Thursday, June 28, is circled on many nonprofit groups’ calendars as the beginning of a major fundraising push in fireworks sales. It’s also the beginning of a busy week for TNT Fireworks area manager Aaron Crawford. The third-generation salesman is TNT’s liaison to groups from northern Sacramento County all the way to Oroville. The season is not all...
Read MoreThe man behind the puppet
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey If you have kids, or know someone with kids, you know Elmo; the bright-red puppet who brings joy to children’s lives on Sesame Street. But without puppeteer Kevin Clash, Elmo would have been just another discarded piece of fabric. This documentary explores the roots of Clash and his passion for puppeteering that was...
Read MoreForget The Cabin the Woods; try this vacation home instead
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil Disappointed by The Cabin in the Woods? Rather than going on another Firefly binge to remember what Joss Whedon is capable of, watch Tucker and Dale vs. Evil instead. A pair of rednecks, Tucker (Alan Tudyk, a.k.a. Wash from Firefly) and Dale (Tyler Labine) try to enjoy their new vacation home in the woods. Through a series of...
Read MoreFind life’s random milestones
Versaries app Keeping track of birthdays is what a calendar is for. Keeping track of random numbers and numerical coincidences is what Versaries is for. The 99-cent iPhone app keeps track of the years, days and even seconds of your life with a steampunk feel. Add in when you started dating your significant other, and you’ll be reminded of more than just...
Read MoreMarch rat-ness
I never saw myself as a rat person, until my girlfriend brought home a snail. I certainly didn’t see myself spending a weekend watching basketball with a trio of rodents. Lacey, the ever-caring animal lover that she is, couldn’t stand to let a snail, whose shell she pulled off trying to move it out of harm’s way, suffer. This meant an urgent trip to...
Read MoreGreen desktop geekery
N64 controller desk caddy Some people put pictures of their family on their desks. Some people have cute calendars. Some people have reminders of days destroying their thumbs playing Super Smash Bros. or Mario Kart 64. Etsy user GreenCub encapsulates those agonizing memories in a green way by turning broken Nintendo 64 controllers into handy desk caddies....
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