As a kid, I loved playing with little army men or toys that mimicked weapons of mass destruction.  Since I’m all grown up and matured, abeit barely, to an acceptable level of manhood these little toys are way past my league in terms of realism and sheer destructive power.

Peace Through Overwhelming Firepower!

Now I can take my love of military toys to the next level with the R/C Airsoft Battle Tank from Think Geek.  Imagine the havoc you can cause with the wife as she unexpectedly gets hit by an air-pellet, propelled by a powerful motor turret.

This toy is not recommended for kids, since the high velocity cannon can do some pretty good damage.  Why should little Johnny have all the fun anyway?  This is grown up fun for action junkies!  Available at Think Geek for $39.99 - $89.99.

The Christmas season means plenty of parties for Imaginary Diva and I.   With my family, a Christmas party isn’t complete without plenty of food.  From mash potatoes to roast beef, all this eating can add up, especially around my belly.

Most people won’t look like Randy Orton during the Christmas holiday.  Look at the bright side, at least you can emulate
his Tattoo.

It is a blessing my gym is only across the hallway.  At least I won’t have to deal with the masses that propagate into establishments like Fitness World during (and after) the New Year.

Oh well, be merry and jolly.  It is the Christmas season after all.   So why not spoil yourself (and your stomach) a little?

Imaginary Diva and I recently purchased a little gold Christmas tree for our place.  Beautiful isn’t it?  We decided to go for a different look this year.

Standing only at 3 feet tall, the tree sits atop our little corner table.  It’s a perfect start to our Christmas Holiday.

A couple weeks ago, I purchased a brand new Sony VAIO Laptop from Best Buy.  I couldn’t pass over such a great deal, since the laptop was a door crasher with a heavy markdown in price. 

So far, my Sony OOBE (out-of-the-box) experience has been a total pain in the @ss.  Upon my first boot-up, I was inundated with a massive amount of bloatware that not only came pre-installed but slowed my laptop to a crawl.  From AOL to Symantec products, my entire computer was infected with all kinds of unnecessary programs.  At last count, there were over thirty programs I didn’t need or want to buy.  What a total waste of computer resources (snort, snort, snort).

I know profit margins with computer hardware can be razor thin.  All this Bloatware is probably where a sizeable portion of the profit is made.  Unfortunately, it’s also a great way to piss off customers, like me, and preventing others from purchasing a Sony laptop in the future.

In short, unless you have an entire day to uninstall these programs, I would highly advise a complete reformat with every new Sony VAIO Laptop.  You’re better off installing a fresh copy of Windows Vista rather than suffering the constant pain provided by all the Sony Bloatware.  Like the old saying goes, “You can’t judge a book by its cover”.  And with every Sony laptop, this saying is all too true.