Stupid Football...

Why, oh why, do I play fantasy football?!? I just love having the highest scoring team in my league and LOSING every game by 2 points!!!

I "heart" Apple!!! (insert biting sarcasm here)

I especially love Steve Jobs' first solution to the iPhone 4 reception problem when Apple's offer of free bumper cases ends on September 30th
iPhone Reception Solutions

Acer Amethyst Purple Aspire One AO532h-2254 10.1" Netbook PC with Intel Atom N450 Processor & Windows 7 Starter Edition

5 out of 5

Great netbook at a bargain basement price!!
Why buy an iPad? Why pay over $500 for a toy with no keyboard, no Adobe Flash support (for web browsing), a puny 1 GHz processor, and only 64 GB of memory?
The Acer Aspire One has a 1.6 GHz processor, a removable 6-cell battery for long life (over 8 hours), 3 USB ports (to connect your camera, mouse, etc.), a 160 GB hard drive, a front-facing camera, a VGA port (to connect to an external monitor).

Basically the Acer Aspire One is a little laptop for under $300, and the iPad is a gigantic iPod Touch for almost twice the cost of the Acer.
The decision is easy...

My Review of Ravx Econo X Mini Bike Pump - P015

Originally submitted at BikeSomeWhere.com

Dual valve swivel head: Fits both Presta & Schrader valves with no adjustment necessary. Swiveling head compensates for pumping movement to reduce stress on stem. Dual valve swivel head, Single action stroke, Soft kraton T-handle, Lightweight, Velcro strap and mounting bracket included, Alloy p...

Ravx Econo X Mini Bike Pump - P015

Great little pump!!!

By Harpoon from Indianapolis, IN on 4/30/2010

 

4out of 5

Pros: Good Handle, Stable, Easy to Pump, Dual Head

Best Uses: City Bikes, Mountain Bikes, Road Bikes

Describe Yourself: Avid Cyclist

This is a nice little pump. My fiancee has a Ravx pump that came as a set (with a saddle bag and a multi-tool) and it seemed alright to me so I bought an Econo X for my mountain bike (the Blackburn I had was not sealing on the stem very well). However, when I received the RavX, I found it to be much lighter than the pump that I had on my road bike, so I switched them.

I love the dual valve head. Other pumps that claim that their single-head valves automatically self-adjust for Schrader and Presta are junk. They never seal as well as a Schader or Presta-specific head. The swivel head on the Econo X is also nice because when you pump, it doesn't feel like you're going to break the stem off.

I'm only giving it 4 stars for now becauase I have no idea how long it will last.

(legalese)