Happy Memorial Day! Although it seems a little odd to say that since Memorial Day is supposed to be a day of reflection…  It was a busy weekend for us running from event to event in Northeast Ohio…

What caught our attention this week-

An Olympic hopeful had a personal best voided because officials couldn’t count to 10.

Airlines are causing families to consider not sitting together when they fly.

The State of New York is considering trying to ban anonymous commenting on the internet…

An executive with SAP is arresting trying to steal Lego.

We’re not sure with is worse – sending your 11 year old off to shoplift for you – or refusing to come and get her at the police station when she gets caught.

This week we also review the Fujifilm X-10 camera. Was the picture quality enough to win us over – or did its other faults doom it?

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Ahh Spring, when the flowers bloom and the pollen flies!  The downside of the fantastic weather and the plants stirring is … well the plants stirring…

Military families can wait until after allergy season if they want to visit a National Park, they should remember to get their free America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Annual Pass which ordinarily costs $80.

A historic mission to space – is postponed yet again…

Kodak had a nuclear reactor in the basement of their Rochester NY campus – let you imaginations run wild with this…

With their IPO this week, we couldn’t avoid talking about Facebook – not so much about their IPO, but rather advertising on Facebook. Two companies are questioning the value of their Facebook campaigns – and Ford turning to Twitter to tell a competitor that their Facebook campaign is successful…

Guiness has a pint glass that is both REALLY cool, and awful at the same time – unless the pint glass can score us some free Guiness – in which case WE’RE ALL FOR IT!!!

Are you a fan of auto racing? It doesn’t matter if you’re into F1, NASCAR, British Touring Cars, or even just the 24 Hours of Lemons – figure out how to download and watch Grand Prix – The Killer Years from the BBC.  It’s an extremely powerful documentary on Formula 1 racing in the late 60s and early 70s – before safety was a concern to the racing world.

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Happy Mother’s Day! Although if you’re reading this it’s really Happy Mother’s Day a day late!  We spent Mother’s Day roaming around downtown Cleveland looking for photos in the Cleveland Photographic Society’s Photo Scavenger Hunt.

This week we got the disappointing news that one of our favorite shows Top Gear will not be back until their Christmas Special later this year…  Although we did get word from Rutledge Wood, host of the US version of Top Gear that US version of the show was renewed for a third season and that production on the new season started this past week!

A man’s “truck nuts” landing him in jail.

A judge dismisses the lawsuit against e-bay’s auto bidding system…

You may not realize it – but you’ve been trained by Starbucks.

The Nest Thermostat – an extremely interesting replacement for one of the more mundane devices in your home – is coming to Lowes.

This week we take a look at the new Fitbit Aria Scale.  This isn’t the simple bathroom scale you grew up with.

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We’re a little late this week – but that’s because Patricia was being crafty this weekend.  More on that later…

Remember when we talked about the Amazon Kindle when it was released, and how it like the Nook really needed some parental controls?  Well, Amazon got the message…

So last week we talked about how they found 300 unused city vehicles in Miami that they were trying to figure out what to do with – what if you had 20,000 used vehicles to dispose of? Now what if they were Army MRAPs (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles) with “tons” of armor and other countermeasures?

Some people REALLY like Wegmans…

We talk more about the proposals to re-think and revamp Senior Year of High School.

Then there’s Spirit Airlines – which thinks that you’re just meat in a seat, and doesn’t care what you think of them…

Oh, and the Etsy Store – it’s not quite done yet…

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