cheek-clenching, body-slamming 620 horsepower. This, combined with its lightweight fiberglass and carbon-fiber loaded body, lets the “Blue Devil” boast a horsepower-to-weight ratio better than Porsche 911 GT2, the Ferrari 599, and the Lambo LP640. Oh, and the speedo runs to 220. For a reason.

Expect only about 2,000 to be made. And expect to pay over $100,000 ...More

If you're a guy whose idea of a vacation is grabbing a backpack and kayaking down white-water rapids or hiking through the mountains for a week, it's likely you'll be in areas where there are no roads or guideposts. And getting lost is a real possibility. Not the good lost where you forget about work and your pain in the ass boss. The kind of lost where search parties are sent out and your mug is on the nightly news.

If you're going to do any hiking, fishing, hunting, boating, skiing, or anything where you're outside the safety of roads and cell signals, you can avoid the embarrassment of being that guy by taking SPOT with you.

SPOT Satellite Messenger is a lightweight personal GPS tracking device that let's you stay connected - and call for help - even when you're miles from a cell signal.

It's got four function keys that transmit messages depending on how much trouble you're in. Pushing the Track Progress button sends and saves your location every 10 minutes for 24 hours, plotting where you've been on Google Maps. Anyone you give the password to can also watch your progress live online, complete with virtual views.

Check-In keeps you in contact with friends and family by letting them know where you are and that you haven't killed yourself yet. Every time you push it, they'll get ...More

10 worst jobs in America. And Assistant Crack Whore isn't one of them. [MSN]

I like a little Chiquita