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Model Railroad for my Man Cave

glocker — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:19:37 +0000

Three of my favorite things are planes, trains, and automobiles. I've got the plane and automobile aspects covered pretty well but not the trains until now. My wife says I'm taking up too much room in the house so it looks like the Man Cave is the only place I have to set up a model train. Since the, uhm, environment in the Man cave isn't exactly controlled, my scale stuff won't last so I've decided to go with American Flyer trains. I just got some track, a locomotive, and a few pieces of rolling stock. It should be a lot of fun. I think these older American Flyer trains run on AC current instead of CD like the newer trains, so I have a lot to learn. Lots of neat mechanical stuff on the engine, like a forward/reverse controller (can't just reverse the polarity on an AC motor), cammed sound unit, smoke generator, etc. Should be a lot of fun and give me some incentive to get off my lazy behind and get the Man Cave cleaned out.

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Computer for my Cave

glocker — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:47:10 +0000

I'm thinking about a computer for my Man Cave, but I'm not sure what to get. The obvious choice would be a PC. Besides using it as a computer, it could also be used as a DVD player, hi fi, etc. I can download pictures and videos to it. It will run just about any software I need to support my "activities" - database, spread sheet, email, etc. I can even write my own software for it. For a man cave, though, it's a little too generic for my tastes. I need a PC, but I'm going to have to supplement it with something else, something more "computer-like."

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A VitaMix Blender for the Cave

glocker — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:37:12 +0000

A couple weeks ago, my wife and I bought a VitaMix blender. They're a bit pricey, but I like it so much I'm thinking about getting a second one for the man cave (no way my wife will let me use "her" VitaMix blender in the garage). Why? I'm thinking... daquaris... margaritas... and that drink I don't know the name of, but it has coffee, Bailey's, Kahlua, vodka, and ice all blended together... Besides, during the summer I even enjoy drinking healthy drinks once in awhile, and the VitaMix excels at making good tasting fruit and vegetable drinks. Having one in the garage would save me from getting yelled at for making something to drink without washing my hands first or tracking grease into the house.

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Man Cave gear at Costco

glocker — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:36:18 +0000

I love shopping at Costco with my wife. We usually go about 11:30 on Saturday morning and enjoy a free lunch of samples while we shop. Sometimes it not that great but other times they have quite a few really tasty samples. After shopping my wife drives home and I walk. Takes about 30 minutes if I walk very fast and that way I kill 4 birds with one trip - time with wife, shopping, lunch, and exercise.

Anyway, while the wife is getting our groceries, I like to look around on the "non-food" side of the store because sometimes they have interesting stuff. This week while looking around I found a cordless Sawz All for only $99. This is an awesome tool to have in your cave. In case you don't know what a Sawz All is, it's basically a high powered electric hacksaw. The ones I'd seen before all required 120V AC power to run, so their usefulness is kind of limited. Making it cordless though is awesome. Now it's a great tool to take along to Pick-N-Pull when I'm out "head hunting" for my Barracuda. I can hardly wait to get this - as soon as I sell enough stuff on EBay to afford it.

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